Despite Mercenaries developer Pandemic being shut down just a week ago, a new Mercenaries game called Mercs Inc. has been announced today. More than likely, EA had no intention of making an announcement about the game at this point, but the video above (which leaked earlier today) undoubtedly forced their hand.

The announcement didn’t actually reveal much of anything about the game, unfortunately. But between the video and the description written by the video’s original poster (via Bitmob) of a “multiplayer sandbox game,” it looks to be a new Mercenaries game with a heavier emphasis on multiplayer than what we saw with the simple two-player co-op mode found in Mercenaries 2. According to Bitmob, “two dozen or so” former Pandemic staffers who weren’t laid off have headed to EA LA to continue working on the game.

“We are very excited to announce a new installment in the popular Mercenaries series because it demonstrates our continued commitment to Pandemic’s rich catalog of intellectual properties,” said EA senior VP Nick Earl. “From the studio at EA LA, a core creative team is forging new ground and conceptualizing new ideas for this exciting franchise.”

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