Why Pandemic's Batman Game Was Canned, And How It Killed
Pandemic AU  We know Pandemic Brisbane is, for all intents and
purposes, no more. We also know they were working on a Batman
game that was canned late last year. Now, though, we know a lot
more.  New Kotaku AU editor David Wildgoose brings us the story
of how the Batman game Pandemic Brisbane were working on not
only knocked a giant hole in EA's account books, but ultimately
brought about the end of the studio.  Speaking with a number of
Pandemic employees, Wildgoose finds that the game - which ended
up being a complete disaster - crashed in on itself due to a
combination of the following:  - Pandemic worked out a deal with
Warner/DC and EA to make a Batman game. So Pandemic spent six
months on pre-production of a Batman game. Then EA came in and
said it had to be a Dark Knight game, so most of that six
months' work was thrown out.  - EA were forced to rush the
project, as their ownership of the Batman rights would expire in
December 2008. The game was