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Saboteur release date sabotaged

By Tom Magrino, GameSpotPosted Oct 31, 2008 12:35 pm PT

EA and Pandemic's freedom-fighter action-adventure pushed out of current fiscal year, now expected between April 1, 2009 and March 31, 2010.

As part of its earnings report yesterday, EA delivered an impressive list of second-quarter releases that cleared the million-unit mark by varying degrees. Notably, Madden NFL 09 led sales with 4.5 million units, with fellow new releases Spore, Tiger Woods 09, FIFA 09, NCAA Football 09, Warhammer Online, Mercenaries 2, and the Rock Band/Rock Band 2 duo all attaining platinum or multiplatinum status this fiscal year.

One game that won't join that list is Pandemic's Saboteur. In justifying to investors why it had lowered its expected earnings per share by $0.30 yesterday, EA said that Pandemic's viva-la-resistance action-adventure had been pushed to the publisher's fiscal year 2010, which runs from April 1, 2009 to March 31, 2010.

No reason was given for why Saboteur was pushed beyond its previously announced Q1 2009 calendar-year launch window. However, Pandemic has been a busy hive lately, releasing the tepidly received Mercenaries 2: World in Flames on the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 3, and PC. The LA-based studio also announced yesterday that it would be delivering Lord of the Rings: Conquest to the Xbox 360, PS3, PC, and Nintendo DS on January 13.

For more on Saboteur, check out GameSpot's previous looks at the game.

48 Comments

  • allotheabove123

    Posted May 9, 2009 8:58 am PT

    After saboteur make a star wars battlefront 3. Come on that game would not suck. YOU WOULD MAKE SO MUCH MONEY

  • chickenfeed9

    Posted Nov 3, 2008 9:05 am PT

    @kenshinhimura10
    "wasnt this game supposed to be exclusive to 360? I read that on SW some days ago, lemmings were claiming ownage or something like that, not that I care about the game, looked bad in concept imo, kind of wanting to cash in after MGS IV success."

    I read this was going to be a ps3 exclusive. Really i dont think it matters, as long as it performs well on both systems.

  • kenshinhimura10

    Posted Nov 3, 2008 7:37 am PT

    wasnt this game supposed to be exclusive to 360? I read that on SW some days ago, lemmings were claiming ownage or something like that, not that I care about the game, looked bad in concept imo, kind of wanting to cash in after MGS IV success.

  • jmartin1016

    Posted Nov 3, 2008 6:28 am PT

    hey everyone can I get a meh?

  • Paladin_King

    Posted Nov 3, 2008 5:00 am PT

    lol, "tepidly received." Only by you GS. Otherwise the game is in the 70s, which is alright. Besides, it sold truckloads.

    honestly, i'm not at all surprised by this long delay. Firstly, it's Pandemic. Secondly, it's Pandemic after having already released a heavily delayed game this year. The initial Saboteur release date was probably based on the assumption that Mercs 2 would get out in a timely fashion...which it didn't.

  • tig1979

    Posted Nov 3, 2008 1:54 am PT

    Back to the speccy emulator for some Saboteur gaming!

  • Krazy-K

    Posted Nov 2, 2008 7:17 pm PT

    Dude! I'm really finding it hard to stay interested in this game. I really have/had high hopes for this game.

  • Vash67

    Posted Nov 2, 2008 3:39 pm PT

    "Mercenaries 2: World in Flames on the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 3, and PC."

    GameSpot, you guys need to proofread your articles first. Also... this sucks. I was looking forward to Saboteur, even though i don't have a 360.

  • hashmanalum

    Posted Nov 2, 2008 2:43 pm PT

    Well if Pandemic keep making games with poor quality like Mercs 2 this project might never come back...

  • deanbezic

    Posted Nov 2, 2008 1:52 pm PT

    dont care

  • Elvis4576

    Posted Nov 2, 2008 1:20 pm PT

    all i can say is it better be worth it

  • theusedversion

    Posted Nov 2, 2008 12:59 pm PT

    This is one of the titles I have been most looking forward to since it was announced. Please don't cancel. I really want this game. For the people who have no clue what this game is check out the trailer. Looks very promising.

  • BrokenPezHead

    Posted Nov 2, 2008 10:44 am PT

    I hope people don't forget about this game before it comes out.

  • mitu123

    Posted Nov 2, 2008 10:37 am PT

    I'm with Theempire30, Star Wars Battlefront 3 would be great though.

  • tudyniuz

    Posted Nov 2, 2008 10:12 am PT

    I really want this game

  • Ra-Devil

    Posted Nov 2, 2008 9:05 am PT

    When they finally announce they are doing SW Battlefront 3, people will stop doubting them. It's already rumored to include a Death Star mission, from space fighting to fighting on foot inside it... it's only a rumor, so take it with a grain of salt... still hope it's true though.

  • Rockclmbr6

    Posted Nov 2, 2008 7:20 am PT

    I actually thought this looked really cool. Hopefully they pull it off well and its released and not just forgotten about and canceled.

  • Theempire30

    Posted Nov 2, 2008 7:11 am PT

    We want SWBF 3...

  • GranmastaZoSo

    Posted Nov 2, 2008 5:15 am PT

    SW Battlefront 3 pandemic!!!!! how many failures before you make it?

  • gamer082009

    Posted Nov 1, 2008 6:01 pm PT

    OK, don't know what game this is so....I don't care!

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