Portable Planet

When Mercenaries 2: World in Flames was first announced, PS3 was the only platform the controversial title was coming to.  Now Merc 2 is spreading its wings — Xbox 360, PS2, and PC now get to join in on the fun as well.   And Mattias Nilsson will still be voiced by V-Dub’s Peter Stormare, so it’s all good in the world of soldiers of fortune.

The news straight from EA & PS:

Electronic Arts, the world’s leading interactive entertainment company and Pandemic Studios, one of the world’s leading independent game developers, today announced that Mercenaries 2: World in Flames , will ship simultaneously on four platforms worldwide – the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system, PlayStation 2 computer entertainment system, PS3 computer entertainment system and PC – in holiday 2007.

“Mercenaries 2: World in Flames delivers the next evolution in explosive open world gameplay – regardless of the system you play it on,” said Pandemic Studios CEO Andrew Goldman. “All four platforms are incredible gaming machines, and from the beginning we designed an experience that accentuates their individual strengths and delivers the interactive freedom and explosive action Mercenaries fans demand.”

“EA Partners is proud to team up with Pandemic Studios to help execute a seamless, simultaneous global release for Mercenaries 2: World in Flames on four platforms,” said EA Partners vice president and general manager, David DeMartini. “The team at Pandemic Studios is building an incredible game that will blow away gamers in all regions of the world.”