Welcome to the first edition of the Mercenaries 2: World in Flames™ Community Newsletter! This is also the first Community Newsletter from Pandemic Studios, so keep it somewhere safe, it’s sure to be a collector’s item one day. Just don’t take it out of its wrapper… ooops! Too late!

This will be a monthly Community Newsletter and in it we will highlight new and recent updates to the site, we will recap any news & press about the game, and we will also outline any major upcoming features we have planned in the next few weeks.

Community activities such as Contests, good discussions on the Forums and other activities we have planned for the future will have a special place here in the newsletter. This will be our place to shine a spotlight on the contributions of our community members. Who knows? Maybe YOU will be in the newsletter!

Put on your gasmasks, we’re going in!!

You’ve been waiting for it all your life, and now it’s here – our second video blog!! Get a behind the scenes look at the people making the game and see the swank LA offices of Pandemic Studios. You will also see the moment when the winner of the Design the Ink contest was selected by the judges. Speaking of the contest…

Congratulations to Matt Deluca of Atco, New Jersey, the Official Winner of the Design The Ink Contest!! His sword with ivy design impressed the judges of the contest with its classic, timeless look.

Matt's artwork was chosen from hundreds of submissions. The Mercs 2 Art Team will digitally ink the design on Mattias' arm for the final released version of the game (watch the team vote for the contest winner in this video blog).

Thanks to everyone who submitted designs for this contest. A brand new contest will be coming soon.


We had many favorite contest entries to choose from, like the very fun image to the left that combines many of the game’s themes. We wanted to share some of the best contest submissions with you. To see some of the other great artwork from the contest head on over to the Design the Ink Gallery.

Check out the lastest designer diary by Court, our Senior Concept Artist. He has been studying light and how the great Hollywood action directors use light to dramatic affect with the intention of bringing a similar impact to bear on our game. Either that or he’s been staring into the sun too long…

Also released into the wild last month were the Endriago Helicopter, La Rana APC, and Sniper Rifle. Give ‘em a spin!

Find all the commonly asked questions answered in the Mercenaries 2 FAQ - Please Read!

What to know more about Mercs 2? Read what Scott (Lead Designer) has said in the Official Developer Answers Thread!

Lots of cool pictures and discussion in Share Pics of Venezuela

Decipher some clues from our concept art in Has anyone else noticed?

Many of you Mercs fans want to be a master of Disguise

The Console Wars are still going on: 360 vs. PS3 debate

We’ve added fun, new forum features to the COMMUNITY LOUNGE - "The Mercenary's Sanctuary" section of the message boards.

Want a cookie? Join the fun, informal trivia game that is The Cookie Giving Thread

Add to the absurdity in the infamous, never-ending Pillow fight ~~ (of Doom)