Why Hellgate: London Failed and How Developer Flagship Got Flagshipped
"For all intents and purposes, everyone was flagshipped." "I'm sure some of you are familiar with that term," said former Flagship business...
READ MORE >Flagship Co-founder Phil Shenk Forms Gravity Bear
Flagship Studios co-founder Phil Shenk has established a new studio titled Gravity Bear, Shenk confirmed to Shacknews. The former Blizzard...
READ MORE >"this is good to know... so i can avoid all their games like the plague..."
see all 10 commentsBill Roper Joins Cryptic Studios
Following the failure of Flagship Studios and Hellgate: London, former Blizzard Entertainment director Bill Roper has joined Cryptic Studios, the...
READ MORE >"it is my understanding that his contributions to the diablo games are... lets just say not as ..."
see all 50 commentsLord of the Rings Online Dev Gets New Studio, Former Flagship Staff
Lord of the Rings Online developer Turbine has opened a new west coast studio in Redwood City, CA, to support the expansion of platforms the...
READ MORE >"never happen games need to be dumbed down for the masses. Just too hard to think and select ..."
see all 8 commentsFlagship CEO Admits Hellgate: London 'Wasn't Great,' Details Studio Closure
Speaking on the demise of Flagship Studios, CEO and founder Bill Roper attributed the closing, in part, to lackluster performance of the action-RPG...
READ MORE >"The people defending them must not have wasted 50 dollars on a buggy piece of shit that you ..."
see all 50 commentsFlagship 'Barely Open,' Shutting Down Soon
Though Flagship Studios CEO Bill Roper previously stated that the Hellgate: London and Mythos developer was not shutting down despite having laid...
READ MORE >"Failcom is next. AoC is going to crash and burn when WAR, WotlK, and Mines of Moria are ..."
see all 41 commentsFlagship Veterans Form Runic Games
With Hellgate: London (PC) and Mythos (PC) developer Flagship Studios having laid off most of its staff and halted work on the free-to-play...
READ MORE >""The studio is headed by Travis Baldree and Max Schaefer." and I see on flagshipped it shows ..."
see all 16 commentsReport: T3 to Develop Hellgate, Mythos at New Studio
Following significant layoffs at Flagship Studios, new job listings posted by Korean publisher T3 Entertainment seem to indicate that the company...
READ MORE >"twenty dollars people. yes. especially if you have a friend to play some coop with."
see all 19 commentsHellgate: London Saved by Namco Bandai?
With the fate of Hellgate: London (PC) uncertain following significant layoffs at developer Flagship and the halting of the game's subscription...
READ MORE >"The monthly charge to get the full benefit of the game. They play Diablo and Titans Quest which ..."
see all 26 commentsUpdate on Flagship Studios Situation
Flagship Studios today denied recent stories that is has closed, saying that it is still in business - though it did have to lay off most of its...
READ MORE >"Hellgate London was the most innovative multiplayer game to come out since warcraft III. And ..."
see all 45 commentsReport: Flagship Studio Closes, Loses All IP
Update: Flagship community manager Taylor Balbi has denied Voodoo Extreme's report that he confirmed the studio's closure. "I didn't say this at...
READ MORE >"What killed it for me was actually the writing. The dialogue, and characters. They built a ..."
see all 120 commentsHellgate Dev Confirms Layoffs, Korean Publisher Rumored to Be Taking Control of Hellgate Property
Hellgate: London (PC) developer Flagship Studios has seen layoffs of a significant portion of its staff, going by details from a Gamasutra report...
READ MORE >"Are you referring to the developer or the meltdown as good? ;)"
see all 36 commentsFlagship Denies Staff Exodus, Admits Hellgate Needed "A Couple More Months in the Oven"
Responding to rumors of widespread staff departures, Hellgate: London (PC) developer Flagship Studios said that the company is fully staffed and at...
READ MORE >"I've used Steam since day one, have purchased numerous games, and have NEVER had any issues."
see all 64 commentsHellgate: London Receives Additional Financing; Flagship Uses Sales Rights As Loan Collatoral
Flagship Studios, creators of Mythos (PC) and Hellgate: London (PC), announced today that it has secured financing with Texas-based Comerica Bank...
READ MORE >"I also really love the game now after the couple of last patches (1.1/1.2), but there's still so ..."
see all 45 commentsFlagship Studios Peeps Q&As
Not the most exciting reading on this Sunday afternoon, but Know Your Devs: Interviews with Flagship Studios on Hellgate Guru asks Brent Shinn and...
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"I really like this game. I recently picked it up on amazon for $8.95 (why the hell not? I ..."
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