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ironpham · 07-15-2008, 02:42 PM

http://ve3d.ign.com/articles/news/39...dated#comments

For those that don't know, FSS created Hellgate: London and was in the process of making Mythos. It contained some former Blizzard employees who worked on Diablo 2 including Bill Roper.

YaWhateva · 07-15-2008, 06:03 PM

wow. What a failure Hellgate: London was. I wanted that game to be good so badly though.

xepherys · 07-15-2008, 06:27 PM

Did you see who bought one of their games? FUCKING COMERICA!?! WTF does a financial company need rights to a video game for. *confused*

ironpham · 07-15-2008, 06:32 PM

Yeah. Hellgate: London was terrible. I played the beta, and I thought it was okay for like the first 20 minutes. Then I noticed the environment was the same EVERYWHERE. On top of that, there was a lack of cool or useful specials. And the whole subscription thing was crap.

Their other game, Mythos, on the other hand looked like it had potential.

BulletCatcher · 07-15-2008, 09:07 PM

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Originally Posted by xepherys

Did you see who bought one of their games? FUCKING COMERICA!?! WTF does a financial company need rights to a video game for. *confused*

Flagship put HGL up as collateral for a loan from Comerica. I guess they consider Flagship's closing as defulting on the loan so they assume control of the IP rights.

Lasereth · 07-16-2008, 06:15 AM

HGL sucked ass. One of the worst demos I've ever played. A total failure so they deserve it. It's pathetic when a game studio can't even make a game that controls well.

Destrox · 07-16-2008, 01:22 PM

Heres to hoping Mythos is taken by a quality developer and keep going forward.

HGL has been a wounded dog for a long time, this was expected.

CyCo PL · 07-16-2008, 05:34 PM

I think Flagship announced yesterday that they didn't actually shut down, they just laid off a majority of their employees except for the core management group. They're not charging monthly for Hellgate anymore, but they're not accepting any new subscriptions either.

07-15-2008, 02:42 PM	#1 (permalink)
ironpham Psycho Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: NC	Flagship Studios Shut Down http://ve3d.ign.com/articles/news/39...dated#comments For those that don't know, FSS created Hellgate: London and was in the process of making Mythos. It contained some former Blizzard employees who worked on Diablo 2 including Bill Roper. __________________ Five. Five Dollar. Five Dollar Footlong.

07-15-2008, 06:03 PM	#2 (permalink)
YaWhateva Lover of life. Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: New Mexico	wow. What a failure Hellgate: London was. I wanted that game to be good so badly though. __________________ "This is my United States of Whateva!"

07-15-2008, 06:27 PM	#3 (permalink)
xepherys <3 TFP Join Date: May 2004 Location: Michigan USA	Did you see who bought one of their games? FUCKING COMERICA!?! WTF does a financial company need rights to a video game for. confused __________________ A good marriage is at least 80 percent good luck in finding the right person at the right time. The rest is trust. -- Nanette Newman The prospect of achieving a peace agreement with the extremist group of MILF is almost impossible... -- Emmanuel Pinol, Governor of Cotobato My Homepage

07-15-2008, 06:32 PM	#4 (permalink)
ironpham Psycho Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: NC	Yeah. Hellgate: London was terrible. I played the beta, and I thought it was okay for like the first 20 minutes. Then I noticed the environment was the same EVERYWHERE. On top of that, there was a lack of cool or useful specials. And the whole subscription thing was crap. Their other game, Mythos, on the other hand looked like it had potential. __________________ Five. Five Dollar. Five Dollar Footlong.

07-16-2008, 01:22 PM	#7 (permalink)
Destrox Metal and Rock 4 Life Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Phoenix	Heres to hoping Mythos is taken by a quality developer and keep going forward. HGL has been a wounded dog for a long time, this was expected. __________________ You bore me.... next.

07-16-2008, 06:15 AM	#6 (permalink)
Lasereth Knight of the Old Republic Join Date: May 2003 Location: Winston-Salem, NC	HGL sucked ass. One of the worst demos I've ever played. A total failure so they deserve it. It's pathetic when a game studio can't even make a game that controls well.

07-16-2008, 05:34 PM	#8 (permalink)
CyCo PL Addict Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Tulsa, OK	I think Flagship announced yesterday that they didn't actually shut down, they just laid off a majority of their employees except for the core management group. They're not charging monthly for Hellgate anymore, but they're not accepting any new subscriptions either.