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New Studio Gravity Bear

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Phil Shenk, a former member of the Flagship Studios (Hellgate: London), has established his own developing studio called Gravity Bear. more...

Hellgate Dies in February

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After the disaster about Flagship Studios' first and, at the same time, last game Hellgate London and publisher Namco Bandai decided to shut down the servers of the action RPG on January 31 next year. At least the online mode will be free of charges until the title's last day. more...

Flagship Studios: Bill Roper breaks the silence

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For the first time since the shutdown of the Flagship Studios Bill Roper gives an 8 pages interview to 1up.com.

Runic Games: Mythos might stay a myth

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In a recent interview Travis Baldree, president of Runic Games which has recently been formed out of the ashes of Flagship Studios Seattle, outlined the possible future of his new development studio. more...

Runic Games: Flagship members form new studio

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It seems like every year there has to be one rather sad story about development studios going bankrupt, and this year, this story features the Flagship Studios in the leading role. It's the studio that was meant to be a big competition for Blizzard's Diablo franchise, but the bar for Hellgate: London was set a bit too high. more...

Hellgate London: Future secured by Namco Bandai?

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Yesterday, most of the former Ping0/FSS staff returned to the Hellgate Forums. But their Avatars show them as Namco Bandai employees now.

Now the community waits for an official announcement.

Flagship Studios: Still in Operations

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Six days after the company Hanbitsoft declared it would be taking over the full IP of Hellgate and Mythos due to the fact that Flagship Studios are bankrupt, we now have an official reaction of Bill Roper, former vice-president of Blizzard North and founder of Flagship. more...

Flagship Studios are closing down

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What started out as a faint rumor seems to get more and more substance with every passing hour. Officially it's still a rumor, but it seems that the Flagship Studios hit an iceberg and are now sinking. more...

Flagship Studios: "Mythos" Is A Turning Point

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Alright, so this is a news article about Flagship Studios apologizing once more for Hellgate: London. You could argue that this is not really news, because there wasn't an opportunity for weeks that the few people working there wouldn't use to apologize. But still: Read on for some promises about their new project Mythos. more...

Flagship's Mythos: Completely Rebuilt

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Mythos, Flagship Studios' free Fantasy MMO (which, so far and unsurprisingly, plays a lot like a cross between Diablo and Hellgate) seems to have gotten a complete overhaul: In an email which went out to beta testers yesterday, Flagship Studios states: