Gamasutra made it official. After the back and forth nobody knowing clearly what's going on the development studio behind the roleplaying games Hellgate London and Mythos is closing it's gates. Check out the statement by Flagship's co-founder Max Schaefer:
It's sad news Hellgate London being a solid, but rushed game. Hopefully developers and especially publishers will learn from this.
"First and foremost, we’re just trying to take care of the debts and the employees in an orderly fashion, so [Flagship CEO Bill Roper] and one or two other people have stuck around and are doing their best to get that done before we move on in different directions."
Founded in 2003 by Blizzard North executives and the original developers behind Blizzard's Diablo series, Flagship reportedly cut a significant portion of its development team and laid off its staff at online services subsidiary Ping0 early last month.
Shortly afterwards, the studio announced its intentions to shut down its servers for MMORPG Mythos, which was undergoing private beta testing at the time. The rights for both Mythos and Hellgate: London have apparently since passed to Asian publisher T3 Entertainment.
Founded in 2003 by Blizzard North executives and the original developers behind Blizzard's Diablo series, Flagship reportedly cut a significant portion of its development team and laid off its staff at online services subsidiary Ping0 early last month.
Shortly afterwards, the studio announced its intentions to shut down its servers for MMORPG Mythos, which was undergoing private beta testing at the time. The rights for both Mythos and Hellgate: London have apparently since passed to Asian publisher T3 Entertainment.
It's sad news Hellgate London being a solid, but rushed game. Hopefully developers and especially publishers will learn from this.