<![CDATA[Kotaku: Flagship Studios]]> http://cache.kotaku.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/kotaku.com.png <![CDATA[Kotaku: Flagship Studios]]> http://kotaku.com/tag/flagship studios http://kotaku.com/tag/flagship studios <![CDATA[The Hellgate Reopens over North America in June]]> Korean publisher HanbitSoft is finally ready to reopen Hellgate, Flagship Studios' online multiplayer tale of demonic invasion, in North America. Closed beta for the free-to-play game launches in early June, with a full release coming later this year. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5803507&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Where Hellgate: London And Flagship Studios Went Horribly Wrong]]> Hellgate: London's development, like its eventual implosion, was epic. At GDC, Stephen Goldstein, Flagship Studio's ex-director of business development, explained just how what seemed like a guaranteed hit went horribly, regrettably wrong. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5185508&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Cryptic Hires Flagship Co-Founder]]> Cryptic Studios hired Bill Roper, former Director of Blizzard Entertainment and co-founder of Flagship Studios , as the company’s Design Director, they announced today. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5074847&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Hellgate: London Slamming Shut On January 31st]]> Will the last Templar Guardian please turn off the lights and do whatever it is that you do to auras that makes them stop glowing - Hellgate: London is shutting down. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5068506&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Hellgate Creator On Why Hellgate Sucked]]> Poor Hellgate. It promised so much, and delivered so little. So little, in fact, that it drove developers Flagship Studios out of business. As the mourners file slowly away from the studio's funeral and make their way towards the free finger food and drinks, it's time to reflect on just why Hellgate never made it. Creator Bill Roper has a fairly good idea: More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5038652&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Namco-Bandai Rescuing Hellgate From Sinking Flagship?]]> Namco-Bandai may be stepping in to rescue Hellgate: London from embattled Flagship Studios, who recently suspended private testing for Mythos in the wake of widespread reports that the studio was shutting down. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5028206&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Flagship Suspends Mythos Indefinitely]]> Flagship Studios has reportedly suspended private beta testing for Mythos, shutting down the game's servers and message board — but not before an official explanation was posted on the forums by Flagship co-founder and COO Max Schaefer: More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5027379&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Flagship Sunk, Who's In Charge of Hellgate?]]>
Word started passing yesterday that Flagship Studios went caput, and now multiple sites are reporting that the Hellgate developer is indeed no more. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5024558&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Interview: Flagship Studios On Life After Hellgate Launch]]> What happens at the studio when a game doesn't sell as well as was hoped? Imagine being at Flagship Studios after Hellgate: London's launch stumbles, which 1UP identified as "one of the top 5 worst PC game launches of all time." Angry PC gamers even invented a special term, "Flagshipped," to refer to when a company overpromises and doesn't deliver. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5014976&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Hellgate: London Korea's Most Successful Launch]]> From worst to first! Just last month, Flagship's Hellgate: London made 1UP's list of the top five botched PC game launches of all time, with regular server crashes and people being billed multiple times for premium subscriptions. The Southeast Asian launch went even worse, with Infocomm Asia Holdings nearly wiping all player progress within the first 30 days of launch. It's amazing what a few months can do, because now Hellgate: London is being touted as Korea's most successful online game launch in 3 years. There are over a million active accounts, and the game is the 9th most-played game in the country. Sheesh. "To become the most successful launch in Korea for over three years is an incredible achievement," said Bill Roper, CEO of Flagship Studios.
"This milestone wouldn't have been possible for us to achieve without the incredible support of our publishing partner, Hanbitsoft, and our dedicated community in Korea."
Wow, that Hanbitsoft must have the most magical marketing team ever! Hit the jump for the press release, which actually contains the words 'Hellgate", 'Successful', and 'Launch', all in the same spot. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=378674&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Hellgate: London Gets Patched]]> Flagship Studios has announced a new patch for Hellgate: London. Patch 1.2 contains a bunch of new features and improvements to the game. Most notable is the addition of an in-game mail system that will allow players not only to communicate, but to send items to each other as well. There is also a major character class balance and upgrades to certain in-game characters. Also included is a new enemy, six new weapons, higher monster spawns in certain areas and "pets with abilities." More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=371843&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Mythos Gameplay Makes Us Question Life, Allegiance]]> Most of us at Kotaku (everyone minus Fahey) generally avoid MMOs like cactus barbed with Hello Kitty needles. But this new trailer of Mythos (the Flagship Studios Diabloesque MMO made by some ex-Blizzard folks) has us seriously questioning whether or not we really need lives after all, and if interactions with others—in the flesh, without the +2 Electric Boots of Courage—aren't entirely overrated. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=345558&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Hellgate Halloween Xfire Chat]]> Xfire is hosting a special chat with the developers of Hellgate: London this Wednesday, which acts as both the launch day for the game as well as International Spooky Day. Flagship Studios CEO Bill Roper rounds out the five-man crack team of people who discuss things:pertaining to Hellgate:
* Bill Roper, CEO Flagship Studios
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]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=316228&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Hellgate: London Goes Gold, Spawns Demo]]> It's been an extremely long time coming, but Flagship Studios has announced that the oft-delayed Hellgate: London has finally been freed from the nest, finding a new home at the manufacturing plant. A very proud Bill Roper of Flagship, teary-eyed from an errant stream of champagne and certainly not emotion, said that making Hellgate: London was an "amazing journey for us." More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=312123&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Diablo 3 Talk From Blizzard's Ex]]> In an 'If I Did It' type of hypothetical exploration, ex-Blizzard ex-Diablo designer Bill Roper drops his focus on Hellgate: London and talks about the difficulties in designing Diablo 3 to be everything the fans dream it will be.
I think with Diablo, for example, the camera angle is a big part of it. I think with the Diablo series there is a level of expectation about only using the mouse to move.
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]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=308209&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Hellgate: London Fleet Adds Jeep]]> The original Hellgate: London hatchbacks geared for the Korean market were cute, the follow up VW, not so much. But the Jeep? A smidge more badass. While I certainly wouldn't want anyone to pimp my ride in such a fashion, you really have to admit the Hellgate: London marketing team really knows their car decals. Probably not a great box quote, yes, but I'm trying to be positive here. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=268938&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Hellgate: London Collectibles For Serious, Rich Fans Only]]> I really have no idea when Flagship Studios' Hellgate: London is supposed to ship—who can keep up anymore?—but I am now well aware that Weta's Hellgate: London collectibles are shipping this month for sure. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=265283&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Hellgate: London "Elite" Subscriptions Revealed]]> Flagship Studios' released-any-day-now PC game Hellgate: London was revealed to have a monthly pricing scheme earlier this year, but details on exactly how hard the Diablo-like title is going to nail you in the wallet have been scarce. According to fansite Hellgate Guru, specifics on what that fee is and what it'll get you are contained within the latest issue of Games For Windows magazine. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=258845&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Unsubstantiated Rumor: Hellgate Source Stolen]]>
Gamers With Jobs is claiming that Flagship Studios servers have been hacked by a nefarious Chinese cybercriminal and the source code for Hellgate: London has been stolen. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=186426&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Hellgate: London's Latest Screenshot Secretion]]>
Voodoo Extreme has posted some new screenshots for Hellgate: London, a game I have just started to get really excited about because I finally have a rig powerful enough to play it. This also qualifies as news because the screenshots feature what appears to be a sexy cyborg assassin hacking zombies apart with a samurai sword: we at Kotaku have an affinity not only for sexy assassins (see: Eliza) but also for brainless zombies (see: Ashcraft, Crecente). More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=179271&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[42 Hellgate Questions With Flagship Studios]]> There's an immense, 42 question Q&A with Flagship Studios' Community Manager, Ivan Sulic, over at Hellgate Guru. Obviously, it's about Flagship's upcoming Diablo-2-alike, Hellgate: London, in which you blaze your guns through demon-infested, post-apocalyptic Piccadilly and Trafalgar. Right on. More »
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