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07-15-2008, 06:07 PM
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| |  Flagship Studios Still Operating, Barely
Flagship Studios issued a statement this evening confirming that they're still in operations even though most employees have been let go. Flagship Studios Still in Operations
San Francisco, CA (July 15, 2008) — Flagship Studios has announced today that despite rumors to the contrary, the company is still operating.
“It is with deep regret that I must announce that Flagship Studios has laid off most employees. However, the core management and founding team members are still at Flagship.” said Bill Roper, CEO of Flagship Studios. “The past five years have been an incredible experience for us, but unfortunately, we couldn’t sustain the size of the company any longer.”
Flagship Studios owns the rights to all its technology and IP, including Hellgate: London and Mythos. Due to the current situation, Flagship will not be taking any new subscribers for Hellgate: London, and all current subscriptions will not be billed.
Flagship wishes to extend their heartfelt thanks to those that have supported the company and games over the past five years.
About Flagship Studios
Flagship Studios is a creator of innovative entertainment software, designing games that focused on ease of play, replayability, and fun. The studio was formed in 2003 by former executives and developers from Blizzard North® and represents the creators of the worldwide, best-selling Diablo® franchise. With members that are renowned within the gaming industry, Flagship Studios and its Flagship Seattle division embodies a team that has worked together for over a decade and have numerous #1-selling games and multiple Game of the Year awards to their credit. If they could just finish development of Mythos and get it out the door, I think things would turn around for them. It's hard to say what will happen with Hellgate: London, though.  |
07-15-2008, 06:17 PM
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Originally Posted by GameBanshee News  Flagship Studios owns the rights to all its technology and IP, including Hellgate: London and Mythos. Due to the current situation, Flagship will not be taking any new subscribers for Hellgate: London, and all current subscriptions will not be billed. | Eh? Why not just let it run and hands over tech support to the publisher?
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07-15-2008, 08:51 PM
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| | | Hanbitsoft offered them money, Flagship refused and they're going bankrupt even as we speak. Isn't that kind of stupid of Flagship?
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07-15-2008, 09:15 PM
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Hanbitsoft offered them money, Flagship refused and they're going bankrupt even as we speak. Isn't that kind of stupid of Flagship?
| Not really. Hanbitsoft fired most of their employees and essentially destroyed their foundation and dignity, then offered them money to barely stay alive. That's just kicking a man when he's down. |
07-15-2008, 10:14 PM
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Originally Posted by Siberys Not really. Hanbitsoft fired most of their employees and essentially destroyed their foundation and dignity, then offered them money to barely stay alive. That's just kicking a man when he's down. | That's really what happened? Thanks for the heads up. I must have misread some of the previous articles.
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