Flagship Studios shuts down - bit-tech.net Forums

CardJoe · 14th Jul 2008, 15:51

http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2008/07...s-shuts-down/1

Flagship Studios, the company behind Hellgate: London has closed up shop and made all staff redundant.

DarkLord7854 · 14th Jul 2008, 15:55

Hah, I'm so glad I unsubscribed last weekend XD

Shame though, HGL did have potential, and patch 2.0 was going to make the game worthwhile

johnnyboy700 · 14th Jul 2008, 15:57

Shame about the Hellgate reviews, the game looked promising but ended up more or less with a B+ for effort.

Might still pick up a copy, just out of curiosity.

chrisb2e9 · 14th Jul 2008, 16:51

I had really high hopes for hellgate. but then the reviews started coming out and my hopes started fading away. sucks for the people working there. hope they find jobs after the dust settles.

Solidus · 14th Jul 2008, 17:38

sad to hear this. I never bought the game but it was getting allot of hype before its release while in production - its a shame they couldnt deliver but I think ambition is a good thing but you have to perhaps find a balance between that and being realistic when making a game.

But i know nothing of game developing anyways !

Werent the Hellgate team former Blizzard staff or something?

deltaworld · 14th Jul 2008, 18:13

Haha.. i bet the staff that left Blizzard wish they never left. Now that Diablo III is out. Do you reckon after Diablo III is out they will secretly start working on "World of Diablo"?

Jordan Wise · 14th Jul 2008, 18:17

isn't it world of starcraft next?

Apoca1yps0 · 14th Jul 2008, 20:24

I wonder how Mythos will fare under a new dev team.

Ninja_182 · 14th Jul 2008, 22:21

The staff should go back to blizzard and sort out the graphical mess thats being made of diablo 3

LordPyrinc · 14th Jul 2008, 22:31

I too was initially interested in the game until the reviews came out. I almost picked up a copy the other day, but it was still priced too close to that of a new game. I'm not going to pay premium for a game that might suck. If it was between $20 and $25 then I would've picked it up.

rollo · 15th Jul 2008, 00:39

blizzard games are never graphically brilliant. Diablo 3 looks fine for what its going to be. Id hazzard a guess it will run on anything built in last 3 years which is the whole point.

Not everyone owns the crysis pc

Mentai · 15th Jul 2008, 04:45

I think he's reffering to the art style rather than graphics. Notice that in the dungeon you can actual SEE everything instead of having a little light radius around you. I'm in two minds about it personally. I don't think it looks bad, but I think I would have preferred the game to be darker and more gritty.
Regardless, the gameplay looks as mint as it should be, so whatever. Art style doesn't give a huge impact on my enjoyment of games.

Fozzy · 15th Jul 2008, 06:30

meh I was on beta and at release they messed EVERYTHING up

Sparrowhawk · 15th Jul 2008, 07:34

Looked good before release, but they rushed it and shot themselves in the foot. Shame, too.

Mister_X · 15th Jul 2008, 13:43

I loved the idea of hellgate, even bought one of the statues ( female knight templar) And have both the books that were released.
The game though flawed was a great idea. It just didn't have that "something" to make me go back again and again. It was however getting better and better with every patch.

Its a shame, I applaud them for having a go.

deltaworld · 16th Jul 2008, 13:00

The had a brilliant FMV trailer that they released in one of the E3 shows. It got me really excited about the game. Up until I saw a gameplay trailer, I was dissapointed.

We need another good MMORPG. The gaming industry needs a WOW killer or competer at the very least. Don't get me wrong I love WoW I have it, I play it. But I would like to see some decent competition for the sake of choice.

14th Jul 2008, 15:51	#1
CardJoe Player Character bit-tech Staff Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 8,009	Flagship Studios shuts down http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2008/07...s-shuts-down/1 Flagship Studios, the company behind Hellgate: London has closed up shop and made all staff redundant. __________________ this is joe's non-bit-tech blog

14th Jul 2008, 15:55	#2
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14th Jul 2008, 16:51	#4
chrisb2e9 Dont do that... Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Alberta, Canada Posts: 3,070	I had really high hopes for hellgate. but then the reviews started coming out and my hopes started fading away. sucks for the people working there. hope they find jobs after the dust settles. __________________ attack life, it's going to kill you anyway. Long-term relationships are like urban tomatoes: they only grow under special conditions. - Prestidigitweeze Don't hold on to the reigns once you've fallen off the horse, your just going to get dragged to death - SNiiPE_DoGG

14th Jul 2008, 17:38	#5
Solidus Superhuman Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: England Posts: 1,647	sad to hear this. I never bought the game but it was getting allot of hype before its release while in production - its a shame they couldnt deliver but I think ambition is a good thing but you have to perhaps find a balance between that and being realistic when making a game. But i know nothing of game developing anyways ! Werent the Hellgate team former Blizzard staff or something? __________________ I'm a n00b in need of constant h3lp! Xbox Live GT: Mephestic PSN Tag: M3phestic Twitter: Mephestic

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14th Jul 2008, 15:57	#3
johnnyboy700 Hypermodder Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 788	Shame about the Hellgate reviews, the game looked promising but ended up more or less with a B+ for effort. Might still pick up a copy, just out of curiosity.

14th Jul 2008, 18:13	#6
deltaworld Multimodder Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 106	Haha.. i bet the staff that left Blizzard wish they never left. Now that Diablo III is out. Do you reckon after Diablo III is out they will secretly start working on "World of Diablo"?

14th Jul 2008, 20:24	#8
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15th Jul 2008, 00:39	#11
rollo Multimodder Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 208	blizzard games are never graphically brilliant. Diablo 3 looks fine for what its going to be. Id hazzard a guess it will run on anything built in last 3 years which is the whole point. Not everyone owns the crysis pc

15th Jul 2008, 04:45	#12
Mentai Supermodder Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: New Zealand Posts: 493	I think he's reffering to the art style rather than graphics. Notice that in the dungeon you can actual SEE everything instead of having a little light radius around you. I'm in two minds about it personally. I don't think it looks bad, but I think I would have preferred the game to be darker and more gritty. Regardless, the gameplay looks as mint as it should be, so whatever. Art style doesn't give a huge impact on my enjoyment of games.

15th Jul 2008, 06:30	#13
Fozzy Ultramodder Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Olympia, WA Posts: 1,386	meh I was on beta and at release they messed EVERYTHING up __________________ Sponsors: http://www.koolance.com/images/homeimage01.jpg http://www.dangerden.com/templates/r...eader-wide.jpg http://i233.photobucket.com/albums/e...age00001-2.jpg

15th Jul 2008, 07:34	#14
Sparrowhawk Wetsander Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Kentucky Posts: 546	Looked good before release, but they rushed it and shot themselves in the foot. Shame, too.

15th Jul 2008, 13:43	#15
Mister_X Chaotic Neutral Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Falkirk Posts: 114	I loved the idea of hellgate, even bought one of the statues ( female knight templar) And have both the books that were released. The game though flawed was a great idea. It just didn't have that "something" to make me go back again and again. It was however getting better and better with every patch. Its a shame, I applaud them for having a go.

16th Jul 2008, 13:00	#16
deltaworld Multimodder Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 106	The had a brilliant FMV trailer that they released in one of the E3 shows. It got me really excited about the game. Up until I saw a gameplay trailer, I was dissapointed. We need another good MMORPG. The gaming industry needs a WOW killer or competer at the very least. Don't get me wrong I love WoW I have it, I play it. But I would like to see some decent competition for the sake of choice.