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RIP Flagship Studios
2008-07-13, 12:03 AM #1
http://www.joystiq.com/2008/07/12/flagship-studios-entire-staff-fired-all-intellectual-property/

Kinda shortlived.
2008-07-13, 5:18 AM #2
Heh, they shoulda stuck with Blizzard.

I wonder if any of them are gonna work on Diablo III now, considering the original background of the Flagship staff. Probably the same reason why they won't be, though.
2008-07-13, 10:00 AM #3
Mythos :(
2008-07-13, 11:19 AM #4
Hellgate London was a big flop after so much hype. I wouldn't be surprised if the studio took a financial beating after that.

Speaking of studio closings (or lack of), I'm still surprised Factor 5 is still going despite the high-production commercial bomb that was Lair.
SnailIracing:n(500tpostshpereline)pants
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2008-07-13, 11:44 AM #5
Thats what they get for releasing the suck that was Smellgate:London
2008-07-13, 12:00 PM #6
http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2007/5/11/
<Rob> This is internet.
<Rob> Nothing costs money if I don't want it to.
2008-07-13, 6:40 PM #7
Originally posted by Lord Kuat:
Heh, they shoulda stuck with Blizzard.

I wonder if any of them are gonna work on Diablo III now, considering the original background of the Flagship staff. Probably the same reason why they won't be, though.

They got laid off, iirc, so it wasn't really their choice.

Lots of talent, but their bag is definitely not MMOs, or FPS' for that matter. They had solid ideas, but poor execution.
D E A T H
2008-07-14, 6:21 AM #8
somedays i wish penny arcade was actually funny
Code:
if(getThingFlags(source) & 0x8){
  do her}
elseif(getThingFlags(source) & 0x4){
  do other babe}
else{
  do a dude}
2008-07-14, 6:34 AM #9
And another one bites the dust.
Was cheated out of lions by happydud
Was cheated out of marriage by sugarless

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