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July 13, 2008 Flagship Seattle, Flagship Studios and Mythos
As many of you probably heard on Hellgate Guru and countless other websites, it seems Hanbitsoft has fired all FSS employees and is now in ownership of the I.P. of both Hellgate: London and Mythos.
While we have yet to read an official statement from both parties involved, the work on HGL and Mythos is obviously halted. No one knows yet if, when and how it will resume its course.
While Hellgate had its share of problems, Mythos has received positive reviews from dozens of previewers, which would probably indicate Hanbitsoft will keep on developing it.
In the meantime, wait and see.
Looks like possible dark days ahead for Hellgate: London and Mythos players. Though nothing is certain until the official word and IP ownership is decided if a legal battle ends up coming into play.
http://www.flagshipped.com
Upon logging on to the mythos site forum I was greeted with this from the Mythos team.
[quote]“Travelers of Uld,
We, the ancient elders of Uld are issuing this warning to all citizens and travelers. Hurry! The great darkness that once plagued Uld is returning. Everyone is ordered to close down their shops and prepare. We predict the when night is at its peak the darkness will arrive. The ancient elders of Uld will be leaving immediately in order to preserve the lore of this wonderful world. Citizens please prepare thyself and know that the elders will be back from their travels some day.
From the team:
We regretfully announce that on Friday, July 18, 2008 at 11:59 PST the world of Uld known as Mythos will be going on hiatus. On behalf of all of the Devs and Community team we want to say thank you to everyone for their support and assistance with Mythos Alpha and Beta testing and we will see you soon.
The Mythos Team”[/quote]
Such an enjoyable game but hopefully the last part is prophetic. We shall see you soon.
The team of 14 members of Flagship Studios has reformed under the new name Runic Games. Likely mythos will be discontinued, at least by the original developers, since no mention has been made on their official website as of yet. Visit http://www.runicgames.com