The pair is joined by industry vet and former Sniper Studios president and CEO, Matt McKnight, who will serve as the new studio's Director, while Brevik and Lind will take on roles as creative director and engineering director respectively. We offer congratulations and best of luck to all three gentlemen, though we're particularly interested in seeing what Brevik does with his new position. Creative director marks a change from his previous role as Flagship's chief visionary officer, a wise course correction given that his foresight apparently stopped just short of predicting his former employer's impending doom.
Ex-Flagship execs recruited for new Turbine studio
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While Flagship's maiden voyage may have ended up as splintered wreckage at the bottom of the massively multiplayer ocean, a pair of its former crew have found safe harbor at fellow MMO studio, Turbine. The Lord of the Rings Online developer announced that former Flagship execs Dave Brevik and Jeff Lind have joined the company, and will help spearhead a newly opened studio in Redwood City, CA.
Reader Comments (5)
Posted: Oct 13th 2008 5:43PM itsburnsie said
I mentally added on ",next project expected to be overhyped, not much fun" to the end of that headline.
Mean, maybe? Accurate, probably.
God Hellgate was a big pile of fail.
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Mean, maybe? Accurate, probably.
God Hellgate was a big pile of fail.
Posted: Oct 13th 2008 7:31PM Wildside said
ya true, the game was unfinished and crappy. I cant even play it in DX10 anymore and stops working when i try, DX9 maybe. Single player i can run in both but stuff is missing when playing DX10.
i hoped this game had potential but didnt. I'm still waiting until this game gets fixed or not, or im trashing it. Sad that most of them were the original creators of D2 but sucked at making a game of their own. Love D2 and cant wait for D3. Like i said, it's sad they made a good game like D2 but not Hellgate: London. Must be the amount of resources they had with Blizzard Entertainment compared to what they could get on their own.
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i hoped this game had potential but didnt. I'm still waiting until this game gets fixed or not, or im trashing it. Sad that most of them were the original creators of D2 but sucked at making a game of their own. Love D2 and cant wait for D3. Like i said, it's sad they made a good game like D2 but not Hellgate: London. Must be the amount of resources they had with Blizzard Entertainment compared to what they could get on their own.
Posted: Oct 13th 2008 7:26PM (Unverified) said
Please be Asheron's Call 3! 2 was such a disappointment.
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