Joystiq http://www.joystiq.com Joystiq http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif Joystiq http://www.joystiq.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/<![CDATA[Hellgate open beta starts next Thursday]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/06/25/hellgate-open-beta-starts-next-thursday/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/06/25/hellgate-open-beta-starts-next-thursday/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/06/25/hellgate-open-beta-starts-next-thursday/#comments Hellgate, T3 Entertainment and HanBitSoft's free-to-play relaunch of Flagship Studios' doomed MMO, will open up its doors to any and all interested evil-smiting parties starting next week. The game's public beta will launch in North America and Europe next Thursday, June 30, giving new volunteers the opportunity to try out the beta's limited suite of features. You can sign up to try out the relaunched title on the official Hellgate website.

According to a HanBitSoft press release, the arrival of the open beta will bring two new game modes to the client: A PvP arena, and the "Cow Room," which tasks players with surviving waves of attacking zombies -- and notably lacks any bovine aggressors. You may be wondering, "Why is called the Cow Room?" It's almost worth checking out the beta to find out.

JoystiqHellgate open beta starts next Thursday originally appeared on Joystiq on Sat, 25 Jun 2011 11:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>betaflagship-studioshanbitsofthellgatemmoopen-betapct3-entertainmentSat, 25 Jun 2011 11:30:00 EST<![CDATA[Hellgate closed beta keys now available]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/05/23/hellgate-closed-beta-keys-now-available/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/05/23/hellgate-closed-beta-keys-now-available/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/05/23/hellgate-closed-beta-keys-now-available/#comments After announcing that Hellgate would soon rise from the ashes, T3 Entertainment has now revealed that keys for the upcoming closed beta are now available. Keys can be obtained on the official Hellgate site or on "popular online game destinations." A list of participating sites can be found here.

Sadly, Joystiq's Massively already ran out of keys, so we suggest you track one down through one of those other "destinations" as quickly as possible.

JoystiqHellgate closed beta keys now available originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 23 May 2011 12:55:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>betahanbitsofthellgatehellgate-londonpct3-entertainmentMon, 23 May 2011 12:55:00 EST<![CDATA[Mythos begins 'Hack and Crash' beta stress test Dec. 28]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2010/12/18/mythos-begins-hack-and-crash-beta-stress-test-dec-28/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/12/18/mythos-begins-hack-and-crash-beta-stress-test-dec-28/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/12/18/mythos-begins-hack-and-crash-beta-stress-test-dec-28/#comments We would be hard-pressed to think of two things on this planet we love more than Mythos (the Flagship Studios-developed MMO which was acquired by Frogster and HanbitSoft last year) and pure, unrestrained candor. That's why we're psyched by the announcement for Mythos' upcoming "Hack and Crash" beta stress test event, which will fling open its doors to new waves of testers, in order to (according to a Frogster press release), "test the capacity of the servers, which may well crash as a result." So up-front! So honest! So forthright!

You can still sign up for the beta if you want to be part of the server apocalypse -- or, you know, if you want to see how the game has changed under its new ownership. So long as there's still hacking and/or slashing, we think we'll be okay with the other adjustments.

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JoystiqMythos begins 'Hack and Crash' beta stress test Dec. 28 originally appeared on Joystiq on Sat, 18 Dec 2010 04:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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It's been some time since we've seen proof of the existence of Frogster and Hanbitsoft's European relaunch of Flagship's canned action-MMORPG, Mythos. Today, the new developer revealed the game does indeed have a pulse, as evidenced by a handful of recently released concept art renders.

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JoystiqNew Mythos concept art shows signs of life originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 21 Jul 2010 03:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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The MMO, which has appropriately been remonikered Hellgate: Resurrection, has adopted a universal free-to-play model during its downtime. It's also acquired a few new features, thanks to developer T3 Entertainment. Hopefully, the studio didn't succumb to the crippling waves of depression which hampered the game's original creators.

JoystiqHellgate: London servers set to reopen in Europe and U.S. originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 18 Jan 2010 17:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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It appears the sordid history of Mythos has been sorted out, with HanbitSoft ready to move forward with the project. The Korean developer tells Eurogamer that the company is doing its "best to make the game globally popular."

Mythos designer "Alboos" has posted in his/her/its first update that the game is being "reconstructed" to be suitable as an online game, incorporating many popular aspects from games like Diablo. But, isn't that what Diablo III is for?

JoystiqHanbitSoft: Mythos has a pulse originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 08 May 2009 02:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Hellgate: London will apparently continue on as a free-to-play title according to IP owner HanbitSoft, reports Gamasutra. Namco Bandai planned to pull the plug on the servers January 31, but HanbitSoft asserts the game will push forward. Forward and upward, allegedly, as the Korean publisher plans to update the game and strengthen community features.

The first patch HanbitSoft plans to release "soon" will combine the game's two modes, along with balancing game and class issues. Could the title that helped bring down Flagship Studios find an audience in the nurturing arms of the Korean developer?

JoystiqHellgate: London staying open as free-to-play game originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 26 Jan 2009 18:56:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Following the closure of Flagship Studios, the fate of their two intellectual properties, Mythos and Hellgate: London, seemed cloudy at best. Immediately after Flagship let go of nearly all of their staff, HanbitSoft (a large investor in Flagship) claimed to have possession of the two titles. Shortly thereafter, Flagship exec Bill Roper announced that his company still clung to life, as well as to all their technology and IPs, much to HanbitSoft's chagrin. Two weeks ago, Namco-Bandai reportedly picked up Hellgate, though the game's page on Namco's site mysteriously vanished a week later.

However, a recent help wanted ad posted by T3 Entertainment, the Korean developers of casual music game Audition Online (and major stockholders for HanbitSoft), might put an end to the confusion. The ad calls for developers for a new San Francisco-based studio who wish to "passionately continue development of Hellgate: London and Mythos, along with other new games." As much as we'd love to believe that Mythos will reach North America, we're not quite sure if this dispute has truly been settled, or if another developer has simply entered the IP melee.

JoystiqNew North American development studio hiring help for Mythos, Hellgate: London originally appeared on Joystiq on Sun, 03 Aug 2008 17:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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A bit of clarification recently surfaced regarding the closure of Hellgate: London and Mythos developer Flagship Studios -- though we'd heard from an unnamed source that Flagship would be shutting its doors and letting go of "nearly everyone" on the payroll, Flagship community manager Taylor Balbi recently explained that the entire staff has been fired with a 30-day pension, paid for out of the pockets of the studio's higher-ups.

The studio's intellectual property has been turned over to two companies who had invested in Flagship throughout its short lifespan, with Mythos going to Korean gaming developer HanbitSoft, and Hellgate: London going to Comerica, a financial services company based out of Dallas. It's expected these two companies will work together to continue Asian development for these two titles -- though it's unclear whether the uber-charming Mythos will ever hit North American shores.

JoystiqFlagship Studios' entire staff fired, all intellectual property lost originally appeared on Joystiq on Sat, 12 Jul 2008 20:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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