Mythos lives!
by James Egan 
Aug 3rd 2008 at 12:30PM
Filed under: Fantasy, Horror, MMO industry, News items, Mythos, Rumors
These have been some turbulent times for both Mythos and Hellgate: London. Following the closing of Flagship Studios, recent news revealed Namco-Bandai Games as Hellgate: London's saviors, while the fate of Mythos remained uncertain, but grim. However just over a week later, the Hellgate: London page at Namco-Bandai has already disappeared.
In another turn of events, Gamasutra reports that Korea's T3 Entertainment, perhaps best-known for their online music game Audition, is seeking programmers for its new development studio in San Francisco: "T3 Entertainment is searching for creative minds to passionately continue development of Hellgate: London and Mythos, along with other new games, which are being published by HanbitSoft Inc." This may put to rest the dispute over IP which HanbitSoft was engaged in with Flagship Studios, as T3 Entertainment is HanbitSoft's largest stockholder. With any luck, the opening of a North American studio signifies a healthier future for both Mythos and Hellgate: London. We'll keep you posted, once more details become available.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
ScytheNoire said on 1:46PM 8-03-2008
I wonder if they will hire any of the former staff that worked on these games, or if they are just going to take all their work and go from there.
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Yulian said on 4:34PM 8-03-2008
I seriously hope they get hte old teams together to continue working. They are the only ones that know this game inside and out and poured their hearts into it. I hope Mythos really gets off the ground.
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Jack said on 8:21PM 8-03-2008
They will not :) they all are working for blizzard again lol :P
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recursive said on 6:20AM 8-04-2008
On the one hand I'm glad to hear Mythos appears alive, alive muhaahaha! *ahem*
On the other.. well I hope they'll manage to retain at least some of the original team. Whatever else you could say about Flagship, the Mythos team did put their heart in this game and it showed, I doubt it'll be as successful if T3 just harvests the IP.
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PeterD said on 2:06PM 8-04-2008
I don't know that this necessarily means what you think it means. Hanbitsoft has been progressing as if they owned the IP ever since the troubles arose, despite claims by former Flagship staff that they do not. This just seems like a continuation of that, rather than proof that they actually DO own the properties and will continue development.
Personally, I hope that's all it is, as I don't think I'd like Mythos as re-interpreted to Korean design ideals.
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