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Posted: July 15th, 2008, 10:08 pm

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Flagship Studios Still in Operations
Flagship Studios' TRICIA GRAY, Director of Global MarComm, sent over an official press release to me, which states the following:
Flagship Studios Still in Operations
San Francisco, CA (July 15, 2008) -- Flagship Studios has announced today that despite rumors to the contrary, the company is still operating.
"It is with deep regret that I must announce that [...]

Author: Sol Invictus
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Publish Date: Tue, 15 Jul 2008 23:04:08 +0000

Flagship Studios' TRICIA GRAY, Director of Global MarComm, sent over an official press release to me, which states the following:

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Flagship Studios Still in Operations

San Francisco, CA (July 15, 2008) -- Flagship Studios has announced today that despite rumors to the contrary, the company is still operating.

"It is with deep regret that I must announce that Flagship Studios has laid off most employees. However, the core management and founding team members are still at Flagship." said Bill Roper, CEO of Flagship Studios. "The past five years have been an incredible experience for us, but unfortunately, we couldn't sustain the size of the company any longer."

Flagship Studios owns the rights to all its technology and IP, including Hellgate: London and Mythos. Due to the current situation, Flagship will not be taking any new subscribers for Hellgate: London, and all current subscriptions will not be billed.

Flagship wishes to extend their heartfelt thanks to those that have supported the company and games over the past five years.

About Flagship Studios

Flagship Studios is a creator of innovative entertainment software, designing games that focused on ease of play, replayability, and fun. The studio was formed in 2003 by former executives and developers from Blizzard North® and represents the creators of the worldwide, best-selling Diablo® franchise. With members that are renowned within the gaming industry, Flagship Studios and its Flagship Seattle division embodies a team that has worked together for over a decade and have numerous #1-selling games and multiple Game of the Year awards to their credit.

Regardless of the press release, it's anyone's guess as to how Flagship Studios will be able to support Hellgate: London or Mythos at this point in time without its developers.