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Mythos : Exclusive Conan Movie Interview with Fredrik MalmbergDec 22, 2008 03:42:01 PM News Item: 7391
The hype for the release of Age
of Conan: Hyborian Adventures
was enormous, and at Ten Ton Hammer we saw a enormous influx of new faces
as the game neared its scheduled publication date. Over the last few
years, the popularity of Conan has continued to rise as Dark Horse
released a new comic book series, a new set of novels based on the Age
of Conan
mythos was released, and a single gamer Conan game hit stores. But the
one thing that hasn't occurred as of yet is the release of a brand new
Conan film. As enormous fans of the franchise, the Ten Ton Hammer team
took some time to track down Fredrik Malmberg, the president and CEO of
Paradox Entertainment (the company that controls the rights to the
Conan Properties) and talked with Fredrik about the latest attempt at a
Conan movie and how it might be tied in with the Age of Conan
MMORPGRPG.
Ten
Ton Hammer: In articles about the film, it has been stressed that
staying true to the Robert E. Howard material is critical, how do the
writers plan on adapting his work for both true fans and a larger
audience?
Fredrik: Very good question. My team worked closely with the
writers throughout the process, which has been more than a year now. It
is critical that we reach a bigger audience than the existing fanbase
to justify the budget, and yet we are dealing with an R-rated badass
hero with not all politically correct values. New fans need to
understand what made Conan who he is, so we spotlighted on the character
traits that Howard gave us and hope that this will shine through.
- You can read the rest of our exclusive Conan
movie conversation by clicking here!
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Mythos : HanbitSoft plans Hellgate: London recommence and new expansionNov 03, 2008 01:45:00 PM News Item: 6133
Filed under: Horror, Expansions, MMORPG industry, Hellgate: London, Rumors  The Hellgate: London IP saga continues. While we had some dire news that the worlds will go dark at the end of January, we also know that development for the title is still being done in Redbana's California office... just not for which region. The latest word we've received on this seems to indicate the continuity of Hellgate: London, but to date this is only confirmed for service in Asia -- so we cannot (yet) offer a definitive, "Yes, HG:L will continue for North America and EU." That being said, Gamasutra has picked up on company blog posts by HanbitSoft's Global PR Manager, Janelle. One is a definitive pronouncement that HanbitSoft owns both the Hellgate: London and Mythos IP, while the other is more telling.
Janelle republished an email sent from Hellgate: London's Product Manager about the future of the title.The message in its entirety, as shown on the Game Espresso site for HanbitSoft, is reprinted below the cut.Continue reading HanbitSoft plans Hellgate: London recommence and new expansion HanbitSoft plans Hellgate: London recommence and new expansion Mon, 03 Nov 2008 13:45:00 EST. Comments
Mythos : Hellgate London status: PurgatoryOct 30, 2008 08:00:00 PM News Item: 6089
Filed under: Horror, Sci-fi, Business models, MMORPG industry, Hellgate: London, Rumors 
There have been so many twists and turns with the future of Hellgate: London (and Mythos) that it's hard to know what will happen next. We've heard on a few occasions that Hellgate: London was about to face its demise, only to be saved. Adding to the confusion was the dispute over who even owned Hellgate: London, Flagship Studios or HanbitSoft. After Flagship folded, HanbitSoft's alleges seemed to be genuine, and the IP was left in the hands of T3 Entertainment. Subscriptions, however, were then suspended. Shortly afterwards Namco-Bandai swept in, prominently featured HG: L on its site... and subsequently removed it. Despite this, the game has been kept running ever since, although Namco-Bandai's stated that the worlds will shut down at the end of January, 2009.
Gaming site HellForge has picked up on what we're not ready to call anything more than 'rumor' at this point, but something that perhaps bodes well for the future of the game. Another company name has been thrown into the mix: Redbana (based in Taiwan, connected with the aforepoint outed T3 Entertainment). HellForge writes: "Further research heads to findings of a new San Francisco office for the company, which is where Hellgate offices were located previously." This seems to be in line with what we reported about the future of both titles in August. While we hope this information could be a positive sign for Hellgate: London and perhaps Mythos as well, at this point it's still largely conjecture.
[Via Blue's News]Hellgate London status: Purgatory Thu, 30 Oct 2008 20:00:00 EST. Comments
Mythos : Flagship Studios' founder finally speaksAug 18, 2008 05:00:00 PM News Item: 4476
Filed under: Interviews, News items, Hellgate: London, Mythos
If you've been wondering just exactly what happened with Flagship Studios over the past year or so, then you should actually give a listen to the thoughts of Bill Roper, founder of Flagship. The poor guy pretty much spills his guts to 1up.com's Jeff Green about everything that happened and is happening with the citizens and projects from Flagship. It's a surprisingly lengthy conversation, clocking in at eight pages. It's totallyworthy ofthe read if you want a gritty insight into just how much went into not only Hellgate: London and Mythos, but the team that put those titles together.
It's not often that we get such a wide and deep look into a developer. We're counting ourselves lucky that Bill seems to be such a open and forthcoming guy, otherwise we might have never known anything beyond rumors and speculation. If everyone previously concerned with Flagship lands on their feet, it will be in noshortpart due to Bill Roper's efforts. Comments
Mythos : Mythos lives!Aug 03, 2008 12:30:00 PM News Item: 4558
Filed under: Fantasy, Horror, MMORPG 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 agendamers 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 facts become obtainable. Comments
Mythos : The Daily Grind: Were you going to play Mythos?Jul 23, 2008 08:00:00 AM News Item: 4557
Filed under: Mythos, Free-to-play, The Daily Grind
We hope you knew what Mythos was -- or is, depending on how things play out -- because the game was a whole lot of fun even in beta. In fact it actually seemed ready for prime time and that was several months ago. We actually don't know what the future holds for the game, but right now it's on indefinite hiatus and that makes us wear our sad faces. So for today's The Daily Grind we're asking you: Did you plan on playing the game once it came out of beta?
As a free-to-play game, Mythos stood a chance to become a wonderful "instead" game. What we mean is that it was the perfect game to play instead of your regular evening or weekend getaway game. Don't feel like grinding through more dungeons in Lord of the Rings Online or World of Warcraft today? Play Mythos instead, it's easy-going hack n' slash fun! The examples are beyond several. Well, they were beyond several. We truly hope to see a rushed revival for those of you (us included) that were planning on playing the game once it commenceed. Comments
Mythos : Mythos is dead but its memory lives onJul 21, 2008 07:30:00 PM News Item: 4556
Filed under: Fantasy, Screenshots, Culture, Events, real-world, Events, in-game, MMORPG industry, New titles, News items, Mythos, Free-to-play
The pronouncement blared last Friday. The Mythos beta would shutdown and placed on hiatus that very night. It didn't leave much time to say goodbye, the suddenness left many unable to attend but was present in your stead.
"Farewell friends, farewell Mythos" echoed throughout the Stonehill Market. Players congregated and crowded the area to praise Mythos and say their goodbyes. "I don't know what game to play next," cried several others. It's the citizens behind the characters that matter, the emotions are real, honest, and believable. The death of any MMORPGG is always a disheartening experience but it also brings cause to celebrate and forge a lasting adventure into a lifetime memory.
Several appreciative and ever thankful Mythos creators were of course present. Lead Developer, Travis Baldree spawned a cataclysmic event for the gamers to partake in that lasted well into the night. Mythos gamers joked that it took a crashed worldto defeat them as they settled in for the fireworks. Mythos CM, Tiggs made her existence felt by continually talking and laughing with the community. As the final seconds approached the world quaked, and before Mythos collapsed offline the lasting words ringed out: "You will be remembered." It was a very fitting tribute and gracious sentiment indeed. It was a good nine months, and we hope to see Mythos back again one day.
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Mythos : Max Schaefer thanks Mythos communityJul 19, 2008 09:00:00 PM News Item: 4555
Filed under: Betas, Fantasy, Events, in-game, Forums, MMORPG industry, New titles, News items, Mythos, Free-to-play
It wasn't long ago that Max Schaefer, a Flagship Studios cofounder and operations chief, confessted to mistakes that the company encountered with Hellgate: London. Now, in a strange twist of irony the gamers are learning firsthand the lessons of Flagship's failures. The Mythos beta ended as it was placed on hiatus last night, potentialy being the last time gamers will grace the world of Uld. Not long after that the Mythos beta forums went dark but before they did Max Schaefer left a wonderful message to the community.
"They say it's not so much the destination as it is the journey that's important. We're actually hoping that's the case around here these days. I can't actually believe I'm writing a post like this, but here we are faced with the unpleasant task of taking a hiatus from this crazy project. Unlike most games, Mythos has been running with our testing community for almost its whole life. I actually feel like we've all done this together. And despite this bump in the road, I think we've succeeded wildly. This is undoubtedly the best game community I've ever seen. This is the best game development team in the world, in both Seattle and San Francisco. The things we've learned here, and with you all, will be with us forever.
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Mythos : Hellgate: London subscriptions suspendedJul 18, 2008 07:30:00 PM News Item: 4474
Filed under: Horror, Sci-fi, Business models, MMORPG industry, News items, Hellgate: London  Exploring and fighting in post-apocalyptic London used to require a subscription but not anymore. Flagship Studios has announced that active Hellgate: London subscribers will not be billed nor will any new subscriptions be accepted. Normally, this would be welcoming news to gamers, but it's not because there is a chance that Hellgate: London could shutdown operations. Staff went first, and the forums are going next, tonight both the official Mythos and Hellgate: London forums will be pulled offline at 12AM.
Due to financial circumstances Flagship Studios has come under hardships and had to layoff almost its entire team. Ping0, an online services subsidiary was also affected. The fallout is a enormous confusing mess, and Flagship used the rights to its intellectual property as collateral on loans for operating expenses. Now that Flagship is more or less collapsing HanbitSoft is stepping in trying to reign in both intellectual properties, Hellgate: London and Mythos, due to Flagship Studios defaulting on their original agreement. Comments
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Jul 18, 2008 06:15:00 PMMythos : Mythos beta is shutting down tonight
Jul 18, 2008 05:00:00 PMMythos : HanbitSoft barbs Flagship Studios
Jul 18, 2008 11:00:00 AMMythos : Mythos, Hellgate forums scheduled to die tonight
Jul 16, 2008 08:30:00 AMMythos : Future of Mythos beta uncertain
Jul 14, 2008 09:30:00 PMMythos : HanbitSoft CEO alleges ownership rights to Hellgate:London and Mythos
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Jul 12, 2008 09:30:00 PMMythos : Flagship Studios: It's worse than that; he's dead, Jim
Jul 11, 2008 03:45:00 PMMythos : Flagship Studios confirms team layoffs
Jul 07, 2008 01:00:00 PMMythos : Flagship holds forth on lessons learned
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Jun 25, 2008 05:00:00 PMMythos : Mythos wins over another fan in new hands-on
Jun 23, 2008 03:00:00 PMMythos : Mythos adds "MMORPG View", more, in latest patch
Jun 19, 2008 04:00:00 PMMythos : Interview with Mythos' Travis Baldree
Jun 05, 2008 11:00:00 AMMythos : Mythos' Max Schaefer talks about the economics of free
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