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(Raidho) I am the long and winding road ahead the great wheel of stars in the turning sky I return and return, but I always return changed; You may not pass by the same star twice. Sound: R Translation: Wheel The previous Rune, the Voice, called us out of our old lives once and for all; Raidho, the Journey, is where that Voice leads us, from where we began to what we will become.

Filed under: Culture, PC, Business Despite playing along like nothing was wrong not too long ago (making the image above more than appropriate), Flagship Studio's co-founder Max Schaefer tells Gamasutra that "for all intents and purposes" the company is closed down. It is no more. It has ceased to be.

Death Knight and Paladin Class Changes/Discussion in Wrath of the Lich King (Aug. 15th) By Spooner • August 15, 2008 • No Comments Here are Paladin and Death Knight class changes and Blizzard class discussions that have been put through today.

While not strictly related to Blizzard, we’ve been following the progress of the former Flagship Studios’ developers, so this is relevant. GameCyte has a new interview up with two of them who have started a new studio, Runic Games, who are Max Schaeferand Travis Baldree.

In late June, rumors began to swirl about the collapse of Hellgate: London developer Flagship Studios. Throughout the month of July, fans’ fears came to fateful fruition. Though Hellgate players would find their game servers and forums saved by a mysterious benefactor, Flagship employees were not so lucky.

The team that was formerly Flagship Studios' Seattle-based team has reformed as "Runic Games" to continue work. The team was working on a massively multiplayer online game called Mythos for Flagship and is hoping to continue work. (Read more...)

(Ansuz) I am the holy Tree bridging heaven and earth The call of the deepest dark and highest light Hear me, hear me, even in the stillness I will lead you by word and thought If only you will follow. Sound: Aa Translation: Mouth, God Ansuz, the Voice of God, is the divine breath, the song that existed before matter, before time.

Flagship Seattle's action RPG Mythos was on the launch pad. Developed by ex-Blizzard North developers, the title had been accumulating interest in RPG circles and an open beta was on the horizon. But when Flagship Seattle's San Francisco, Calif.-based parent collapsed under the weight of the embattled Hellgate: London for PC, Mythos was officially placed in dreaded development limbo.

WarCry network has posted up a new interview with Runic Games founder, Travis Baldree. He talks of the new studio, talks a little bit about Diablo 3 which may be their direct competition later, the sorts of games they want to make as well as what payment systems they are thinking of doing.

Tradition dictates that the captain go down with his ship, and so we find it unsurprising that the good Captain Black might swear his last clinging desperately to the tiller — but that doesn’t mean his shipmates have to undergo the same fate. Server engineers have been snapped up by former Hellgate distributor Electronic Arts.