Flagship Studios
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Flagship Studios is a computer game company currently mostly known for their high ratio of former employees of Blizzard Entertainment, one of the most successful game companies in the world. Flagship Studios was formed to a large extent because of the frustration among Blizzard employees from the communication problems between Blizzard Entertainment and their parent company Vivendi Universal. Their primary target platform for their games is the PC.
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Hellgate: London
In March 2005, following months of teasing concept art for an unknown game, Flagship Studios' first title named Hellgate: London was announced via an exclusive article in the computer magazine PC Gamer. The developer has so far released only basic information about the game, although it is now known to be an action role-playing game (RPG) in the same vein as the Diablo games, but with the twist of being played in 3D, primarly from a first-person perspective. The game takes place in a post-apocalyptic demon-infested London, following a great battle between demons and humans. The developer is careful to point out that the game experience will be nothing like that of regular first-person shooters, but with much deeper RPG content in the form of e.g. random quests, and where a character's combat efficiency is more determined by statistics than player reflexes. Expectations from the game are high, as earlier games the developers have been involved in, especially titles from Blizzard Entertainment, have become best sellers with few exceptions. Their competence and experience in the field speaks in favor of them.
Employees
The key employees of Flagship Studios are:
- David Brevik (CVO)
- Bill Roper (CEO)
- Erich Schaefer (CCO, Chairman of the Board)
- Max Schaefer (COO)
- Ken Williams (CFO)
- Dave Glenn (Art Director)
- Peter Hu (Director of Technology)
- Phil Shenk (Art Director)
- Tyler Thompson (Director of Technology)
External links
- Flagship Studios website (http://www.flagshipstudios.com/)
- Official Hellgate: London website (http://www.hellgatelondon.com/)
- The Flagship Follower - A Flagship Studios Fansite (http://www.flagshipfollower.com/)
- FlagshipStudios.org - Flagship Studios Fansite (http://flagshipstudios.org/)
- FlagshipX - Flagship Studios Fansite (http://www.flagshipx.net/)
- FSSPlanet - German/English Fansite (http://www.fssplanet.com/)