FLAGSHIP
STUDIOS
ANNOUNCES
NEW
SUBSIDIARY
DEVELOPMENT
STUDIO –
FLAGSHIP
SEATTLE
Newly Formed
Flagship
Seattle to
release
casual RPG
Mythos in
2007
SAN
FRANCISCO,
CA (December
14th, 2006)
-- Flagship
Studios
today
announced
that it has
expanded
operations
with the
formation of
a new
development
studio:
Flagship
Seattle.
Flagship
Studios is
already one
of the most
respected
independent
video game
developers
in North
America. The
creation of
Flagship
Seattle
plays an
integral
part in the
company's
development
plans.
The studio
is led by
Travis
Baldree,
Project
Director.
Baldree
previously
worked at
Wild Tangent
as the Lead
Designer on
the popular
free-to-play
role-playing
game Fate.
Flagship
Seattle has
a diverse
history of
game
development.
Other team
members have
worked on
titles
including
Total
Annihilation,
Dungeon
Siege and
SWAT 3.
Flagship
Seattle is
currently
working on
Mythos, an
online
role-playing
game that
will be used
to test the
networking
technology
behind the
multiplayer
component of
the
highly-anticipated
action
role-playing
game
Hellgate:
London.
Mythos will
be digitally
distributed
by Flagship
Studios
subsidiary
Ping0, LLC
in North
America and
Europe in
2007.
HanbitSoft,
Flagship
Studios’
partner in
Ping0, will
be
responsible
for
distributing
Mythos in
Asia.
“We were
very
impressed
with the
work of
Travis from
when we were
first shown
Wild
Tangent's
Fate at E3
2005", said
Phil Shenk,
Creative
Director of
Mythos and
founding
member of
Flagship
Studios.
“Both he and
the Flagship
Seattle team
have an
exceptional
pedigree in
games
development.
Their skills
and
expertise
make them
real
assets."
“To be
involved in
the
formation of
Flagship
Seattle is
an honor“,
said Travis
Baldree,
Project
Director of
Flagship
Seattle. “We
are sure
that Mythos
will put
Flagship
Seattle on
the map, and
in turn will
become an
integral
part of the
Flagship
Studios
experience”.
About
Flagship
Studios
Flagship
Studios is a
creator of
innovative
entertainment
software,
designing
games that
focus 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
Flagship
Seattle
embody 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. For
more
information
about
Flagship
Studios log
onto
www.flagshipstudios.com
or contact
Tricia Gray
at tgray@flagshipstudios.com,
(415)-489-1419.
About Ping0,
LLC
Ping0 is a
company
dedicated to
connecting
online
gamers
worldwide.
By combining
proprietary
software
solutions
with
innovative
hardware and
service
partnerships,
Ping0
provides a
unique and
powerful
online
infrastructure.
Founded in
2006 by
Flagship
Studios and
HanbitSoft,
Inc., Ping0
offers a
unique
combination
of talents
and
experience
in the
realms of
online video
game
services and
publishing.