Flagship No Longer Owns Hellgate London (5th Update) on Hellgate Guru has
been updated a few times since it was referenced here yesterday
(
story). One update clarifies that Korean Hellgate distributor
HanbitSoft informed them that they do not have any claim to take of ownership of
Hellgate: London, but rather it is the IP for
Mythos that was used
as collateral for a loan they made to Flagship, and that Flagship has turned
down their offers of additional loans to keep them afloat. And apparently such
loans would have been necessary, as
Voodoo Extreme is capping all this news off by reporting that Flagship has
lost the rights to the Hellgate and Mythos IPs, has let all of its staff go, and
their offices are being closed today. VE reports that
HanbitSoft now owns
Mythos, while investor
Comerica Bank owns Hellgate: London. Their conclusion is that development of
both games for Asia is likely to continue, while the future of each for western
audiences is unknown at this point.
LucasFilm Files New Star Wars Trademarks, Is The Old Republic Its New MMO? on
Kotaku (thanks Mike Martinez) points out that LucasFilm has filed trademark
applications for
Star
Wars The Old Republic,
The
Old Republic,
Star
Wars Sagas, and
Star
Wars Legends, each being described as "video game software" and
"entertainment services provided on-line by means of global and local area
networks." They point out this could be part of the plan a Star Wars MMOG that's
been the subject of heavy speculation for quite some time now. May the Force be
with us.
Polish developer Teyon announces
District Wars, a third-person action
game they plan to release before the end of this year (thanks
Gamer's Hell). The
District Wars Website is online,
offering screenshots and info, and promising an official trailer next month.
Word is:
Kraków, Poland – July 11, 2008 Teyon announces today the
forthcoming production. District Wars is a third-person action game for PC. The
game tells a story of Tyrus Jones, last living member of the gang called
Scorpions. It is based on the cutting edge technology Waterfall Engine and
incorporates Single Player and Multi Player modes. Production will be available
in Q4 2008.
"Become a man with nothing to lose"
Tyrus is a gangster who's obsessed with a revenge. A mysterious gang has smashed
all of his friends and destroyed his life. Now he's going to pay them back,
whatever it takes. He has to face a lot of various gangs, policemen and
traitors.
Visit official website for more:
http://www.districtwars.com
Insurgency Website now features a new beta
version 2.1 of this
Half-Life 2 modification centered around modern
infantry combat (thanks
Gamer's Hell). Here's how the project is described: "Insurgency
(INS) is a total conversion mod for Valve Software's Half-Life 2, powered by the
Source Engine. INS immerses the player in an intense online combat experience.
Set on the modern battlefields, Insurgency simulates infantry combat that
encourages the use of teamwork and tactics to close with and destroy the enemy."
A cinematic trailer promoting
Empire: Total War is now available, the
clip shows off some land and naval combat, but no footage from the next
installment in the Total War series. The clip concludes promising a February 6,
2009 release. You can find the trailer on
ActionTrip,
AtomicGamer,
FileFront,
Gamer's Hell,
and
MyGameTrailers.
Capcom announces the casual multiplayer strategy game formerly known as
Plunder has been renamed
Age of Booty. The setting has not been
changed to the 70s; it is still a pirate-themed game, so presumably they are
talking about the other kind of booty.
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