GamesRadar - Mythos

Mythos Development Continues, Being Reconstructed (News)

May 7, 2009

WorthPlaying writes: "Mythos is a free-to-play online, action RPG where players assume the roles of fantasy heroes as they explore, adventure, and quest through entirely randomized dungeons and environments. Hanbitsoft revealed that is currently in a good condition where it's being reconstructed by its recently formed T3 Entertainment studio."

Former Co-Founder of Flagship Studios Heads to New Turbine Studio (News)

Oct 13, 2008

GamePlasma writes:

"After announcing the creation of their new California studio, Turbine has also announced that the former co-founder of Flagship Studios David Brevin, developer of Mythos and Hellgate: London, will become the Creative Director for the new studio. Prior to his work at Flagship Studios, David Brevik was president of Blizzard North for seven years."

Flagship Studios Halts Development on Mythos (News)

Jul 21, 2008

Flagship Studios, the developer that insists that they are still in business even though they have zero cash flow, has halted all development on their free MMORPG "Mythos". Possibly because developing free games isn't economically viable when you're broke.

Flagship Studios Crashing? (News)

Jun 7, 2008

Some troubling news has arrived from inside Flagship Studios, the company created from ex-Blizzard employees mostly known for creating the Diablo games and the developers of Hellgate: London and Mythos. It seems that the employees are leaving the company in droves, and the company could be in trouble. A personal blog post of one of the "lead" programmers revealed this (but has been deleted since). The blog post reveals a lot of the current status "from the inside".

"We just wanted to whack skeletons with clubs" (Feature)

Jun 2, 2008

We talk to Exec Producer of Mythos Max Schaefer about building on Diablo, fighting PC stagnation, and the future of the RPG. ...

Mythos - Gameplay 4 (Video)

May 8, 2008

An online dungeon crawler that serves as a networking guinea pig for Hellgate: London.

Mythos - Gameplay 3 (Video)

May 8, 2008

An online dungeon crawler that serves as a networking guinea pig for Hellgate: London.

Mythos - Gameplay 2 (Video)

May 8, 2008

An online dungeon crawler that serves as a networking guinea pig for Hellgate: London.

Play Mythos before everyone else! (News)

May 8, 2008

Fancy playing Mythos before the sweaty legions of the general public get their sticky fingers on it? We can help. ...

Mythos Chapter Three Released (News)

Mar 27, 2008

Ping0, LLC, a joint-venture between Flagship Studios and HanbitSoft, Inc., today announced the introduction of the third chapter for the closed beta program of the massively multiplayer online role-playing game Mythos. A new official website has also launched. (www.mythos.com)

Mythos' third chapter introduces the Umbral Peaks and the towns of Mistglade and Arcled and includes quest content that will allow players to progress to level 30. New features include the introduction of a new Cyclopean character race, a crafting system, in-game mail, socketable armor, trinkets, and stat bonuses for skill tier investment. For the first time, players can participate in PvP dueling thanks to a dedicated PvP world, the Shadowlands.

New Mythos screens and gameplay footage (News)

Mar 27, 2008

New screenshots and new gameplay footage from Flagship Studios' MMO Mythos have hit the net. Gameplay footage includes briefing on the game's races and character classes, while the screenshots come from a new content update that's just been released for the ongoing closed beta. The update "introduces the Umbral Peaks and the towns of Mistglade and Arcled and includes quest content that will allow players to progress to level 30. New features ...

Mythos (Screenshots)

Mar 27, 2008

Mythos Open Beta Imminent (News)

Mar 26, 2008

Flagship Studios, the makers of the post-apocalyptic MMO Hellgate: London, are finishing up the development of their other game: Mythos! As they disclosed earlier in the interview with Mythos: IncGamers at GDC 2008, the Open Beta will start as soon as Zone 3 is out and gotten the worst bugs ironed out.

Down with the goblins - Or how to make MMOs fun again (Feature)

Feb 29, 2008

Theoretically, the MMO should be the epitome of this immersive, connective, community gaming revolution we keep hearing about. In practice though, it's often impenetrable, exclusory, or just plain dull. We cut out the crap and present our vision of a brave new online world. ...

CVG: 'Devs need to capitalise on PC penetration' (News)

Feb 29, 2008

Developers and publishers of PC games really need to better capitalise on the deep penetration of the platform, Flagship Studios COO Max Schaefer has said regarding the much talked-about state of PC gaming.

I think it's cyclical and transitional", Schaefer told CVG of the PC gaming scene, which has been blighted by 'PC gaming is dying' headlines in recent months.

He continued, "PC gaming isn't going anywhere until people stop having PCs. It's up to developers and publishers to keep it fresh and keep bringing creative, entertaining games to market. "PC still is the only platform with decent chatting ability and people are by necessity in front of their PCs for many hours a day.

Mythos: The MMORPG we'd actually play (Preview)

Jan 30, 2008

Casual gaming and the MMORPG. Two concepts that can separately send a none-more-cold shudder of dread down the traditional gamers spine. Combining the two then, should logically create a most hideous gestahl beast of unimaginable combined wrong, as if Ray had chosen Celine Dion for Gozers form instead of Mr. Staypuft at the end of Ghostbusters. Rather, having had a look at Flagship Studios Mythos yesterday, weve got a feeling that the two pariahs of gaming could actually cancel each other out, ...

More Mythos footage (News)

Jan 16, 2008

Jan 16, 2008 A new gameplay trailer from Flagship Studios' forthcoming fantasy MMO Mythos is right ...

Bioshock scores 93% in PCGZine issue 9 (News)

Aug 30, 2007

The new issue of PCGZine rates Bioshock with its highest score to date, claiming it reinvents the FPS genre and should excite all gamers, even jaded games journalists.

Mythos - hands-on (Preview)

Jul 5, 2007

Our penchant for dungeon crawlers helped us settle into a hypnotic trance as we left-clicked our way towards level-ups and loot when we sampled an early build of Flagship Studios' free-to-play MMO, Mythos. It was fun, almost too fun for a free game. But it really wasn't supposed to be this way. Developed with the same tools, graphics engine, database needs, and most of the same code as Flagship's much anticipated Hellgate: London, Mythos was originally created to help make sure Hellgate's ...

Mythos beta ready - new screens (News)

Apr 26, 2007

Flagship Studios Seattle, a satellite of Bill Roper's outfit Flagship Studios, has released new screenshots from Mythos along with word that the alpha testing stage for the game has ended and beta is being eyed. Mythos is an MMO action-RPG that'll be free to download and play, plunging players into the fantasy world of Uld where they assume the roles of heroes traversing the land. Adventuring, questing and combat occur in completely randomized dungeons and environments, dungeons being ...

Ping0 and Flagship Studios Unveil Mythos (News)

Mar 23, 2007

What do you get when you combine the guys that worked on the Diablo franchise, the Hellgate: London tech, and a free MMORPG? Mythos! and excited, very excited. You read that right too, a free MMORPG, and we're not just talking monthly fee here. Flagship is claiming that the game will be free to download and ...

Mythos Detailed (News)

Mar 22, 2007

Today, Ping0 revealed details about the upcoming MMORPG Mythos. The Flagship developed title is an action RPG using randomized dungeons. Players can be either a human, elf, or gremlin and customize their character with classes skills and items. Mythos is currently entering its alpha test phase.

"For Mythos, we started with the revolutionary style of gameplay we pioneered in the Diablo franchise. Then, by offering it free to download and play, we make it even more accessible to players. By designing the Mythos world from the ground-up to be an ever-changing place, we can quickly and seamlessly implement new ideas from a variety of inspirations," said Phil Shenk, Creative Director of Mythos and founding member of Flagship Studios, "Through the continued support of the Flagship community, we are striving to create what will be one of the most innovative role-playing games of recent years."