Reconstructing the fall of game developer Flagship Studios

Reconstructing the fall of game developer Flagship Studios

Flagship Studios was one of the most ambitious game development studios started in recent years. It launched a critically acclaimed game, Hellgate: London, in November, 2007 that had garnered more than 60 game review magazine covers.

The game sold more than 450,000 copies (at $50 each,… Continue Reading

Roundup: Amazon Web services go down, MySpace to join OpenID and more

Roundup: Amazon Web services go down, MySpace to join OpenID and more

Here’s the latest action:

Amazon Web services go down over the weekend — The problems crippled messaging service Twitter and many other sites.

MySpace to join OpenID? — TechCrunch’s sources say the social networking site will join the OpenID initiative, which allows one login to work across multiple sites,… Continue Reading