<s>
Mythos	B-Protocol
was	O
a	O
multiplayer	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
that	O
was	O
originally	O
under	O
development	O
by	O
Flagship	O
Studios	O
Seattle	O
,	O
a	O
subdivision	O
of	O
Flagship	O
Studios	O
,	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
company	O
composed	O
largely	O
of	O
ex-Blizzard	O
North	O
employees	O
who	O
were	O
lead	O
producers	O
of	O
the	O
Diablo	B-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
HanbitSoft	O
's	O
corporate	O
partners	O
will	O
continue	O
to	O
develop	O
Mythos	B-Protocol
for	O
a	O
planned	O
release	O
in	O
South	O
Korea	O
and	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mythos	B-Protocol
is	O
similar	O
in	O
style	O
to	O
Diablo	B-Application
,	O
utilizing	O
a	O
similar	O
interface	O
and	O
perspective	O
,	O
extensive	O
map	O
and	O
item	O
randomization	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
high	O
fantasy	O
setting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
development	O
was	O
led	O
by	O
Travis	O
Baldree	O
,	O
creator	O
of	O
the	O
action	B-Application
RPG	I-Application
FATE	B-Application
,	O
now	O
a	O
co-founder	O
of	O
Runic	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
codenamed	O
"	O
Project	O
Tugboat	O
,	O
"	O
the	O
game	O
started	O
as	O
a	O
networking	O
technology	O
test	O
for	O
Flagship	O
Studios	O
 '	O
multiplayer	O
game	O
Hellgate	B-Application
:	I-Application
London	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mythos	B-Protocol
was	O
built	O
upon	O
the	O
same	O
core	O
engine	O
and	O
technology	O
that	O
Hellgate	B-Application
:	I-Application
London	I-Application
used	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
on	O
19	O
July	O
2008	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
due	O
to	O
continuing	O
financial	O
hardships	O
at	O
Flagship	O
Studios	O
,	O
Mythos	B-Protocol
would	O
be	O
going	O
on	O
hiatus	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
beta	O
closed	O
shortly	O
thereafter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
company	O
laid	O
off	O
most	O
of	O
its	O
employees	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
Mythos	B-Protocol
was	O
suspended	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Almost	O
immediately	O
after	O
Flagship	O
's	O
closing	O
,	O
the	O
entire	O
Flagship	O
Seattle	O
team	O
responsible	O
for	O
Mythos	B-Protocol
(	O
consisting	O
of	O
14	O
people	O
including	O
lead	O
designer	O
Travis	O
Baldree	O
and	O
executive	O
producer	O
Max	O
Schaefer	O
)	O
formed	O
Runic	O
Games	O
and	O
began	O
development	O
of	O
a	O
new	O
game	O
named	O
Torchlight	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
intellectual	O
property	O
and	O
game	O
assets	O
of	O
Mythos	B-Protocol
moved	O
into	O
the	O
ownership	O
of	O
South	O
Korean	O
MMO	O
publisher	O
HanbitSoft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2009	O
,	O
Hanbitsoft	O
released	O
a	O
statement	O
on	O
its	O
Korean-language	O
website	O
revealing	O
that	O
parent	O
company	O
T3	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
T3	O
's	O
subsidiary	O
Redbana	O
are	O
continuing	O
development	O
of	O
Mythos	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Included	O
on	O
the	O
site	O
is	O
a	O
message	O
from	O
a	O
designer	O
identified	O
as	O
"	O
Alboos	O
"	O
who	O
states	O
that	O
they	O
are	O
restructuring	O
Mythos	B-Protocol
to	O
make	O
it	O
"	O
more	O
suited	O
as	O
an	O
online	O
game.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2009	O
,	O
Redbana/T3	O
launched	O
an	O
English-language	O
Mythos	B-Protocol
website	O
with	O
a	O
closed	O
beta	O
registration	O
form	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
1	O
December	O
2009	O
,	O
Redbana	O
began	O
occasional	O
daily	O
updates	O
via	O
the	O
Mythos	B-Protocol
"	O
teaser	O
"	O
website	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
1	O
April	O
2011	O
,	O
Mythos	B-Protocol
began	O
sending	O
out	O
closed	O
beta	O
keys	O
,	O
on	O
12	O
April	O
2011	O
,	O
Mythos	B-Protocol
began	O
the	O
open	O
beta	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
2	O
February	O
2012	O
,	O
T3	O
launched	O
the	O
open	O
beta	O
test	O
for	O
Mythos	B-Protocol
Global	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mythos	B-Protocol
Global	O
was	O
operated	O
for	O
less	O
than	O
two	O
years	O
;	O
the	O
servers	O
were	O
shut	O
down	O
22	O
January	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
