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We’re all pretty much aware that Hellgate: London failed, and I’d say we’re all pretty sure of the reasoning behind that failure, but it’s always nice to get confirmation from someone in the know. In an interview with Eurogamer mainly dealing with their new MMO Mythos, Flagship’s operations chief and co-founder Max Schaefer explains that the company just bit off more than they could chew.
Xbox and Xbox Live product manager Aaron Greenberg admitted in a recent interview that Microsoft should have explained XBLA’s delisting process a little better.
Greenberg told MTV Multiplayer’s Patrick Klepek:
“The reality is we’re not removing any games from the service, if you will. They’ll always be there for purchase. Think about a book on Amazon. It’s not always going to be featured on the front page of the store.”
You can re-download titles you once owned, if you delete them, or you can buy them if a friend recommends them to you, Greenberg clarified, even if you can no longer purchase them via storefront browsing.
Still, is the state of XBLA like an episode of “Survivor”? Greenberg told Multiplayer:
