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Flying Lab Software

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Year 2008

 

Rate Video: Misc. PotBS Combat AnimationsVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at YouTube external link    Thu, May 1    3 related articles

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By rss@youtube.com (lindseyangela) Random combat animations I made for Pirates of the Burning Sea. Special combat skills taunt and distract, decapitate, and choke reaction to smoke bomb. Character models copyright Flying Lab Software. Animated in Maya 7. Keywords: Pirates of the Burning Sea Lindsey Krassin demo reel comba...

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Original at YouTube external link    Thu, May 1    3 related articles

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By rss@youtube.com (lindseyangela) Animations I made for the Florentine fighting style for the MMO Pirates of the Burning Sea. Sword and dagger attacks, blocks, parries, and special moves. Character model copyright Flying Lab Software. Animated in Maya 7. Keywords: animation animator Pirates of the Burning Sea avatar comb...

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Original at YouTube external link    Thu, May 1    2 related articles

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By rss@youtube.com (lindseyangela) Various animal animations I did for the online game Pirates of the Burning Sea. Character models copyright Flying Lab Software. Animated using Maya 7. Author: lindseyangela Keywords: Lindsey Krassin animation character animator demo reel animals pirates of the burning sea parrot

Year 2006

 

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Original at Google Video external link    Wed, May 3

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By Flying Lab Software Flying Lab Software 2 min - 2006-05-03 Welcome to Pirates of the Burning Sea where you'll sail through the early 1700's. This video shows some graphical footage of this high-seas MMORPG by Flying Lab Software.

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October of 2009

 

Rate Flying Lab offers 6 months of Pirates of the Burning Sea to military personnel

Original at Massively external link    Wed, Oct 28

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By James Egan Filed under: Fantasy, Historical, Pirates of the Burning Sea, MMO industry, News items Via Gamers Daily News]Flying Lab offers 6 months of Pirates of the Burning Sea to military personnel originally appeared on Massively on Wed, 28 Oct 2009 18:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of fe...

Rate Flying Lab offers 6 months of Pirates of the Burning Sea to military personnel

Original at Massively external link    Wed, Oct 28

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By James Egan Flying Lab Software announced this week that they're offering six months of free Pirates of the Burning Sea gameplay to military personnel and exclusive in-game items. In addition, the promotion waives the standard $19.99 purchase cost of the game. Sign-ups for the promotion require a mi...

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Original at gamertube.com external link    Wed, Sep 30    4 related articles

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to talk to Russel Williams, CEO of Flying Lab Software about recent and upcoming updates for Pirates of the Burning Sea, player governed ports ... gamertube.com

September of 2009

 

Rate New Port Battle Encounters Added to Testbed

Original at Zam external link    Thu, Sep 24

As we reported, Flying Lab Software is adding two new port battle encounters to Pirates of the Burning Sea and giving existing encounters their own ...

Rate Two New Port Battle Maps Coming in Patch 1.19

Original at Zam external link    Tue, Sep 22

The Flying Lab team is also working on more new maps, which should be added to Pirates of the Burning Sea in the coming months. Check out the entry for more ...

Rate Pirates of the Burning Sea announces "Power and Prestige" expansion, adds more staff

Original at Massively external link    Thu, Sep 17

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By Colin Brennan Filed under: Historical, Pirates of the Burning Sea, Business models, Expansions, Game mechanics, MMO industry, News items The guys from Flying Lab Software are busier than ever, as they have announced that they will be creating their very first expansion to Pirates of the Burning Sea...

Rate Flying Lab Seeks to Expand Dev Team

Original at Zam external link    Thu, Sep 17

Flying Lab Software is hiring additional personnel to work on Power and Prestige, the first major expansion for Pirates of the Burning Sea that was revealed ... and more »

Rate Flying Labs Expands even During a Recession

Original at GamersDailyNews external link    Thu, Sep 17

Such is the case with Flying Lab Software, creators of the acclaimed MMORPG title Pirates of the Burning Sea. Flying Lab Software's hiring drive is due in ... Pirates of the Burning Sea: Power & Prestige' Announced, HiringWorthPlaying.com all 4 news articles »

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Original at gamertube.com external link    Wed, Sep 9    4 related articles

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Jon Wood had a chance to sit down with Russel Williams CEO of Flying Lab Software to discuss their upcoming MMO Pirates of the Burning Sea as it ... gamertube.com

Rate New Lead Designer Gives Introduction to Players

Original at Zam external link    Tue, Sep 1

Flying Lab Software has brought in John "Thalassic" Grimm as the new lead designer for Pirates of the Burning Sea, and he has written an introductory letter ...

Rate A Grimm Introduction

Original at Pirates of the Burning Sea external link    Mon, Aug 31

Hey Everyone, I'm John Grimm! Flying Lab Software has brought me on board as the new design lead for PotBS and Rhaegar has finally decided to let me out of my box to introduce myself to the community!

Year 2009

 

Rate Good for the Environment

Original at Pirates of the Burning Sea external link    Thu, Jun 4

Greetings and salutations from the environment team at Flying Lab Software! I�m Brad, the Lead Environment Artist. My experience working with the entire Pirates of the Burning Sea team has been overwhelmingly positive and creative since I started here last year. ...

Rate Pirates of the Burning Sea: Beat Them at Their Own Game

Original at MMORPG.COM external link    Thu, Apr 9    2 related articles

By news@mmorpg.com Flying Lab Software has challenged players to face off against the devs while they test the Skirmish System in Pirates of the Burning Sea. If players pull off the win, they'll be rewarded with a Beat Them at Their Own Game title.

Rate Can You Beat Us at Our Own Game?

Original at Pirates of the Burning Sea external link    Wed, Apr 8    2 related articles

We're rather good at playing Pirates of the Burning Sea here at Flying Lab Software... or at least we think we are. That's why we're challenging you, our beloved players, to a battle of skill and cunning using the new ...

Rate Pirates to get more RvR love from Flying Lab Software

Original at Massively external link    Sat, Apr 4

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By James Egan Pirates are always the underdogs in MMOs, aren't they? That seems to be the case in Pirates of the Burning Sea, where the Pirate nation has been at a disadvantage with the game's Conquest system. While their ports can't be controlled (permanently) by another nation, they're likewise unab...

Rate Pirates of the Burning Sea: Pirate Conquest Changes

Original at MMORPG.COM external link    Fri, Apr 3

By news@mmorpg.com Flying Lab has announced a few changes to what happens when pirate factions conquer ports in Pirates of the Burning Sea. In typical FLS fashion, the changes and the reasoning behind them are explained in clearly in one of their devlogs.

Rate PotBS @ PyrateCon New Orleans!

Original at Pirates of the Burning Sea external link    Fri, Mar 27

Hello all! It's that time again! The Flying Lab Software gang is packing up and heading out to show off Pirates of the Burning Sea at this year's PyrateCon! Rusty, Misha and Danicia ...

Rate Pirates of the Burning Sea: Devlog: Testbed Event Shenanigans

Original at MMORPG.COM external link    Tue, Mar 24

By news@mmorpg.com The latest devlog out of Flying Lab Software looks at their efforts to put the play back in playtesting with entertaining events on their test server.

Rate Pirates of the Burning Sea: Female Avatar Texture Rework

Original at MMORPG.COM external link    Fri, Mar 13    8 related articles

By news@mmorpg.com The latest dev journal from Flying Lab Software looks at player concerns with female avatars and the developers work to address these issues.

Rate Pirates of the Burning Sea: Update 1.13: The Saint of Piracy

Original at MMORPG.COM external link    Tue, Mar 10

By news@mmorpg.com The folks at Flying Lab Software have posted a new dev journal which looks at some of the economic improvements presented in 1.13: The Saint of Piracy, the latest update for Pirates of the Burning Sea which went live today.

Rate Pirates of the Burning Sea: Battle of Gull Point Testbed Event

Original at MMORPG.COM external link    Thu, Mar 5    9 related articles

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By news@mmorpg.com Flying Lab will be holding a four sided ship skirmish event on their Testbed server to test the game's new Skirmish System.

Rate Pirates of the Burning Sea: PotBS Welcomes Welcoming Committee

Original at MMORPG.COM external link    Mon, Feb 23

By news@mmorpg.com Flying Lab Software has announced the start of the Pirates of the Burning Sea Welcoming Committee, a program which recruits volunteers to give aid and advice to new players.

Rate Skirmish warfare coming to Pirates of the Burning Sea

Original at Massively external link    Fri, Feb 20

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By James Egan The Flying Lab Software developers working on Pirates of the Burning Sea have done a lot of writing about the avatar combat changes of late, but it's clear that they're still aiming to improve ship-based PvP on the high seas. Pirates of the Burning Sea is going to get a major new feature as of p...

Rate Upper Deck and Flying Lab Launch UpperDeckU

Original at Virtual Worlds external link    Tue, Feb 17

 TX - Late last month, Pirates of the Burning Sea developer Flying Lab Software announced that it was opening a division to focus on creating new casual MMOs and ...

Rate Brawling changes hit Pirates of the Burning Sea

Original at Massively external link    Sat, Feb 14    9 related articles

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By James Egan Pirates of the Burning Sea is a title that's been undergoing some major overhauls in terms of game mechanics. Flying Lab Software has been revamping the game's combat systems, both those of ship-based combat and avatar combat. We've mentioned a few of those changes in the past, such as the i...

Rate Brawling Coming to Pirates of the Burning Sea - Ten Ton Hammer

Original at Ten Ton Hammer Headlines external link    Fri, Feb 13

By Cody Bye Nothing says "Hello!" like a punch in the face.Every time you look, the developers at Flying Lab Software are implementing some new skill, change or system into Pirates of the Burning Sea. Now that their Avatar Combat changes are hitting the... read more

Rate Interview with Flying Labs CEO, Russell Williams

Original at Allakhazam.com News (full) external link    Wed, Feb 4

 CA - expect from PotBS in 2009. Russell also makes mention of Flying Lab Software's second, soon to be announced MMO. Togikagi : Pirates of the Burning Sea ...

Rate Flying Lab opens new casual subsidiary

Original at Develop external link    Mon, Feb 2    3 related articles

 UK - Feb 2, 2009 While the main wing of the studio will continue to focus on traditional MMOs like its Pirates of the Burning Sea title, Flying Lab Casual is to apply its ...

Rate Los creadores de The Pirates of the Burning Sea apuestan por el ...

Original at Vandal external link    Mon, Feb 2

 Spain - Flying Lab Software, creadores de The Pirates of the Burning Sea, ha anunciado que va a ampliar su red de recursos para entrar en el mercado de juegos ...

Rate FLYING LAB ADDS CASUAL TEAM

Original at GameIndustry.com external link    Sun, Feb 1

 DC - For fans of Flying Labs’ successful MMO Pirates of the Burning Sea, the company is applying its trademark high-quality online graphics and intuitive game ...

Rate Pirates of the Burning Sea: FLS Opens Casual MMO Studio

Original at MMORPG.COM external link    Fri, Jan 30    4 related articles

By news@mmorpg.com Flying Lab software has announced that they have created a new casual game division where they will develope casual MMO environments.

Rate Casual MMOs are next frontier for Pirates of Burning Sea dev

Original at Zergwatch external link    Thu, Jan 29

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 NJ - Jan 29, 2009 Pirates of the Burning Sea developer Flying Lab has hoisted the sails on a casual games division. GameDaily reports that Flying Lab Casual is working on ... Flying Lab Goes Casual with Upper Deck Virtual Worlds News Flying Lab Goes Casual With Upper Deck Deal Crispy Gamer

Rate Flying Lab Software cannonading for new casual MMO

Original at Massively external link    Thu, Jan 29

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By Kyle Horner It looks like after many long years of developing Pirates of the Burning Sea, Flying Lab Software is ready for something a little more laid back. Which is why the Seattle-based developer's next project will be a family friendly casual MMO through a partnership with trading card company Up...

Rate New Podcast - Ask Rusty!

Original at Pirates of the Burning Sea external link    Mon, Jan 26

Today we're launching a new regular feature on the Pirates of the Burning Sea website: the Ask Rusty podcast! This is your chance to ask Flying Lab Software CEO Russell "Rusty" Williams your questions about Pirates ...

Rate Pirates of the Burning Sea celebrates its first birthday with style

Original at Massively external link    Sun, Jan 25

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By Kyle Horner It's been a whole year since Pirates of the Burning Sea left its dry dock and sailed out into the vast and sometimes-choppy waters of the ocean of MMOs. While it hasn't been a relatively safe year for adventurous new titles, Flying Lab Software's still got a lot to be happy with: Their game is s...

Rate Pirates of the Burning Sea Now One Year Old

Original at Allakhazam.com News (full) external link    Fri, Jan 23

 CA - Celebrations are occurring not only in the offices of game developer Flying Lab Software, but server-side as well. "To celebrate our anniversary, ...

Rate Pirates of the Burning Sea is One Year Old!

Original at Pirates of the Burning Sea external link    Thu, Jan 22

Flying Lab Software are proud to be celebrating the one-year anniversary of Pirates of the Burning Sea! The game originally launched on January 22nd 2008, and since then we've had 11 feature and content updates, which have included a major overhaul ...

Rate Pirates of the Burning Sea: Basic Avatar Combat Overview

Original at MMORPG.COM external link    Wed, Jan 21

By news@mmorpg.com MMORPG.com's Ernest Ross writes this overview to some of the changes coming to avatar combat in Flying Lab Software's Pirates of the Burning Sea.

Rate Pirates of the Burning Sea: Forum Overhaul

Original at MMORPG.COM external link    Tue, Jan 20

By news@mmorpg.com As the one year anniversary of the launch of Pirates of the Burning Sea approaches, Flying Lab Software has taken the opportunity to overhaul the game's forums.

Rate Pirates of the Burning Sea: Population Incentives for Small Nations

Original at MMORPG.COM external link    Thu, Jan 15

By news@mmorpg.com Flying Lab Software has announced that they are offering population incentives to encourage players to join the less populous nations in Pirates of the Burning Sea. The incentives are tuned to the individual situation on each server, with France and Spain as the main beneficiaries of th...

Rate Pirates of the Burning Sea: Rebel Apostles

Original at MMORPG.COM external link    Wed, Jan 14

By news@mmorpg.com The folks at Flying Lab Software have revealed the next step in the development of Pirates of the Burning Sea with Rebel Apostles, a serial story that will continue with successive content updates.

Rate Pirates of the Burning Sea: Career Skill Changes Preview

Original at MMORPG.COM external link    Tue, Jan 13    4 related articles

By news@mmorpg.com Flying Lab Software has posted a preview of upcoming career skill changes in Pirates of the Burning Sea.

Rate Pirates of the Burning Sea: Dev Journal: Economic Stimulus Package

Original at MMORPG.COM external link    Fri, Jan 9    8 related articles

By news@mmorpg.com Flying Lab Software has published a lengthy dev journal detailing their plans to tackle economic problems within Pirates of the Burning Sea.

Rate Pirates of the Burning Sea: Swashbuckling Revamp Release Notes

Original at MMORPG.COM external link    Tue, Dec 30

By news@mmorpg.com Flying Lab Software has posted the release notes for build 1.11.51.0 for Pirates of the Burning Sea, which is scheduled to go live today.

Rate Pirates of the Burning Sea: Avatar Combat Revamp Screenshots

Original at MMORPG.COM external link    Thu, Dec 18    8 related articles

By news@mmorpg.com The folks at Flying Lab Software have provided us with these seven avatar combat screenshots.

Rate Pirates of the Burning Sea: Avatar Combat Revamp Interview

Original at MMORPG.COM external link    Thu, Dec 18

By news@mmorpg.com MMORPG.com's Carolyn Koh recently visited Flying Lab Studios' new offices in Seattle to talk to the team about the upcoming Avatar Combat Revamp for their nautical MMORPG, Pirates of the Burning Sea.

Rate Massively: Come and spend a fortnight in Pirates of the Burning Sea

Original at virginworlds MMO external link    Sat, Dec 13    9 related articles

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Filed under: Fantasy, Pirates of the Burning Sea Flying Lab games is calling all scurvy knaves back to the ranks of Pirates of the Burning Sea and offering 14 days free for all returning players. If you're new to the game, you can also get two weeks to try it out by visiting their free trial page....

Rate Return To The Burning Sea For Free

Original at Kotaku external link    Fri, Dec 12

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By Mike Fahey Flying Lab have been hard at work tweaking their seafaring MMO Pirates of the Burning Sea since launch, and they're inviting old captains back to see if the modified pirate life is for them. Free 14-day Trial Extended to Previous Pirates of the Burning Sea™ Captains

Rate Pirates of the Burning Sea: NPCs Get New Tactics

Original at MMORPG.COM external link    Tue, Nov 25    8 related articles

By news@mmorpg.com Flying Lab has posted anew developer diary which reveals new and improved NPC combat tactics which were made possible with the game's new avatar combat system.

Rate Pirates of the Burning Sea: Female Avatars Now Less Masculine

Original at MMORPG.COM external link    Fri, Nov 21

By news@mmorpg.com Flying Lab Software has revealed details of the new female avatars in the game, which have undergone a make over to make them look less masculine.

Rate VirginWorlds MMO Podcast Collective: VirginWorlds Podcast #132

Original at virginworlds MMO external link    Mon, Nov 10    8 related articles

Pirates of the Burning Sea. Major avatar combat revisions are in development for Pirates of the Burning Sea. Kevin Maginn, Lead Designer at Flying Lab Software, has written a dev blog on the subject. Here is what he said: (Quote) ...

Rate Pirates of the Burning Sea: Changes for Aussie Pirates

Original at MMORPG.COM external link    Fri, Nov 7    4 related articles

By news@mmorpg.com Flying Lab has posted their plans for Pirates of the Burning Sea in Australia, as they will be ending their relationship with Bigpond and closing down the Invincible server. To accommodate players, they'll be opening a new server with port battles scheduled for peak Australian usage, an...

Rate Pirates of the Burning Sea : Pirates of the Burning Sea for PC ...

Original at MMORPG.COM external link    Fri, Oct 24

PotBS HoC Logs. Stratics has posted the transcripts from their Pirates of the Burning Sea dev chat. ... Server Mergers Explained, Our Interview With The CEO. WarCry interviews Russel Williams, CEO of Flying Lab Software. ...

Rate Pirates of the Burning Sea: 1.9: Your Just Rewards Notes Published

Original at MMORPG.COM external link    Thu, Oct 23    8 related articles

By news@mmorpg.com Flying Lab has posted the release notes for the milestone build 1.9: Your Just Rewards for Pirates of the Burning Seas.

Rate Pirates of the Burning Sea : Pirates of the Burning Sea for PC ...

Original at MMORPG.COM external link    Fri, Oct 17

By news@mmorpg.com Rick Saada: Living the Dream... Stratics has posted an interview with Rick Saada from Flying Lab Software. Stratics on May 08, 2008. PotBS HoC Logs. Stratics has posted the transcripts from their Pirates of the Burning Sea dev chat. ...

Rate Pirates of the Burning Sea: Avatar Combat Revisions

Original at MMORPG.COM external link    Wed, Oct 15    8 related articles

By news@mmorpg.com Flying Lab has posted a new dev journal which details the revisions they are making to avatar combat in Pirates of the Burning Sea.

Rate Pirates of the Burning Sea - Avatar Combat Revision

Original at MPOGD.com external link    Tue, Oct 14    3 related articles

 IL - Oct 14, 2008 Kevin Maginn, Lead Designer at Flying Lab Software, has written a new development log on the subject for Pirates of the Burning Sea located at ...

Rate Pirates of the Burning Sea: 14 Day Free Trial

Original at MMORPG.COM external link    Tue, Sep 30    6 related articles

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By news@mmorpg.com Flying Lab Software has announced that they are now offering a 14 day free trial for Pirates of The Burning Sea.

Rate Trial Keys Now Available for Pirates of the Burning Sea

Original at GameZone external link    Mon, Sep 29

 MI - Sep 29, 2008 Flying Lab Software invites you to play the award winning, swashbuckling, seafaring MMO with a free 14-Day Trial Key for Pirates of the Burning Sea, ...

Rate Pirates of the Burning Sea celebrates Talk Like a Pirate Day

Original at Massively external link    Fri, Sep 19    9 related articles

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By Shawn Schuster Filed under: Fantasy, Historical, Culture, Events, in-game, MMO industry, Roleplaying, Education, HumorWhen you're the official game of International Talk Like A Pirate Day, today is your day to shine. So the folks at Flying Lab Software have been working hard to make today the ultima...

Rate Pirates of the Burning Sea: Yarr... It Be Talk Like a Pirate Day...

Original at MMORPG.COM external link    Fri, Sep 19    4 related articles

By news@mmorpg.com The folks at Flying Lab Software, the makers of Pirates of the Burning Sea would like to remind us that that today is international talk LIke a Pirate Day... Matey.

Rate WarCry Network : Latest News: "Talk Like A Pirate Day" Celebration

Original at virginworlds MMO external link    Wed, Sep 3    4 related articles

Flying Lab Software, creators of the swashbuckling Pirates of the Burning Sea MMO, released an announcement reminding all aspiring seafarers of the upcoming "Talk Like A Pirate Day" and the ingame festivities starting September 19th. ...

Rate Pirates of the Burning Sea celebrates Talk Like A Pirate Day

Original at HEXUS.gaming external link    Wed, Sep 3    4 related articles

 UK - Sep 3, 2008 And, to commemorate Talk Like A Pirate Day, MMORPG Pirates of the Burning Sea is getting even more 'piratey', if that be the word... Last year Flying Lab ... Pirates of the Burning Sea Celebrating Talk Like A Pirate Day Gamers Hell all 2 news articles

Rate Getting Ready for Talk Like a Pirate Day

Original at Ve3d.com external link    Tue, Sep 2

 - Sep 2, 2008 19th: For those of you who have been fans of Flying Lab Software, you’ll no doubt remember that Pirates of the Burning Sea is the official video game of ... VE3D Archived News for Tuesday, Sep 2, 2008 Ve3d.com all 4 news articles

Rate Don't turn your (virtual) back on team of female online gamers

Original at TMCnet external link    Sat, Aug 30

 - Aug 30, 2008 Pudenz, who left the Frag Dolls in 2005, now handles PR for Seattle's Flying Lab Software, developer of the game Pirates of the Burning Sea. ...

Rate Don't turn your (virtual) back on team of female online gamers

Original at Seattle Times external link    Sat, Aug 30

 United States - Pudenz, who left the Frag Dolls in 2005, now handles PR for Seattle's Flying Lab Software, developer of the game Pirates of the Burning Sea. ...

Rate Massively: Flying Lab working on a flash-based kids MMO?

Original at virginworlds MMO external link    Fri, Aug 29

It continues, "Flying Lab Software is currently expanding and supporting our recently released MMO, Pirates of the Burning Sea, as well as working on several new MMO projects." We've put in a request for comment with the company, ...

Rate Pirates of the Burning Sea: Interview with Russell Williams

Original at MMORPG.COM external link    Thu, Aug 28    4 related articles

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By news@mmorpg.com While attending Gen Con in indianapolis, we had the opportunity to talk to Russel Williams, CEO of Flying Lab Software about recent and upcoming updates for Pirates of the Burning Sea, player governed ports, alternative advancement paths, and the revamping of avatar combat.

Rate Massively: Massively goes to Dragon*Con: Saturday events

Original at virginworlds MMO external link    Tue, Aug 26    9 related articles

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Also included will be a look at creating a MMO as an independent entity, both in the technical and business aspects. 1:00 PM, Pirates of the Burning Sea: Q&A with Flying Lab Yarr, matey! Come and meet the motley crew from Flying Lab as ...

Rate Destructoid Interview: Flying Lab CEO Russel Williams

Original at Destructoid external link    Sun, Aug 17

By Brad Nicholson Flying Lab’s booth on the show floor was all about Pirates of the Burning Sea. The company’s main focus was to establish that the MMO was still kicking out new content and fixing problems that players indicate are issues with the game. ...

Rate Pirates of the Burning Sea: get a chance to test patch 1.6's new ships

Original at Qj.net external link    Thu, Jul 31    2 related articles

By Tim Y. Can't wait to give Pirates of the Burning Sea's new level-50 ships a test drive on your next plundering session? If your answer is yes, then Flying Lab Software has a special promo lined up for you. The company has announced that this ...

Rate Pirates of the Burning Sea: get a chance to test patch 1.6's new ships

Original at MMORPG blog external link    Thu, Jul 31    2 related articles

By Tim Y. Can't wait to give Pirates of the Burning Sea's new level-50 ships a test drive on your next plundering session? If your answer is yes, then Flying Lab Software has a special promo lined up for you. The company has announced that this ...

Rate Pirates of the Burning Sea: Ship changes for patch 1.6

Original at MMORPG blog external link    Tue, Jul 22

By Tim Y. Over at the official Pirates of the Burning Sea site, Taelorn of the Flying Lab Software dev team sat down with a new log discussing the MMORPG's patch 1.6. This patch aims to be a big change from the game's previous updates, ...

Rate Pirates of the Burning Sea Christens New Ships

Original at Gaming Today external link    Tue, Jul 22

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By Shawn Sines Cyclone (Test Ship), Dauntless, Mastercraft Couronne, Mastercraft van Hoorn, Monarch, and Treason have previously been announced. Flying Lab has revealed the final four in the new line up; the ‘Cruizer’ Heavy Snow, ‘El Dragon’ Mastercraft Barque, ‘Minerva’ Mastercraft Frigate and...

Rate The PotBS "Great Testbed Screenshot Hunt" is on

Original at Massively external link    Thu, Jul 17

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By William Dobson Filed under: Historical, Screenshots, Pirates of the Burning Sea, ContestsPirates of the Burning Sea players now have another contest to take a crack at if the video competitions don't strike their fancy. Flying Lab Software has announced the "Great Testbed Screenshot Hunt", which in...

Rate Pirates of the Burning Sea Free Lizzard Offer With Each Prima eGuide

Original at Gamers Hell external link    Tue, Jun 17

 UK - Jun 17, 2008 Prima Games and Flying Lab Software today announced the release of Pirates of the Burning Sea Revised Edition: Prima Official eGuide, the revised companion ...

Rate Massively: PotBS towns to receive attractive makeovers

Original at virginworlds MMO external link    Tue, Jun 17

The folks in the Environment team at Flying Lab Software have decided that some of the towns in Pirates of the Burning Sea look a little bit sad and outdated, and so they will be giving them graphical overhauls in an upcoming patch. ...

Rate PotBS Revised Guide from Prima Games

Original at Ten Ton Hammer Headlines external link    Tue, Jun 17

By Morvelaira Our friends at Prima have created a must-have guide for every Pirates of the Burning Sea fan," said Troy Hewitt, Director, Community Relations at Flying Lab Software. "Filled with the latest in piratical play-tips, this official guide is a tremendous resource for even the most sea-wort...

Rate Prima Games Releases Pirates of the Burning Sea: the Official eGuide

Original at MPOGD.com external link    Mon, Jun 16

 IL - of Random House Inc., and Flying Lab Software have announced the release of Pirates of the Burning Sea Revised Edition: Prima Official eGuide (PotBS), ...

Rate PotBS Devlog for Aspiring Artists, Art Directors

Original at Gaming Today external link    Tue, Jun 10

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By Shawn Sines The latest devlog from the Flying Lab crew on Pirates of the Burning Sea is aimed at aspiring artists and art directors. The latest devlog from the Flying Lab crew on Pirates of the Burning Sea is aimed at aspiring artists and art directors.

Rate ION 2008 - Pirates of the Burning Sea: A Postpartum

Original at MPOGD.com external link    Mon, Jun 9

 IL - The first lesson Flying Lab Software learned was to know how big your game is when you first start. Joe talked as if PotBS was going to be nothing more than ...

Rate Austin GDC Reveals BioWare, Disney, Cryptic Speakers

Original at Gamasutra external link    Fri, May 30

 CA - Flying Lab's director of development Joe Ludwig will be presenting 'Pirates of the Burning Sea: A Post-Partum': "Well, it took five years, but Flying Lab ...

Rate Pirates of the Burning Sea Patch 1.4 Delayed

Original at Gaming Today external link    Wed, May 28

By Shawn Sines potbs-mar24.jpg. Flying Lab Software has sent out a notice that patch 1.4 for Pirates of the Burning Sea has been delayed. Along with apologies, the company sends word that the patch will be deployed Thursday May 29. players can expect ...

Rate Pirates of the Burning Sea Patch 1.5 Details Revealed

Original at Gaming Today external link    Sat, May 24

By Shawn Sines Flying Lab Software has released a patch introduction devlog for version 1.5 of Pirates of the Burning Sea. While previous updates have concentrated on adding features to the game, this patch will contain a myriad of small fixes and ...

Rate Burning Sea Producer: Console MMOs Don't Make Sense (Yet)

Original at Wired external link    Tue, May 20

By Earnest Cavalli Pirates of the Burning Sea producer Joe Ludwig would love to launch an MMO on one of the three big consoles, but "there are many barriers to building a console MMO that don't exist on the PC," he reveals in... Image courtesy Flying Lab Software

Rate Massively: PotBS patch 1.4 available on test server

Original at virginworlds MMO external link    Wed, May 14

Those keen to sink their teeth into patch 1.4 for Pirates of the Burning Sea can do so ahead of its release on the live servers, by logging on to the Testbed server. Flying Lab Software is keen to get players to try out some of the new ...

Rate Game development is hot here - Seattle Times

Original at seattletimes.nwsource.com external link    Mon, May 12

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Seattle Times Game development is hot here Seattle Times, United States - Q: How are sales of "Pirates of the Burning Sea" (an online game developed for Sony by Seattle's Flying Lab Software)? A: Good launch, doing OK. ...

Rate Flying Lab Software announces patch 1.4 of PotBS now live on ...

Original at MMORPG blog external link    Sat, May 10

 - May 10, 2008 In addition, the dev team will also be looking to test the newly revised skills in high-level PvP fights. Volunteers for this part of the test phase will be ...

Rate Patch: Pirates of the Burning Sea: 1.4 Skill Changes: The Freetrader

Original at Breaking News from Curse external link    Mon, May 5

By Zyuu (Zyuu) In the most recent developer's log Flying Lab Software tells us about the many changes planned for The Freetrader (Pirates of the Burning Sea) in patch 1.4. Freetraders are in a unique position right now. Nobody can survive as long as ...

Rate Pirates of the Burning Sea: Details for this Tuesday's server ...

Original at MMORPG blog external link    Mon, May 5

By Tim Y. We have a quick announcement for the resident buccaneers of Flying Lab Software's Pirates of the Burning Sea MMORPG. The devs have just announced that they will be bringing down their North America and Europe servers tomorrow, ...

Rate Pirates of the Burning Sea Release Notes for build 1.3.51.0

Original at MMORPG blog external link    Sun, May 4

By Jay P. Image 1 The people from Flying Lab Software really know how to make Pirates of the Burning Sea bigger and better. Build 1.3.32.0 was released last April 30. ...

Rate Pirates of the Burning Sea: 1.4 skill changes for the Naval Officer

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By Jay P. Pirates of the Burning Sea: 1.4 skill changes If you're a Naval Officer in Flying Lab Software's Pirates of the Burning Sea, then you'd better jot down some of the interesting changes that will take place once patch 1.4 is up. ...

Rate Pirates of the Burning Sea: 1.4 skill changes for the Naval Officer

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By Jay P. Pirates of the Burning Sea: 1.4 skill changes If you're a Naval Officer in Flying Lab Software's Pirates of the Burning Sea, then you'd better jot down some of the interesting changes that will take place once patch 1.4 is up. ...

Rate Patch: Release notes for Pirates of the Burning Sea build 1.3.32.0 - MMORPG blog

Original at MMORPG blog external link    Wed, Apr 30

Release notes for Pirates of the Burning Sea build 1.3.32.0  - Apr 30, 2008 This particular update we have for you on Flying Lab Software's MMO features the details on the latest build that was just released in the game. ...

Rate Pirates of the Burning Sea: Character Transfers temporarily suspended

Original at MMORPG blog external link    Tue, Apr 29

By Ryan C. Sailing the stormy seas in Flying Lab Software's Pirates of the Burning Sea? Then here's an update you should pay attention to, moreso if you're planning to have your own character transferred. Yes, the unthinkable has happened ...

Rate Flying Lab Software outlines new changes in patch 1.4 of PotBS - MMORPG blog

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Flying Lab Software outlines new changes in patch 1.4 of PotBS  - Apr 29, 2008 Aside from that, everyone will start with an inherent four dockyards (five ships including their current one), and it won’t be possible to increase that ...

Rate Pirates of the Burning Sea Wrap Report - Ve3d.com

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Pirates of the Burning Sea Wrap Report Ve3d.com - April 25, 2008 - Released in January, Flying Lab Software's Pirates of the Burning Sea is a massively multiplayer title that takes place around 1720 in a ...

Rate Pirates of the Burning Sea release notes for build 1.3.30.0

Original at MMORPG blog external link    Thu, Apr 24

By Ryan A. Video game development studio Flying Lab Software has just released an update for Pirates of the Burning Sea. This particular development concerns the patch notes for build 1.3.30.0. The company added that its developers are currently ...

Rate Pirates of the Burning Sea: Character transfer population update

Original at Qj.net external link    Tue, Apr 22

By Tim Y. Still wondering where's a good server to move to for better pillagin' and plunderin' opportunities in the Pirates of the Burning Sea MMORPG? If you are, then you may want to hear out Flying Lab Software's recent update for the game's ...

Rate Pirates of the Burning Sea: Character transfer population update

Original at MMORPG blog external link    Tue, Apr 22

By Tim Y. Still wondering where's a good server to move to for better pillagin' and plunderin' opportunities in the Pirates of the Burning Sea MMORPG? If you are, then you may want to hear out Flying Lab Software's recent update for the game's ...

Rate Flying Lab Software explains shutdown of select Pirates of the ... - MMORPG blog

Original at MMORPG blog external link    Fri, Apr 18

Flying Lab Software explains shutdown of select Pirates of the ...  - Apr 18, 2008 If there's anything good that has come out of the experience, it's that Flying Lab Software is wiser from the PotBS experience and is focusing on making the ...

Rate The Burning Sea Shrinks - Cinema Blend

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By Pete Haas: 2008-04-17 15:27:34 Pirates of the Burning Sea, the Caribbean piracy MMORPG published by Sony Online, has shut down seven of its original ... Flying Lab Software explains shutdown of select Pirates of the ... MMORPG blog Pirates of the Burning Sea: 7 Servers Shutting Down Warcry.c...

Rate What went wrong with the Pirates MMO?

Original at CVG Online external link    Thu, Apr 17

Our brothers in arms over at Next-Gen.biz have caught up with Flying Lab to discover the reason behind the recent closure of seven of 11 servers for its MMO Pirates of the Burning Sea and the resulting transfer of players to the ...

Rate What Went Wrong With the Pirates MMO - Next Generation

Original at next-gen.biz external link    Thu, Apr 17

What Went Wrong With the Pirates MMO By Kris Graft Following the shutdown of several servers for Flying Lab Software's Pirates of the Burning Sea, the studio's CEO has told Next-Gen exactly ... Pirates Of The Burning Sea Consolidates Servers Gamasutra Pirates' Walking the Plank? G4 TV

Rate Pirates Of The Burning Sea Consolidates Servers - Gamasutra

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Pirates Of The Burning Sea Consolidates Servers Developer Flying Lab has announced that its ship combat/sword-swinging PC MMO Pirates of the Burning Sea will be consolidating from 11 to 4 main game ... Pirate MMO Servers Walk Plank Next Generation Pirates' Walking the Plank? G4 TV

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Original at Next Generation external link    Wed, Apr 16

Seven of 11 servers for Flying Lab Software's MMO Pirates of the Burning Sea have been shut down, about three months after opening.

Rate Pirate MMO to shut down seven servers

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Pirates of the Burning Sea developer Flying Lab Software has confirmed that it will be shutting down seven of its eleven servers and will be transferring all players on to the remaining four. Click here to read the full article.

Rate Seven Burning Sea servers shut down - gamezine.co.uk

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Rate Pirates of the Burning Sea: Character transfers to be implemented ...

Original at Qj.net external link    Tue, Apr 15

By Tim Y. In case you weren't around earlier, we're reminding you that Flying Lab Software's Pirates of the Burning Sea MMORPG will be going down later at 1:30 am (April 15). This week's server downtime will be introducing a new transfer system ...

Rate Pirates of the Burning Sea: Character transfers to be implemented ...

Original at MMORPG blog external link    Tue, Apr 15

By Tim Y. In case you weren't around earlier, we're reminding you that Flying Lab Software's Pirates of the Burning Sea MMORPG will be going down later at 1:30 am (April 15). This week's server downtime will be introducing a new transfer system ...

Rate Pirates of the Burning Sea update: downtime ahoy - MMORPG blog

Original at MMORPG blog external link    Mon, Apr 14

Pirates of the Burning Sea update: downtime ahoy  - Apr 14, 2008 Ahoy, digital seafarers sailing the digital seven seas in Flying Lab Software's Pirates of the Burning Sea, here's an early storm warning to avoid the winds ...

Rate Patch: Ten Ton Hammer Headlines: PotBS Devlog Describes Group Conquest ...

Original at virginworlds MMO external link    Mon, Apr 14

Flying Lab Software has just released a devlog detailing the Group Conquest Missions that will be introduced to the game with the next patch, v. 1.3. These are repeatable group (4-6 player) missions that will give your faction a boost ...

Rate Patch: Flying Lab Software on the PotBS group conquest missions - MMORPG blog

Original at MMORPG blog external link    Mon, Apr 14

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Rate Flying Lab Software provides visual preview of PotBS Patch 1.3 UI ... - MMORPG blog

Original at MMORPG blog external link    Sat, Apr 12

Flying Lab Software provides visual preview of PotBS Patch 1.3 UI ...  - Apr 12, 2008 If a picture's worth a thousand words, you may want to take a look at Flying Lab Software's visual previews for the Pirates of the Burning Sea UI. ...

Rate Pirates of the Burning Sea Client

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Rate Patch: Massively: Collecting your booty just got easier

Original at virginworlds MMO external link    Thu, Apr 10

Luckily, the latest PotBS patch had some new content to sink the frustration once and for all. Flying Lab decided to change some things and make what was deemed a "shopping experience that was certainly less than ideal" slightly easier ...

Rate Pirates of the Burning Sea getting Loot Book fix as we speak

Original at Qj.net external link    Wed, Apr 9

By Victor B. Pirates of the Burning Sea gets Loot Book fix - Image 1 If you're wondering why you can't play Pirates of the Burning Sea right now, here's the reason: Flying Lab Software has taken down the servers to implement a fix to Loot Books. ...

Rate Pirates of the Burning Sea: Exchange Shops

Original at MMORPG blog external link    Tue, Apr 8

By Abraham A. Pirate life will never be complete without money or even barter. That's why over at Pirates of the Burning Sea, developer Flying Lab Software introduced a new gameplay wrinkle - the Exchange Shops. If you could remember, Flying Lab ...

Rate Flying Lab Software welcomes PotBS players to Patch 1.3

Original at MMORPG blog external link    Fri, Apr 4

By David T. Flying Lab Software, it seems, is one of those developers. Producer Joe Ludwig recently took the time to give Pirates of the Burning Sea (PotBS) players a quick look at Patch 1.3 changes. According to Ludwig, these are some of the new ...

Rate Character Copy tool now available for Pirate of the Burning Sea - MMORPG blog

Original at MMORPG blog external link    Thu, Apr 3

Character Copy tool now available for Pirate of the Burning Sea  - Apr 3, 2008 It seems like Flying Lab Software has finished placing the final touches on the promised Character Copy tool for Pirates of the Burning Sea. ...

Rate Server downtime update: Pirates of the Burning Sea

Original at MMORPG blog external link    Wed, Mar 26

By Mabie A. Pirates of the Burning Sea - Image 1 Here's another downtime announcement for Flying Lab Software's Pirates of the Burning Sea. This one will be happening on March 27 from 1:30AM to 3:30AM Pacific Time. ...

Rate Pirates of the Burning Sea - ready for (re)release

Original at That VideoGame external link    Mon, Mar 24

By Chris Wilcox Pirates of the Burning Sea (hereafter PotBS) is an MMO from Flying Lab Software, a small development house based in Seattle. Prior to this, Rails Across America was the only thing on the shelf from them. PotBS is set in 18th century ...

Rate Workaround solutions to PotBS patch installation problems

Original at MMORPG blog external link    Tue, Mar 18

By Charles D. With the recent release of the latest patch of Flying Lab Software's Pirates of the Burning Sea, some players have been experiencing problems fully downloading the new content for the game. Fortunately, PotBS Community Envoy Aether has ...

Rate Pirates of the Burning Sea Gets (Eye) Patched [Pirates Of The ...

Original at Nerdelphia H external link    Tue, Mar 18

By Kotaku Flying Lab Software was released the first content patch for their booty plundering MMO, Pirates of the Burning Sea. This new patch contains a ton of fixes, changes and additions to the game all of...

Rate Pirates of the Burning Sea Patch v. 1.2.67.0 Live

Original at Gaming Today external link    Tue, Mar 18    4 related articles

By Shawn Sines potbs-4.jpg. Flying Lab has finished updating Pirates of the Burning Sea to the 1.2.67.0 build for NA and Europe. Australia is soon to follow. Players can look forward to lots of new content including Bey’s Retreat and a new Open Sea ...

Rate Pirates of the Burning Sea v1.2.67.0 Patch Released - Gamers Hell

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Pirates of the Burning Sea v1.2.67.0 Patch Released Gamers Hell, UK - Mar 18, 2008 Flying Lab Software today announced the release of the first major content patch for Pirates of the Burning Sea, updating to v1.2.67.0 this MMORPG set in ...

Rate Pirates of the Burning Sea gets its first major content patch

Original at Daily MMO Game external link    Tue, Mar 18    9 related articles

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By Anonymous Filed under: Historical , Pirates of the Burning Sea , Events, in-game , Patches , Quests , Grouping , News items Flying Lab Software has issued a press release to say that Pirates of the Burning Sea will be receiving its first major ...

Rate Pirates of the Burning Sea Gets (Eye) Patched

Original at Kotaku external link    Tue, Mar 18

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By fdemarco Flying Lab Software was released the first content patch for their booty plundering MMO, Pirates of the Burning Sea. This new patch contains a ton of fixes, changes and additions to the game all of which can be found on the Pirates of the Burning Sea customer support forum. The changes stretc...

Rate Pirates of the Burning Sea server downtime: Build 1.2.67.0 Patch ... - MMORPG blog

Original at MMORPG blog external link    Sun, Mar 16    4 related articles

Pirates of the Burning Sea server downtime: Build 1.2.67.0 Patch ...  - Mar 16, 2008 If you're an avid gamer of Flying Lab Software's Pirates of the Burning Sea, then here's some good news and bad news. They do balance each other out, ...

Rate SOE folded into SCE, Landau exits - GameSpot

Original at GameSpot external link    Thu, Mar 13

SOE folded into SCE, Landau exits  - Mar 13, 2008 EverQuest 2, Star Wars Galaxies, and Planetside, the publisher has picked up the publishing rights to Flying Lab Software's Pirates of the Burning Sea ...

Rate PotBS devlog: new quests sighted for French Capitol Point-a-Pitre

Original at MMORPG blog external link    Tue, Mar 4

By Charles D. Location of Point-a-Pitre as depicted in Pirates of the Burning Sea - After remodeling the new French Capitol, Pointe-a-Pitre, in patch 1.2 for Pirates of the Burning Sea, the developers from Flying Lab Software explain some of the ...

Rate Pirates of the Burning Sea expects more love from its developers

Original at GamingNexus external link    Sat, Mar 1

review of the 4-star Pirates of the Burning Sea last week caught the mindful attention of someone with a vested interest in what's being published about his game: Russell Williams, CEO of Flying Lab Software (developer of PotBS). ...

Rate Pirates of the Burning Sea Devlog update: Bey's Retreat

Original at MMORPG blog external link    Wed, Feb 27

By Jay P. Well, it's certainly one place worth checking out if you're an adventure-seeking mate in Flying Lab Software's Pirates of the Burning Sea. If you want to know more about the Devlog for Bey's Retreat, feel free to head on over to the ...

Rate Patch: Pirates of the Burning Sea: Non-Exclusive Dev Journal: Ship Tuning

Original at MMORPG.COM external link    Thu, Feb 21

By news@mmorpg.com The folks at Flying Lab Software have been churning out dev logs all week in advance of the release of the 1.2 patch for Pirates of the Burning Sea. Today we present a recent dev log which goes into detail about the fine tuning of specific ships, and ships in general.

Rate Pirates of the Burning Sea devlog: on patch 1.2 and the new French ...

Original at Qj.net external link    Thu, Feb 21

By David T. It seems a lot of new things are brewing over at Flying Lab Software these days. Not only does the company have a new producer and a new client and tools programmer in the persons of Joe Ludwig and John Zipperer, respectively, ...

Rate Pirates of the Burning Sea: Unrest Missions Cause Unrest in PotBS

Original at MMORPG.COM external link    Wed, Feb 20

By news@mmorpg.com Flying Lab has become aware of a new tactic players have been using to take a port from peaceful to a port battle in no time flat by turning in a number of unrest missions all at once. FLS have produce a short term fix and and say they will be working on a longer term solution for the near future.

Rate Online Piracy 101

Original at The Age external link    Sun, Feb 17

Today we have part one of an extensive interview with Flying Lab Software CEO Russell Williams exploring all aspects of the massively multiplayer game. The game has been in development since 2002, and lets players explore the 1720 Caribbean and captain your own ship, fighting and workin...

Rate Online Piracy 101

Original at The Age external link    Sun, Feb 17

Telstra is distributing 100000 free copies of Pirates of the Burning Sea to encourage Australian gamers to get into online piracy. Today we have part one of an extensive interview with Flying Lab Software CEO Russell Williams ...

Rate FLS CEO does the rounds at Aussie gaming sites

Original at Massively external link    Sun, Feb 17

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By William Dobson Filed under: Historical, Pirates of the Burning Sea, Business models, Interviews, MMO industry, News itemsThe CEO of Flying Lab Software, Russell Williams, has been busy promoting the fantastic deal that involves Aussies getting Pirates of the Burning Sea for free, and has stopped i...

Rate Flying Lab Software on handling PotBS spammers

Original at MMORPG blog external link    Sat, Feb 16

By David T. Nobody likes spam in Pirates of the Burning Sea - Image 1 Spammers are smart, which is why players of Pirates of the Burning Sea and staff of Flying Lab Software need to be smarter. That was basically the premise behind a recent devlog ...

Rate Flying Lab Software on PotBS user content 2.0

Original at MMORPG blog external link    Thu, Feb 14

By David T. Design your own ship in Pirates of the Burning Sea - Image 1 It's one thing to be interested in developing user-generated content for an MMORPG, and it's quite another thing to actually do it. It need not be intimidating, though. ...

Rate Q&A: Flying Lab Software on Pirates of the Burning Sea down under (Addict 3D)

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Flying Lab Software co-founder Russell Williams talks regional subscription models, giant maps, launching in Australia, and Evil Dead.

Rate Q&A: Flying Lab Software on Pirates of the Burning Sea down under (GameSpot)

Original at GameSpot external link    Wed, Feb 13

Flying Lab Software cofounder Russell Williams talks regional subscription models, giant maps, launching in Australia, and Evil Dead.

Rate Telstra encouraging online piracy

Original at The Age external link    Tue, Feb 12

Set in the Caribbean in 1720, Pirates of the Burning Sea is a massively multiplayer online role playing game in which players can captain their own ships, swordfight and interact with thousands of other players from around the world. The game has been in development at Flying Lab Software...

Rate Pirates of the Burning Sea build 1.1.54.0 released

Original at MMORPG blog external link    Tue, Feb 12

By Ryan A. As you all probably know, Flying Lab Software is currently having a lot of problems in its MMORPG Pirates of the Burning Sea. It's a good thing, though, that the developers have finally decided to provide some solutions. ...

Rate Pirates of the Burning Sea: connection issues for UK residents

Original at MMORPG blog external link    Thu, Feb 7

By Tim Y. Having troubles trying to access your client for Flying Lab Software's MMORPG Pirates of the Burning Sea ? If you happen to live in the UK, you may want to double-check on which ISP your line's hooked up to. ...

Rate Pirates of the Burning Sea: connection issues for UK residents

Original at Qj.net external link    Thu, Feb 7

By Tim Y. Having troubles trying to access your client for Flying Lab Software's MMORPG Pirates of the Burning Sea ? If you happen to live in the UK, you may want to double-check on which ISP your line's hooked up to. The PotBS tech team has ...

Rate PotBS v1.1 patch notes: cannon accuracy issues addressed

Original at Qj.net external link    Wed, Feb 6

By Ceasar S. According to the latest update from Flying Lab Software, Pirates of the Burning Sea's patch version 1.1 has just hit the developers' testbed servers. If all goes well, Pirates of the Burning Sea is likely go live over the servers next ...

Rate PotBS v1.1 patch notes: cannon accuracy issues addressed

Original at MMORPG blog external link    Wed, Feb 6

By Ceasar S. According to the latest update from Flying Lab Software, Pirates of the Burning Sea's patch version 1.1 has just hit the developers' testbed servers. If all goes well, Pirates of the Burning Sea is likely go live over the servers next ...

Rate Pirates of the Burning Sea update: Marks of Victory not working ...

Original at MMORPG blog external link    Tue, Feb 5

By Ryan A. Flying Lab Software Director of Community Relations and Community Envoy for MMORPG Pirates of the Burning Sea Troy "Aether" Hewitt has posted an update over at the game's official forums. The post was to inform players about a bug ...

Rate Pirates of the Burning Sea Interview

Original at Seahawks Insider (News Tribune) external link    Mon, Feb 4

By Bill Hutchens John Tynes, producer of Pirates of the Burning Sea from Seattle’s Flying Lab Software, was kind enough to spend a few minutes on the phone recently, chatting about the amazing new massively multiplayer online role-playing game. JT: It would have had ship combat and trading still but no av...

Rate Flying Lab Software on PotBS ship-to-ship combat fixes

Original at MMORPG blog external link    Thu, Jan 31

By David T. Flying Lab Software has been doing precisely that with Pirates of the Burning Sea (PotBS) v1.1, particularly with certain issues that have plagued the ship-to-ship combat system in the past. Game Producer John "Rev" Tynes took the time ...

Rate PotBS: Seattle launch party

Original at Massively external link    Wed, Jan 23

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By Jonathan Northwood A little more than five years ago, Flying Lab Software began nudging their pirate ship into the treacherous shoals of software development. As they navigated through the vagaries of deadlines and beta tests, constantly circled by the ever-present threat of player ennui, they made thei...

Rate Pirate Ships Ahoy - Pirates of the Burning Sea

Original at Blue's external link    Tue, Jan 22

By Blue The Pirates of the Burning Sea Website offers word that Flying Lab Software's MMORPG (also known as Pirates of the Burninating Sea in Trogdor) is now live. There is an explanation of how to activate...

Rate PotBS - Ships Ahoy!

Original at rpgwatch.com external link    Tue, Jan 22

Flying Lab Software has announced the launch of Pirates of the Burning Sea.SAN DIEGO, CA - Jan. 22, 2008 - Grab your parrot, raise the gang plank and ready the cannons with Pirates of the Burning Sea™ (PotBS), the hotly anticipated ...

Rate QJ.NET beta tour impressions: Pirate of the Burning Sea

Original at Qj.net external link    Mon, Jan 21

By Ryan C. Apparently, some people at Flying Lab Software had the same exact idea, and thus Pirates of the Burning Sea, Flying Lab Software's latest MMORPG, is an MMO that does exactly what I outlined above and more. ...

Rate PoTBS Getting Tough on Gold Sellers: Accounts Banned Before Game ...

Original at Ten Ton Hammer Headlines external link    Mon, Jan 21

By Aelryn This evening, Flying Lab Software staff issued a series of permanent bans as a result of gold selling activities by players of Pirates of the Burning Sea. Additionally, 24 hour bans were issued on multiple accounts found to have ...

Rate Pirates of the Burning Sea is set to rock your world

Original at Seahawks Insider (News Tribune) external link    Wed, Jan 16

By Bill Hutchens Wednesday night Flying Lab hosted a party at the Experience Music Project for the coming release of Pirates of the Burning Sea. I had a chance to check out the game and talk to a few of the people behind it. • Sea battles are outrageous. Cannons fire, sails tear, masts shatter and ships fall apart...

Rate Pirates of the Burning Sea: Build 1.0.44.0 patch notes

Original at MMORPG blog external link    Mon, Jan 14

By Tim Y. Here's a good reason to celebrate if you're among the buccaneers in Flying Lab Software's Pirates of the Burning Sea MMORPG. The developers have announced the release of PotBS's very first post-launch patch, which carries several ...

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Rate Get Level 5 In PotBS Stress Test, Get In Beta [Beta Watch]

Original at Kotaku external link    Sat, Nov 17

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By Mike Fahey Here's some cool news for fans of all things piratey! If you head over to FilePlanet right now you can join the Pirates of the Burning Sea stress test weekend! It is open to all, and Flying Lab has announced that everyone who gets to level 5 in the stress test gets a spot in the real beta for the ga...

Rate Get Level 5 In PotBS Stress Test, Get In Beta

Original at Kotaku external link    Sat, Nov 17

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By Mike Fahey Here's some cool news for fans of all things piratey! If you head over to FilePlanet right now you can join the Pirates of the Burning Sea stress test weekend! It is open to all, and Flying Lab has announced that everyone who gets to level 5 in the stress test gets a spot in the real beta for the ga...

Rate Pirates of the Burning Sea Beta Key Giveaway, Claim One Now

Original at Lord of the Rings Online WarCry external link    Fri, Nov 16

By lepidus Pirates of the Burning Sea sets sail early next year, but in the meantime, Flying Lab Software and WarCry offer you the chance to sail those seas as part of their Stress Test. We have 500 Beta Keys to give away between now and November 30, 2007 for the game that lets you live the peg-legged life o...

Rate PotBS Celebrates Talk Like A Pirate Day In Seattle

Original at Kotaku external link    Mon, Sep 17

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By Mike Fahey Citizens of Seattle, video game fans and pirates alike, will all gather together to celebrate "International Talk Like A Pirate Day" in honor of day's the official video game, Pirates of the Burning Sea, this Wednesday. The event, sponsored by local video game developer Flying Lab Softw...

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Original at Kotaku external link    Mon, Jul 16

By Mike Fahey Here's the E3 trailer for Pirates of the Burning Sea, the seafaring MMO from Flying Lab that recently announced a publishing deal with Sony Online Entertainment. While I didn't learn much we haven't already reported on the game at the show, I was told by two separate members of the dev team t...

Rate E3: Pirates of the Burning Sea trailer sails inVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at MMORPG blog external link    Sat, Jul 14

By Gino D. Time for another quick dive into Pirates of the Burning Sea. Now that Flying Lab Software has found a good trusty publisher in Sony Online Entertainment, you can bet your last "cow bar" that marketing and promotions for this MMORPG will be riding fair winds from now until its eventual relea...

Rate Pirates of the Burning Sea to be published by SOE Platform Publishing

Original at MMORPG blog external link    Tue, Jun 26

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By Karl B. In the update, Flying Lab Software CEO Russell Williams also explained to the game's loyal fan base the reasoning behind their contract with SOE. Essentially, it boiled down Flying Lab retaining complete ownership of Pirates of the Burning Sea. You can read more about it through the "Via"...

Rate Sailing Takes Me Away: SOE Sails The Burning Seas To E3

Original at Kotaku external link    Tue, Jun 26

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By Mike Fahey SAN DIEGO, CA AND SEATTLE, WA - June 26, 2007 - In an agreement reached today, Pirates of the Burning Sea, the hotly anticipated MMO (Massively Multiplayer Online) game developed by Flying Lab Software LLC featuring high seas action and swashbuckling adventure in a bold world of pirates...

Rate Pirates of the Burning Sea Signs With SOE For Publishing

Original at Slashdot external link    Tue, Jun 26

By Zonk Flying Lab Software has been keeping its upcoming piratical Massively Multiplayer Game, Pirates of the Burning Sea, somewhat close to the chest. There's a Beta running, but outside of the forums and official website information has been thin on the ground. That changed last week with a fl...

Rate Pirates of the Burning Sea Signs With SOE

Original at Kotaku external link    Mon, Jun 25

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By Mike Fahey Direct from the Pirates of the Burning Sea web site, Flying Lab Software has announced a publishing partnership for their giant online pirate party with none other than Sony Online Entertainment of Everquest, Planetside, and....Vanguard fame.

Rate The Pirates of the Burning Sea IRC channel

Original at MMORPG blog external link    Wed, Jun 20

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By Karl B. They've also posted a useful little how-to on connecting to the channel. If you aren't familiar with using IRC yet, you can check it out by clicking on the "read" link below. Flying Lab Software's Pirates of the Burning Sea is slated for release some time after this month.

Rate Pirates of the Burning Sea delayed, beta to be expanded at end of June

Original at MMORPG blog external link    Fri, May 18

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By Karl B. Today we've got a mix of good and bad news for followers of Flying Lab Software's upcoming MMORPG Pirates of the Burning Sea. In his latest developer blog, Flying Lab's Russell Williams revealed that they will not be able to meet their shipping schedule and won't be shipping Pirates of the B...

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Original at Kotaku external link    Tue, Feb 6

By Mike Fahey Flying Lab Software has released a teaser trailer of sorts for their upcoming MMO, Pirates of the Burning Sea, which features a look at ship combat as well as a tantalizingly brief glimpse of character-based action. The game is looking pretty good...for a pirate game. My feet remain firmly pla...

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