Hellgate: London Dated
If, like me, you've been reading about Hellgate: London since early 2005, you might have placed it on that mental back-burner we reserve for Duke Nukem Forever and other games that we won't be seeing anytime soon. I certainly did. A future-themed demonic action RPG from Flagship Studios, the core team behind Diablo? That sounds like just the sort of thing for which one ought not to get one's hopes up.
So it was nice to wake up to this announcement: publishers EA and Namco Bandai have announced that Hellgate: London will hit the streets on November 2, 2007. Precisely one day before my 30th birthday. Irony? No, just a signal from my infernal masters that they'll be bringing Hell to Earth at the very moment that I expend the last desperate spurts of my fading youth.
Timing, after all, is everything.
Make the jump for the "full release."
EA AND NAMCO BANDAI GAMES ANNOUNCE NOVEMBER 2nd RELEASE DATE FOR HELLGATE: LONDON
The Next Benchmark in Action Role Playing Games will Start Lighting Up PCs this Halloween
Chertsey, UK. – August 6, 2007 – Get ready to hack, slash, and shoot your way through a demon-infested London this Halloween! Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS) and NAMCO BANDAI Games America Inc. today announced that Hellgate™: London, the premier title from Flagship Studios, will start hitting retail stores in North America on October 31, 2007 and in Europe on November 2, 2007 for the PC. Hellgate: London represents the next leap in the evolution of the action RPG genre, combining the depth and addictive gameplay of traditional RPGs with the visceral action of first-person shooters.
“We wanted to hit the sweet-spot for release in terms of the development schedule and delivering the highest-quality game to our players,” said Bill Roper, CEO of Flagship Studios. “Halloween was the perfect fit as it ensures that Hellgate: London will have an appropriate amount of beta testing, while also being an incredibly fun time to unleash the game.”
One of the most anticipated PC games and RPGs of the year, Hellgate: London offers infinite re-playability with dynamically generated levels, items, enemies and events. The player creates a heroic character, completes quests, and battles through an innumerable amount of demons to advance through a deep, rich story-driven campaign. A robust, flexible skill and spell system, highly customizable appearances, and a massive variety of randomly generated equipment allow each player to create his or her own unique hero.
While some may prefer to slay demons solo, players will also be able to take the fight online*, teaming up with friends to save London in a secure, client-server environment and playing through the entire story-driven campaign for free. For those players who want to extend their Hellgate: London experience, Flagship is offering an optional subscription service which will give players access to huge amounts of content on an ongoing basis in the form of quests, character classes, demons, items, etc. More details about Hellgate: London’s online options are coming soon.
The game has not yet been rated by the ESRB, PEGI or BBFC. Visit www.esrb.org, www.pegionline.eu or www.bbfc.co.uk for updated rating information. For more information about Hellgate: London, log onto www.electronicarts.co.uk or the game’s official website at www.hellgatelondon.com.
tiny dancer
Posted to Video Games on 6 August 2007
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I cannot wait to play this!
this game looks amazing. diablo was kick ass, and this is sure to continue on in the fine tradition.