Hellgate: London back online in NA and EU soon(-ish) |
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| BY Ben Gandolfo Jan. 18th, 2010 | More on: |
Hellgate: London hardly set the world ablaze when it was first released; marred by numerous bugs and lofty expectations of being a true successor to Diablo II. Following the game’s reception, it wasn’t long before things cooled on the Hellgate front. Soon after, in the wake of developer Flagship Studio’s closing, the replacement servers provided by Namco Bandai were taken offline last year, seemingly for good. Until now.
After a myriad of legal complications (mostly involving publishing rights) HanbitSoft, a Korean online gaming publisher, intends to open the doors to Hell and Hell-themed grinding once again. Namco Bandai are fully onboard with London’s online relaunch and “are deeply gratified to allow HanbitSoft to take the lead on this franchise and bring this game to the people who seek it,” according to Zack Karlsson, senior director of business development at Namco Bandai Games America.
HanbitSoft plans to bring Hellgate: London’s online capacity back to western shores at some point this year, after expanding to China, Taiwan and South East Asia first.
January 18th, 2010
at 3:32 pm
wow…
like the Jets beating the Chargers yesterday, i didn’t see that coming.
January 18th, 2010
at 10:36 pm
same here ,
hellgate isn’t the best game to bring back to life, honestly
January 25th, 2010
at 3:07 pm
Not the best game but it did/does have potential. Most of it’s flaws were the result of a low budget and poor management. Maybe things will be different now?
June 8th, 2010
at 5:51 pm
The Game Is Awsome :)
July 11th, 2010
at 10:07 am
My husband and I both really enjoyed playing Hellgate. It was a nice easy break from the more involved games like WoW for when we just wanted to relax and kill some time. We can’t wait for it to come back, hopefully even better than before! =)