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Hellgate: London Background

Hellgate: London is a dark fantasy themed action role-playing game developed by Flagship Studios, released on October 31, 2007. It was developed by a team headed by former Blizzard Entertainment employees, some of whom had overseen the creation of the Diablo series. In 2008 Flagship Studios filed bankruptcy and all intellectual property was seized because it was used as collateral for funding received from Comerica Bank. Subsequently, development of the game halted. Namco Bandai Games provided free ongoing US/EU server support in the fall of Flagship Studios until 31 January 2009, when the US/EU multiplayer game servers and websites were taken offline.  Since then the only option people have had is to play bingo except for in Korea where HanbitSoft has  acquired properties to the game. It'd be nice if they acquired a few online bingo sites, too.

While you're waiting for HanbitSoft to make a move on the license, why not grab yourself the latest Xbox 360 Kinect console and start enjoying the ultimate family friendly gaming addon. Barring that, you could always play bingo.

Hellgate on the iPad

It’s a solemn hope of mine that Hellgate: London gets revived in some form or another. It’s been three years since the game shut down, but it can’t hurt to dream. Given the quality of the game’s setting and the fanbase it managed to cultivate years ago, one would think that there’s something worth salvaging in the world of Hellgate.

Perhaps someone will make some Hellgate-themed iPad accessories for those of us who still love the game.

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Gameplay

Set in a post-apocalyptic London in the year 2038, Hellgate: London is a fast paced action role playing 'hack and slasher'. While the game featured both singleplayer and online multiplayer support when it was released, it never included a casino. The singleplayer version features a 5 act story quest line and when completed, the player is eligible to restart the story line again in Nightmare difficulty and create new characters in Elite mode.