Flagship Studios
RPG | Genre:Fantasy | Status:Cancelled | Publisher:Namco Hometek | Has PVP:Yes
Distribution:Retail | Retail Price:n/a | Pay Type:Subscription
Desktop Client | System Req:
| ESRB:M
Distribution:Retail | Retail Price:n/a | Pay Type:Subscription
Desktop Client | System Req:
| ESRB:M
Hellgate: London Overview and Recent Content
Hellgate:London is a dark fantasy action game that blends a single player RPG experience with an online multiplayer component. Set in a post-apocalyptic version of London where monsters roam the streets and many buildings are destroyed or otherwise unsafe, Hellgate lets players choose one of six classes, which are divided into three archetypes. The game is notable for its reliance on randomly generated stats, maps, monsters, and loot, intended to make it highly replayable.
Hellgate comes with auto aiming, and different views for each class. Melee fighters must stick to third-person perspective, while ranged fighters can switch between first and third. the single player campaign lasts over 20 hours and upon completion, a player can create an elite character automatically for online play. There are crafting modes, including to save space in one's limited inventory, which can yield rare items. The game also has many story quests in its offline mode.
Flagship Studios released two major content updates for the game in early to mid-2008.
The game's online mode was available in both free to play and subscription editions, with free players limited in character slots, inventory, and activities like access to exclusive PvP zones and the ability to create guilds. Hellgate: London is notable for the offer of "lifetime subscriptions" that went for $200 to a limited number of pre-orders.
Facing a horde of financial problems, Flagship Studios, the makers of Hellgate: London, went under in 2008, and the game's US and European servers were shut down in February 2009, just over a year after release. While the single player offline campaign is still playable, the only online server left is run by HanbitSoft in Korea, which has also taken on development.
Latest Features
- Review
- Review created on 4/15/08
- MMORPG.com Staff Writer Joe Iuliani gives his us his impressions of Hellgate: London.
Hellgate London...err Hellgate Japan coming back?
9/18/09 @ 10:57PM by Alekhin in General Discussion
What was bad about this game?
5/29/09 @ 8:50PM by SaintViktor in General Discussion
HanbitSoft 'Interested' In Western Relaunch For Hellgate
4/21/09 @ 10:45AM by Calintz333 in General Discussion
Is hellgate london staying F2P forever?
3/26/09 @ 6:49PM by mizrolist in General Discussion
Hellgate to be Relaunched and have an expansion (not in NA/EU)
3/26/09 @ 4:49PM by Darkor_hXc in General Discussion
Ok this is getting really old Hellgate London is not coming back-
2/5/09 @ 11:42AM by RedwoodSap in General Discussion
Hellgate not shutting down ?
1/29/09 @ 9:08AM by baff in General Discussion
a question about Hellgate London /moved
1/28/09 @ 2:59PM by MadnessRealm in General Discussion
F2P for a week?
1/28/09 @ 1:01PM by Nadia in General Discussion
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Reported on Jan 26, 2009
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Reported on Nov 05, 2008
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Hellgate: London : Namco to Support Hellgate Until January
Reported on Oct 28, 2008
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Reported on Jul 14, 2008
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