A big year for gaming doesn't necessarily translate into a big year for MMOs. In particular these games are of the slow cooked variety: a premature launch can spell disaster for a game's long term prospects. A bug-filled launch (or even half-baked open beta) can taint the audience's reception of a game well into its life. Regardless of how significantly an MMO evolves, it's hard to reconcile a poor first impression.
This sort of premature launch seemed to be a theme in the late-arriving MMOs of 2007. GamePro's MMO Report Card looks at three in particular: Fury (developed by Auran), Tabula Rasa (Destination Games and NCSoft), and Hellgate: London (Flagship Studios.)
IGN : Remember Hellgate: London? The dark fantasy action role-playing game came out in 2007 for PC, a year before developer Flagship Studios went bankrupt. Since then, various free-to-play and online revivals have come and gone. Now, 17 years after the release of Hellgate: London, it’s back.
I remember some friends and I all bought Hellgate: London day one because it was made by some original Diablo devs. We had fun playing it, good memories.
PC Invasion: Hellgate: London is back on Steam, but it's not what you expect it to be. It's a single-player game in the vein of Asian MMOs.
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They actually are. It'll be a VR game. Not sure what Hanbitsoft is thinking. Supposedly Hellgate is doing GREAT in Korea, but not-so-much outside of it besides a fan revive called Hellgate: 2038. I'd actually love to see Bandai and the creators of DOOM team up for another rumble against Hell's forces.
You and me both, Lon3wolf. I want a full new game or a REALLY good remaster. I think in today's market, it'd actually do a lot better under the proper team.
It's still alive, haha. There's a fan revival currently going on that just entered Open Alpha. I've actually tried it out. It's actually pretty solid and their servers are definitely as good as you'd hope for a private server.
the atmosphere is incredible. f they remade the game with todays graphics but kept the actual look and feel of the game i would spend a ton of money on it. Engineer baby!!
It's a shame Hellgate: London did so poorly. It was an interesting game, and well worth a sequel.
You can actually play it today! The fan revival has been a solid experience for me so far (aside from getting a good disc off Ebay or Amazon).
https://london2038.com
Just a note, you will need to make an account on their site, use a disc to install, and proceed from there.
