HanbitSoft, the publisher of Hellgate: London in South Korea and parts of Asia, has clarified again that it does not hold the publishing rights for the game in Europe or the US.
HGL recently received an update which went down well with players in Korea where the game is still thriving, however, fans here and in the US are still wondering if they'll see a return of the game.
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.
Let's take a look at the loot-based shooter that started it all and set the path for Destiny 2 and the Borderlands franchise.
It's a shame Hellgate: London did so poorly. It was an interesting game, and well worth a sequel.
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That's not fair! Bring it back to the UK and US!
That is such a shame, I know there are a lot of people hoping it will come back in some shape or form, even if it's subscription based again. But free to play would probably get more players, just less money. Hmm, decisions decisions.
Hellgate's a strange one - why did they say they were shutting down the US and Euro servers "for good" if they're still working on updates?
The way this game was handled was a mess so no huge surprise there.
>Hellgate: London will not appear in the UK
Anyone else find that ironic?