Hellgate: London is set in a ruined London of 2038, the devastation caused by the titular Hellgate opening up in 2018 and spewing forth all manner of demons from Hell. Take your place in the front line in the war against the demon horde in this action RPG...
"All in all, Hellgate: London is an admirable attempt at bringing the Diablo style of dungeoneering up to date and in most respects is works very well. Graphically, it's a damn good looking game that hasn't clichéd a modern London (albeit a destroyed modern London) and so earns itself some stars there. The character development is comprehensive and allows you to sculpt your chosen class into a specialist of your choosing though it has to be said that drops are perhaps a bit on the generous side… "
Before Flagship Studios, there was Blizzard North. Originally known as Condor, the Redwood-based studio was acquired in 1997 by Blizzard Entertainment. At the time, Blizzard North was hard at work on the development of the game that would be the cornerstone of everything that came after: Diablo.
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.
