In order to better understand what type of reception the resurrected game has received since its launch and what the development team has planned for its future, GameBanshee went straight to HanbitSoft project manager Namo Kang for a quick Q&A. And while there was a bit of a language barrier between them, Namo does let loose quite a bit of interesting information - including the fact that a Hellgate sequel is in active development.
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.
It's great to see how much this game improved after it became free-to-play.