The MMORPG that isn't...
When we went to E3 2005, the marketing around Hellgate: London was nebulous. It was described as a MMORPG, though when we arrived at the Namco Bandai booth we learned that is was a max-32 multiplayer online game in a sort of hub-and-instance format. With the announcement of a release date, however, we learn that the game is an "action role-playing game," perhaps a little like Shadowbane rather than an MMORPG. Case closed.
EA AND NAMCO BANDAI GAMES ANNOUNCE NOVEMBER 2nd RELEASE DATE FOR HELLGATE: LONDON The Next Benchmark in Action Role Playing Games will Start Lighting Up PCs this Halloween Chertsey, UK. August 6, 2007 Get ready to hack, slash, and shoot your way through a demon-infested London this Halloween! Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS) and NAMCO BANDAI Games America Inc. today announced that Hellgate: London, the premier title from Flagship Studios, will start hitting retail stores in North America on October 31, 2007 and in Europe on November 2, 2007 for the PC.
More at the Hellgate: London official website.
