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Hellgate Multiplayer Is Coming Back: Again!
Hellgate has had a rough past, developed by Flagship Studios, released in October 2007 and shut down in February 2009 by Flagship Studios before being picked up by eastern publisher Hanbitsoft and relaunched in the west only to be shut down again at the beginning of this year. Thankfully this time around the game is being revived by the community, meaning that players can rest assured that certain aspects won’t be changed to support a cash shop.
The first developer diary is available at the link below, along with a list of what is currently working. Before you do, check out the MP test video below. While the multiplayer is currently offline, those of you lucky enough to find a copy of Hellgate (or who still own yours) can play the single player game improved massively thanks to its community.
(Source: Hellgate)
Dungeon Fighter Online Is Back, Hits Steam Today
Dungeon Fighter Online is back, and by the time you read this will probably already be up and running. Initially shut down back in 2013, publishing for Dungeon Fighter Online was picked up by Neople and reopened in beta to the public last year. Today marks the game’s official launch on Steam. Servers open at approximately 10:00am PST, or in just under two hours as of this publishing.
If you have fond memories of Dungeon Fighter Online, let us know in the comments section below.
(Source: Steam)
Hellgate On Steam Greenlight
For a game that has been in maintenance mode since 2012, Hellgate Global is a very fun title and completely free now that the full game and Tokyo expansion are available for free. In an effort to expand the game’s audience to those who have never heard of it or assumed that the game was still offline under Flagship Studios, T3Fun has put Hellgate Global on bid for Steam Greenlight. You can head on over to the game’s Greenlight page (linked below) to vote on bringing the title to Steam.
Or you can just go over to the official website and play it now.
(Source: Greenlight)
Whatever Happened To: Hellgate 2
I know what you’re thinking: There was a Hellgate 2? Technically no, which is why we are here in the first place. I had absolutely no idea that a Hellgate 2 was in development, partly because it was announced way back in 2011 and we haven’t heard anything about it since. Set to appear on the Unreal 3 engine, Hanbitsoft announced that the sequel has been canned for a myriad of reasons, not least of which being an inability to work with the Unreal 3 engine. The game was originally supposed to launch in Winter 2013, which again flew right over our heads here at MMO Fallout, and naturally missed said deadline.
Hanbitsoft took over global development of Hellgate: London following the demise of developer Flagship Studios, and even managed to put out an expansion pack called Hellgate: Tokyo. There hasn’t been any further development in the last couple of years.
(Source: MMO Culture)
Hellgate: Global Shutting Down In Japan
Editor’s Note: Please note that the information is based off of a translated Japanese announcement. Some details may have been lost in translation.
I know what you’re thinking, “Omali, didn’t Hellgate Global shut down like three years ago?” No. Hellgate Global doesn’t make much news nowadays since Hanbitsoft hasn’t done much following the launch of Hellgate: Tokyo way back in September 2011. In a post on the official forums, player Lustar noted an email sent out to players of Hellgate: Global’s Japanese servers. The email discusses Hellgate’s history, from its creation at Flagship to the eventual move over to Hanbitsoft. The notice points out that they did not have full control of data from Flagship Studios, and were unable to upgrade the game to a proper level, and are thus shuttering service.
The game will officially end in Japan on February 27, 2013. You can find more details at the link below, but beware of very poorly translated Japanese.
(Source: Hellgate Forums)
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