Peace Out: Hellgate London

[Gwydion]

Hellgate london disappeared, as did their website and pretty much all other forms of their existence.

Looks like some of the bigger contenders have been folding up recently, unable to compare with WoW, WAR, and LotRO.

 

[RadioPatrol]

Hellgate london disappeared, as did their website and pretty much all other forms of their existence.

Looks like some of the bigger contenders have been folding up recently, unable to compare with WoW, WAR, and LotRO.

Server shutdown and future development

Further information: Intellectual property acquisition

Amidst the shut down of Flagship Studios in August 2008,[11]as well as the loss of the intellectual property rights, in October 2008 it was announced that Hellgate London has been brought offline as of January 31, 2009.[5].

As announced at 12:00am February 1st, 2009 CST the game server for the NA and EU regions became inaccessable and the web site for Hellgate London also went offline.

From the Wikipedia ...

Intellectual property acquisition

On November 3, 2008, Blizzard software distributor Hanbitsoft Inc.[43] announced via its global public relations blog, that it has acquired the Hellgate London and Mythos properties from Flagship Studios. No mention of February 2009 server support was detailed. The post also mentions development of an upcoming expansion[44] using leftover Flagship development efforts. Hanbitsoft has announced on company sites [1] and [2], that although it is not interested in providing this content to customers outside Asia, its intent is not to lose users but the number of users is continually declining. Updates from these company sites state the expansion pack includes new maps featuring Seoul, South Korea and a product title: The Second Invasion

:shrug:


sounds like someone got paid