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Namco Bandai Holding Up The Return Of Hellgate
MMO Hellgate died. Then it was bought out, and is back (in Asia). In the West, however, it remains dead, despite the best efforts of new franchise owners HanbitSoft. More »Where Hellgate: London And Flagship Studios Went Horribly Wrong
Hellgate: London's development, like its eventual implosion, was epic. At GDC, Stephen Goldstein, Flagship Studio's ex-director of business development, explained just how what seemed like a guaranteed hit went horribly, regrettably wrong. More »HanbitSoft To Continue Hellgate: London - No Really
Despite news to the contrary back in November, Korean publisher and developer HanbitSoft still plans to maintain Hellgate: London as a free-to-play title on a global scale after Namco Bandai's January 31st server shutdown. More »Looking at "The MMO Crash of 2008"
Hellforge posits that 2008 was the worst year on record for MMOs. But the "collapse" had nothing to do with the genre's viability, and everything to do with hubris and poor decisions by game-makers. More »As You Were, Hellgate Not Reopening In US/EU
Hellgate Creator On Why Hellgate Sucked
Hellgate, Mythos Development Picked Up By Korean Publisher
Flagship Sunk, Who's In Charge of Hellgate?
Flagship Co-Founder: Hellgate Was Overambitious, Rushed
Hellgate: London Korea's Most Successful Launch
From worst to first! Just last month, Flagship's Hellgate: London made 1UP's list of the top five botched PC game launches of all time, with regular server crashes and people being billed multiple times for premium subscriptions. The Southeast Asian launch went even worse, with Infocomm Asia Holdings nearly wiping all player progress within the first 30 days of launch. It's amazing what a few months can do, because now Hellgate: London is being touted as Korea's most successful online game launch in 3 years. There are over a million active accounts, and the game is the 9th most-played game in the country. Sheesh. "To become the most successful launch in Korea for over three years is an incredible achievement," said Bill Roper, CEO of Flagship Studios. Wow, that Hanbitsoft must have the most magical marketing team ever! Hit the jump for the press release, which actually contains the words 'Hellgate", 'Successful', and 'Launch', all in the same spot. More »Hellgate: London Gets Patched
Hellgate London: Now With More Hell
Unsubstantiated Rumor: Hellgate Source Stolen
Hellgate: London's Latest Screenshot Secretion
42 Hellgate Questions With Flagship Studios