hey, i used to play the game a while back, and I was wondering--who is going to host it for free?
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Free version of HGL?
hey, i used to play the game a while back, and I was wondering--who is going to host it for free?
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Apparently hanbitsoft.
http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/new...hp?story=20921
Looks like Mythos is going to get a comeback too.
...Korean publisher and developer HanbitSoft has officially announced that it owns the IPs for Flagship Studios' Hellgate: London and Mythos and is actively working on a Hellgate expansion, despite the scheduled termination of Hellgate's
servers by operator Namco Bandai.
He continues, “I believe Mythos is a very attractive MMORPG, just gaining large fans from couple of beta tests. It has a lot of potential, and it will also be developed at [our] studio in San Francisco with Hellgate: London. Both titles will be presented soon with upgraded features.”
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The game should be ready to play right around 2050.
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It's gonna be fore NA, right? And do you know when it will be released?
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No one knows when it will be released. If you would have been smart and used the search button you would know this. The game is dead for now and probably for ever. Hanbisoft may start it again but there is a lot of legal issues and the fact that Flagshit studios ruined any type of reputation that game would have ever had.Originally Posted by Grim48
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Did you actually try the game, or are you basing your opinion on what you have heard from others?
The only thing I disliked about the game was it was a bit unstable with some of the distortion effects, and the patching was kind of weird.
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So probs next year.Both titles will be presented soon with upgraded features.
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hanbitsoft is korean though o.0
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habitsoft owns K2 (Granade Espana, knight online, MU, etc). If Us does get it it will most likly be through them.
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there's actually an article regarding hellgate london on *******. hanbitsoft won't be publishing hellgate london in US or EU since namco bandai still has the right.
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Hanbitsoft is working on Mythos and that's for sure. You can count me on that.
I dunno if they are planning on releasing it in NA though.
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hanbitsoft dosent have the license to NA and EU .
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And I doubt Hanbitsoft will forget about NA and EU hellgate players.
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even though there not allow to publish a NA version , namco w/e japanese compagny have the rights
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Hanbitsoft only have the rights for Asia.
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They will simply because Namco-Bandai has the license for NA.
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and EU dont forget it
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yes, but they have no rights to distribute in NA/EU since they dont have the RIGHTS. Namco Bandai has it. They might be making the english version for the SEA server, since they have the rights for all of asia.
dude, please please dont post any wrong info anymore, will only make you look foolish.
this news is already like 6months old, once namco and hanbit solved their IP rights problem. the recent news is just to clarify cos no one bother reading.
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I've never played HGL but i've allways wanted to try it, and hopefully Mythos will return it was awsome, damnit flagshit!
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I remember hearing that like 3-4 months ago...
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this is from hanbitsoft's global PR manager's blog, dated March 4th 2009...
Seoul, Korea – March 4th, 2009 – HanbitSoft Inc announced that Korean gamers are welcoming the recent updates of Hellgate: London, an online action RPG developed by Redbana US Studio.
HanbitSoft announced 1.35b patch notes through the official webpage on February 17th, and updated the game on February 24th. The specifics of 1.35b update are as follows.
· One-time ‘Unique Skill Retrainer’ is awarded to all characters of all accounts that login within a specific award event interval.
· Moloch now has a small chance to drop a Lesser Seal from each Invasion Act when he dies.
· Any Champion monster that has a chance of dropping a Lesser Seal now has an additional chance to drop a second Lesser Seal of the same Act.
Gamers who are pleased about the current updates are constantly posting messages on the game’s Korean official website, complementing on the quality and encouraged about having more such updates. According to HanbitSoft, the reason the gamers are so pleased about the recent update is that the company had tried to develop new contents by embracing the gamers’ needs and listening to what they are asking for.
“Hellgate: London is currently in good shape, strengthening online features, and most of the ideas come from gamers’ suggestions. I guess that’s why gamers are more pleased with the current changes” said Yoo-Ra Kim, Chief Marketing Officer of HanbitSoft, and added “we want to thank all the gamers who have been supportive. In return, we will do our best to bring out the upgraded Hellgate: London very soon.”
Hellgate: London is currently preparing for the next update for the 1.5 version, which will be open to public in Korea very soon.
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