Hellgate: London is almost officially upon the public. The game is slated for release on Halloween and the last pre-release patch--which, for all intents and purposes, seems to have put all the finishing touches on the release version of the game--is live on the beta servers. This essentially means that if people are in the beta, then what they are playing right now will presumably reflect the state of the game at launch, barring any "day one" patches.
IGN : Remember Hellgate: London? The dark fantasy action role-playing game came out in 2007 for PC, a year before developer Flagship Studios went bankrupt. Since then, various free-to-play and online revivals have come and gone. Now, 17 years after the release of Hellgate: London, it’s back.
I remember some friends and I all bought Hellgate: London day one because it was made by some original Diablo devs. We had fun playing it, good memories.
PC Invasion: Hellgate: London is back on Steam, but it's not what you expect it to be. It's a single-player game in the vein of Asian MMOs.
Let's take a look at the loot-based shooter that started it all and set the path for Destiny 2 and the Borderlands franchise.
It's a shame Hellgate: London did so poorly. It was an interesting game, and well worth a sequel.