Hanbit soft has apparently made a grab for the IPs of Hellgate and Flagship. This part is rumor, however.

Wow, if it's as bad as all that it sounds like we'll never see the next content push hit the main servers (on the other hand it also means there wouldn't be any further wipes on the test center since there wouldn't be any more patches (on the other other hand who would be maintaining these servers if the company's gone?)).

Wonder if there's any way I can recoup some of the $200 I spent before it all goes up in flames.

Hey, I thought they had a MILLION subscribers? Isn't that enough to support a little company like Flagship?

Maybe a shop with the money to support it will buy up the IP, and we can have a Vanguard-style happy ending? I mean, HG:L could be a decent game if they fixed the problems...

That rumour was almost violently denied by Flagship. Not that I'd expect a different response. I don't like to see peopl eout of work though so I hope this isn't true.

I hope Mythos survives this at least

It sounds like they may be cutting back from active Hellgate: London development to a smaller infrastructure maintaining what's there and maybe just slowing down the content releases. I'd be surprised if Mythos was really affected, it had a great deal of promise.

Just a guess, though.

Sigh I hope this is not true. Though I have enjoyed the game greatly over the past months, perhaps it is time to finally get sometime to play other games

You have a good point. I know I prefer lifetime subscriber models to paying monthly, but having a company shut down after less than a year in operation can make this pricing option a precarious one (although probably not so bad as paying for a few months at a time). Better established companies like Blizzard or Turbine are probably the best bets to have something like this, but I suppose it could happen to anyone.

In all fairness, its probably still too early to tell what the final fate of Hellgate will be. If by some chance it does continue on, I would hope that those that paid for the lifetime subscription don't somehow get the shaft.

i bought HGL recently, i felt it was a pretty good game overall. I wouldn't pay monthly for it, but as a single player experience I found it enjoyable. It is a shame about the layoffs, I hope all those people land on their feet. If any of them are reading these forums, I know there are lots of opportunities in Dallas for game developers.

Go figure. I picked up hellgate last week, and was looking forward to having a better computer to run it on, and they day I get it assembled... bah, oh well.
Seriously, I hope they all land on their feet, I know Hellgate has a lot of promise, and for something like that, there's got to be some talented developers there.

Here's hoping most of the Hellgate team gets picked up by Blizzard. Put Hellgate and Diablo together, and you've got a hell of a winner.

Edit: I suppose I should say picked back up, but still. The two games are awesome and polished in ways that would be amazingly complementary were they put together.

If this is true, it's a shame. Mythos has been shaping up so nicely.

Whomever takes the randomized dungeon mechanics to the next level will revolutionize FPS's. The art direction was great and the itemization and customization were awesome.

HG:L just didn't have the balanced and interesting character skills and classes to have the Diablo 2 type longevity. I mean I played it for 3 months (including a month of beta). It was a great game, just not the legendary game everyone was hoping for.

The item customization is a huge one, the horadric cube in D2 was impressive, but they didn't do enough with it IMO. The 3rd person shooter perspective added quite a bit, I thought. (Mouse for movement and attack doesn't usually end up well for me), especially the ability to actually _dodge_ projectiles. If it had block ala Fable, I'd be in heaven.

The *click click click* from D1+2 puts me to sleep anymore, and it's pretty fun being able to circle-strafe and slash away at a random demon.

Also, though not going to happen in diablo... it's not a freaking straightforward sword and sorcery game. I really like the concept. Sci-fi + fantasy = epic win, IMO.

Their Billing Server is down, so no one is actually charged for anything. They didn't intentionally do this.

Me too. I will admit I haven't played it much but I would hope that my lifetime subscription actually lasts longer than a year. It's unfortunate that this is happening to the company, since they could of released Mythos as a retail release and saw some revenue from that as well to keep them afloat during HG:L concerns.