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{{quote|''"[[Due to the Dead|Remember the dead.]] [[Badass Creed|Fight for the living.]]"'' - Templar Credo.}}
'''''Hellgate: London''''' is a sci-fi/fantasy [[Action RPG]] developed and published by [[Author Existence Failure|now-defunct]] Flagship Studios in 2007. Many members of the development team previously worked on the [[Diablo]] series and went on to form Runic Games, creators of [[Torchlight]].
[[Next Sunday A.D.|In the near future,]] [[The End of the World as We Know It|the world falls prey]] to [[Demonic Invaders]]. [[Five Rounds Rapid|Modern-day weaponry and tactics prove largely useless against the hordes.]] Surviving humans flee underground and much of the surface world suffers from "The Burn", a kind of demonic [[Terraforming|terraformation.]]
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Player characters belong to one of these three factions, each with distinct weapons and methods for combating demons, but the ultimate goal is the same- drive the demons back through the Hellgate once and for all.
The game was generally not well received due to a massive amount of bugs and a generally rushed impression, and the online servers closed down in early 2009 after Flagship Studios declared bankruptcy. Hanbitsoft has since obtained the IP and is now working on [https://web.archive.org/web/20130909053500/http://news.mmosite.com/content/2009-11-13/20091113030637844,1.shtml Hellgate: Tokyo]. In addition, a small modding community is attempting to [https://web.archive.org/web/20131107034222/http://www.hellgateaus.net/forum/index.php revive] the original game. Finally, Hanbitsoft's relaunch of the game in Korea was successful enough that they are planning on bringing over ''Hellgate: Resurrection'' to International shores, which will include HG: London and HG: Tokyo. A short beta of the game recently started (and ended), with more details on the official website, [https://web.archive.org/web/20131031022742/http://hellgate.t3fun.com/News/Notice_List.aspx at T3Fun.com].
It remains to be seen how successful these projects will be.
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'''Welcome to London...'''
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* [[Abnormal Ammo]]: See [[Bee-Bee Gun]] below. Other examples include "Greek Fire" flamethrowers, tesla guns, palladium bullets and other craziness.
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