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Genre: RPG
System(s): PC
ESRB: Unknown
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Hellgate: London is a computer game under development by Flagship Studios. The direction of the game is similar in spirit in a number of ways to the Diablo series, due to the co-founders of this video game developer. These are ex-Blizzard employees, including Diablo series creators Erich Schaefer and former Blizzard North President David Brevik. The other founders are Erich's brother Max Schaefer, former Blizzard North Vice President Bill Roper, and Diablo II producer Kenneth Williams. [1]
Hellgate: London is a FPS/RPG combination in a post-apocalyptic setting, and as such features a number of elements related to the Diablo series. The game is played in both first and third person perspectives, and the gameplay is based heavily on the character's stats, as per role-playing games, as opposed to the player's personal skill in a first-person shooter. Some weapons do require aiming, but most do not.
The game, like its spiritual predecessor Diablo, build heavily upon the core design of classical Roguelikes and the game design philosophy of the utility of random generation, which allows for a high degree of replayability and countless unique gameplay experiences.
The game is expected to be free of charge for online gaming after purchase of the product itself, building on a similar model as Blizzard Entertainment's games played on Battle.net, and ArenaNet's Guild Wars.
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