<s>
Hellgate	B-Application
:	I-Application
London	I-Application
is	O
a	O
dark	O
fantasy	O
themed	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
originally	O
developed	B-Application
by	O
Flagship	O
Studios	O
,	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
31	O
,	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
developed	B-Application
by	O
a	O
team	O
led	O
by	O
former	O
Blizzard	O
Entertainment	O
employees	O
,	O
some	O
of	O
whom	O
had	O
overseen	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
the	O
Diablo	B-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Set	O
in	O
a	O
post-apocalyptic	O
London	O
in	O
the	O
year	O
2038	O
,	O
Hellgate	B-Application
:	I-Application
London	I-Application
is	O
a	O
fast-paced	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
hack	B-Application
and	I-Application
slash	I-Application
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
HanbitSoft	O
has	O
since	O
acquired	O
rights	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
has	O
redeveloped	O
it	O
as	O
the	O
free-to-play	O
Hellgate	B-Application
London	I-Application
:	O
Resurrection	O
in	O
South	O
Korea	O
,	O
featuring	O
Seoul-based	O
maps	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
development	O
,	O
a	O
port	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
was	O
considered	O
but	O
was	O
never	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hellgate	B-Application
:	I-Application
London	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
that	O
builds	O
upon	O
the	O
core	O
design	O
of	O
roguelikes	O
by	O
using	O
random	O
generation	O
of	O
maps	O
,	O
monsters	O
,	O
and	O
loot	O
to	O
allow	O
for	O
replayability	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hellgate	B-Application
:	I-Application
London	I-Application
can	O
be	O
played	O
offline	O
or	O
online	O
without	O
a	O
fee	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hellgate	B-Application
:	I-Application
London	I-Application
was	O
initially	O
designed	O
to	O
be	O
primarily	O
focused	O
on	O
solo	O
and	O
cooperative	O
PvE	O
combat	O
,	O
but	O
players	O
can	O
duel	O
and	O
there	O
is	O
a	O
free-for-all	O
PvP	O
mode	O
for	O
subscribers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
world	O
of	O
Hellgate	B-Application
:	I-Application
London	I-Application
is	O
a	O
set	O
of	O
demon-infested	O
dungeons	O
and	O
city	O
streets	O
,	O
featuring	O
safe	O
zones	O
such	O
as	O
disused	O
London	O
Underground	O
stations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Hellgate	B-Application
:	I-Application
London	I-Application
setting	O
has	O
six	O
classes	O
to	O
choose	O
from	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hardcore	B-Application
mode	I-Application
is	O
played	O
in	O
either	O
Normal	O
or	O
Elite	O
difficulty	O
and	O
adds	O
permanently	B-Application
dies	I-Application
as	O
a	O
consequence	O
for	O
dying	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hellgate	B-Application
:	I-Application
London	I-Application
uses	O
a	O
heavily	O
randomized	O
item	O
system	O
featuring	O
a	O
large	O
variety	O
of	O
base	O
weapon	O
types	O
and	O
armor	O
types	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
pool	O
of	O
random	O
properties	O
and	O
bonuses	O
(	O
magical	O
affixes	O
)	O
applied	O
to	O
them	O
to	O
promote	O
replayability	O
and	O
item	O
collection	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
single-player	O
version	O
of	O
Hellgate	B-Application
:	I-Application
London	I-Application
hosts	O
a	O
five-act	O
story	O
questline	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
developer	B-Application
Flagship	O
Studios	O
had	O
proposed	O
regular	O
additions	O
to	O
Hellgate	B-Application
:	I-Application
London	I-Application
throughout	O
the	O
life	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2008	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
Comerica	O
Bank	O
would	O
provide	O
game	O
funding	O
assistance	O
,	O
using	O
Hellgate	B-Application
:	I-Application
London	I-Application
as	O
collateral	O
,	O
for	O
Flagship	O
Studios	O
so	O
that	O
they	O
would	O
not	O
"	O
rely	O
upon	O
a	O
publisher	O
's	O
investment	O
"	O
to	O
support	O
ongoing	O
development	O
of	O
their	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
last	O
content	O
patch	O
developed	B-Application
by	O
Flagship	O
Studios	O
was	O
the	O
"	O
Abyss	O
Chronicles	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
company	O
Ping0	O
managed	O
the	O
North	O
American	O
and	O
European	O
servers	O
for	O
Hellgate	B-Application
:	I-Application
London	I-Application
,	O
while	O
Infocomm	O
Asian	O
Holdings	O
managed	O
the	O
Southeast	O
Asia	O
server	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
shutdown	O
of	O
Flagship	O
Studios	O
in	O
August	O
2008	O
and	O
the	O
loss	O
of	O
its	O
intellectual	O
property	O
rights	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
Hellgate	B-Application
:	I-Application
London	I-Application
game	O
servers	O
would	O
be	O
shut	O
down	O
as	O
of	O
January	O
31	O
,	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
subscribers	O
would	O
have	O
access	O
to	O
a	O
Hardcore	B-Application
mode	I-Application
,	O
special	O
PvP	O
arenas	O
and	O
a	O
PvP	O
ladder	O
,	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
bypass	O
server	O
queues	O
,	O
a	O
shared	O
storage	O
space	O
with	O
room	O
for	O
40	O
items	O
instead	O
of	O
20	O
,	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
create	O
guilds	O
,	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
achieve	O
officer	O
status	O
in	O
guilds	O
,	O
and	O
24-hour	O
customer	O
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IAHGames	O
,	O
the	O
distributor	O
of	O
Hellgate	B-Application
:	I-Application
London	I-Application
and	O
the	O
company	O
providing	O
the	O
"	O
Alliance	O
"	O
server	O
for	O
the	O
SEA	O
region	O
,	O
had	O
promised	O
patch	O
0	O
on	O
launch	O
day	O
itself	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
November	O
3	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
Korean-based	O
software	O
distributor	O
Hanbitsoft	O
announced	O
via	O
its	O
global	O
public	O
relations	O
blog	O
,	O
that	O
it	O
has	O
acquired	O
the	O
Hellgate	B-Application
:	I-Application
London	I-Application
and	O
Mythos	B-Protocol
properties	O
from	O
Flagship	O
Studios	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
November	O
12	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
HanbitSoft	O
announced	O
the	O
re-development	O
of	O
Hellgate	B-Application
:	I-Application
London	I-Application
(	O
authorized	O
by	O
the	O
former	O
Flagship	O
Studio	O
)	O
had	O
been	O
completed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
July	O
2011	O
,	O
Hellgate	B-Application
:	I-Application
London	I-Application
multiplayer	O
servers	O
were	O
relaunched	O
using	O
a	O
free-to-play	O
model	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
November	O
15	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
Hellgate	B-Application
:	I-Application
London	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
Steam	O
,	O
developed	B-Application
by	O
T3	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
HanbitSoft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
comic	O
book	O
adaptation	O
of	O
Hellgate	B-Application
:	I-Application
London	I-Application
was	O
written	O
by	O
Ian	O
Edginton	O
,	O
illustrated	O
by	O
Steve	O
Pugh	O
,	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Dark	O
Horse	O
Comics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
is	O
also	O
a	O
trilogy	O
of	O
novels	O
based	O
on	O
Hellgate	B-Application
:	I-Application
London	I-Application
written	O
by	O
Mel	O
Odom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hellgate	O
VR	O
is	O
being	O
developed	B-Application
by	O
Skonec	O
Entertainment	O
.	O
</s>
