Halloween sees the Hellgate: London, first title from Flagship Studios PC game, available at retail outlets in North America and Europe. The game combines the gameplay of traditional role-playing games with the action of first-person shooters.

Bill Roper, CEO of Flagship Studios offered, ’’Today marks a major milestone for Flagship Studios. The greatest thrill any developer can have is to see their game actually in a player’s hands. We’ve put our all into making Hellgate: London a great gaming experience, and now we’re able to share what has been a huge part of the past four years of our lives with our friends, family, and the world.”

David DeMartini, Vice President and Global General Manager, EA Partners added, “The core of the EA Partners program is utilizing our strengths as a publishing organization to help world-class independent development studios like Flagship bring their games to market globally. Hellgate: London is a great achievement and we are excited to have had the opportunity to work with Flagship and NAMCO BANDAI in delivering a breakthrough action RPG.”

The story features 2038 London in ruins, overrun by hordes of terrifying demons. Players begin their mission to save the once-great city by creating a hero, choosing among six character classes featuring distinct gameplay styles. Hellgate: London offers gamers a deep storyline campaign with over 35 hours of gameplay that is infinitely re-playable because of the game’s dynamically generated levels and random items, enemies and events. Hellgate’s flexible skill and spell system, includes highly customizable appearances, and an extensive variety of equipment, for a unique playing experience.

Gamers will also be able to fight online, joining up with other survivors in a secure, client-server environment and playing through the entire story-driven campaign for free. For those players who want to extend their Hellgate: London experience, Flagship is offering an optional subscription service for $9.99/month2 which will give players access to tremendous amounts of ongoing content in the form of quests, character classes, demons, and other items.

To learn more, please visit: www.hellgatelondon.com.