Hellgate: London Pre-Order

Planning on pre-ordering Hellgate: London? EA and Namco Bandai have just announced three more reasons that you should!

Gamers in North American who pre-order either the regular or collectors edition of Hellgate: London will receive three special treats just in time for Halloween! First off, buyers will receive a key to an exclusive Beta starting next week and ending October 07, 2007. Secondly s one of four exclusive dye-kits that will give your hero's gear a cool color theme right off the bat when Hellgate: London officially opens on Halloween. Lastly, pre-ordering gamers will be eligible to take advantage of the Hellgate: London Founders Offer, giving hardcore players a chance to purchase a lifetime subscription to Hellgate's premium service for $149.99.

"We're excited to get our most passionate players into the early Beta test, and to reward them with a special look once the game goes live on Halloween," said Bill Roper, CEO of Flagship Studios.

Hellgate: London comes from some of the core developers of the Diablo team from Blizzard. It promises a deep, story-driven campaign with over 40 hours of gameplay and both online and offline capabilities. It combines RPG depth with the fast action of a shooter and may very well represent the evolution of the action RPG genre!

I've had a bit of gameplay time with Hellgate: London and have to admit I was very impressed. I'm definately looking forward to this one, so stay tuned to Just-RPG and The RPG-Geek for more info!

Hellgate: London to Include Xfire

Xfire, announced today that their voice chat functionality will be included in Flagship Studios' highly anticipated upcoming PC RPG, Hellgate: London.

Xfire's peer-to-peer communication system allows gamers the ability to chat with fellow gamers without the hassle of a standalone voice server. It also allows gamers to log in to Xfire from Hellgate: London, enabling them to easily add fellow Hellgate gamers into a voice chat room where they can chat as they play.

"By integrating Xfire's voice chat feature into Hellgate: London, we are able to strengthen our online community and make it even easier for our players to connect together online," said Tyler Thompson, Technical Director of Flagship Studios. "The Xfire package will bolster the overall gaming experience for our users."

Xfire supports more than 800 of the most popular games worldwide and is eight million users strong.