Hellgate: London Southeast Asia Release Date

IAHGames issued a press release early this morning announcing that Flagship Studios' Hellgate: London will hit retail stores in Southeast Asia on October 31st. Here's to pleasing both sides of the world at the same time:
IAHGames ANNOUNCES OCTOBER 31st RELEASE DATE FOR HELLGATE: LONDON

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August 23rd, 2007 - IAHGames today announced that Hellgate: London, the premier title from Flagship Studios, will start hitting retail stores in South East Asia on October 31st, 2007, the same day the title is released in North America. Gamers in South East Asia will be able to lay their hands on it to try it out first hand together with the gamers in North America. Said Roland Ong, CEO of IAHGames: "We are very proud that our One Market, One Asia strategy has resulted in a One Launch with Flagship Studios."

Hellgate: London represents the next leap in the evolution of the action RPG genre, combining the depth and captivating gameplay of traditional RPGs with the visceral action of first-person shooters. The game is developed by the principal creators of the Diablo series.

"Announcing our official release date is a very exciting step for us," said Bill Roper, CEO of Flagship Studios. "We're anxious to bring Hellgate: London to Southeast Asia with IAHGames and to get to know the passionate gamers there as well as we do in other parts of the world."

One of the most anticipated PC games and RPGs of the year, Hellgate: London offers infinite re-playability with dynamically generated levels, items, enemies and events. The player creates a heroic character, completes quests, and battles through an innumerable amount of demons to advance through a deep, rich story-driven campaign. A robust, flexible skill and spell system, highly customizable appearances, and a massive variety of randomly generated equipment allow each player to create his or her own unique hero.

More on Bill Roper's views on the South East Asia gaming market can be found at http://hellgate.iahgames.com/en/news/?aid=182&sec=1&ssec=101

For more information about Hellgate: London, log onto the game's official website at http://hellgate.iahgames.com