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
About Infocomm Asia Holdings
Infocomm Asia Holdings Pte Ltd is one of the leading operator and distributor of online games in South East Asia. The company´s philosophy, to align themselves with only top MMORPG publishers globally, is in line with Singapore´s vision to become an interactive digital media hub for the region. IAH holds the licence to operate Korea´s top MMORPG, Granado Espada, as well as the much-anticipated MMORPG, Hellgate: London. The company also plans to release a third MMORPG in 2007. Emil Chronicle Online (ECO), which is published by Gravity, the company behind South East Asia´s top MMORPG, Ragnarok Online. IAH will continue to bring the best online games from around the world to the gamers in South East Asia.
About Hellgate: London
From the creative minds at Flagship Studios comes Hellgate: London, a long-awaited Action RPG with First Person Shooter elements (FPS). Set in the near future, Hellgate: London lets players slash and shoot through scores of demonic and undead minions as they try to save a world devastated by Demonic invasion. The game features detailed graphics, fast paced action and an extensive randomization system. The game is set to be released simultaneously in North America and South East Asia on the 31st of October.
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