Hellgate London will be in stores for Halloween. Why should you care….Who… I want to know who didn’t like Diablo. Hellgate comes from the creators of Diablo. Hellgate promises to have the same fundamental things we loved about Diablo with new technology backing it up…oh yeah…did I say GUNS!!!

Here is the press release:

It’s true: Hellgate: London will be shipping to US stores this Halloween. A fitting date, no? While the summer season was our initial release window, we just want to make sure the game is perfect before all of you get to play it. That means a few extra weeks of testing and balancing, but we think you’ll agree it’s for a cause that’s worth it. We’ll have a few more announcements in the coming weeks regarding preorders and our Collector’s Edition, but suffice it to say that you will be pleased. That’s not an assumption.

As mentioned, we’re hammering away at the game, and the Alpha is going well; bugs are getting squashed, servers are getting stable, and we’re all losing sleep (in a good way). Trish just got married as well, and we’re super duper excited for her! We also have the first Flagship baby on its way from Jung, our graphic design guru, so it’s good feelings all around. Stay tuned for more, but for those who care, here’s the full press release…

EA AND NAMCO BANDAI GAMES ANNOUNCE OCTOBER 31st RELEASE DATE FOR HELLGATE: LONDON

Redwood City, Calif. – August 6, 2007 – Get ready to hack, slash, and shoot your way through a demon-infested London this Halloween! Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS) and NAMCO BANDAI Games America Inc. today announced that Hellgate™: London, the premier title from Flagship Studios, will start hitting retail stores in North America on October 31, 2007 and in Europe on November 2, 2007 for the PC. Hellgate: London represents the next leap in the evolution of the action RPG genre, combining the depth and addictive gameplay of traditional RPGs with the visceral action of first-person shooters.

“We wanted to hit the sweet-spot for release in terms of the development schedule and delivering the highest-quality game to our players,” said Bill Roper, CEO of Flagship Studios. “Halloween was the perfect fit as it ensures that Hellgate: London will have an appropriate amount of beta testing, while also being an incredibly fun time to unleash the game.”

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.

While some may prefer to slay demons solo, players will also be able to take the fight online*, teaming up with friends to save London 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 which will give players access to huge amounts of content on an ongoing basis in the form of quests, character classes, demons, items, etc. More details about Hellgate: London’s online options are coming soon.

The game has not yet been rated by the ESRB, PEGI or BBFC. Visit www.esrb.org, www.pegionline.eu or www.bbfc.co.uk for updated rating information. For more information about Hellgate: London, log onto http://info.ea.com or the game’s official website at www.hellgatelondon.com.