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Hellgate: London Pricing Structure Outlined
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Hellgate: London's been making big noises ever since it was announced at E3 2005. Gurgling and frothing, mostly. The combined effect of a developer formed by ex-Blizzard staff and a gorgeous cinematic trailer piqued many interests including ours.

It's progressed well too, moving from the realms of the unknown into a good-looking and impressive PC RPG - attracting EA to help co-publish the title alongside Namco. But Bill Roper and his Flagship Studios didn't want to stop there, and soon announced that Hellgate would feature an optional MMO multiplayer mode.

Inevitably this raised as many questions as it answered. For a start, what is it? RPG or MMORPG? How much will it cost? What's happening to the single-player game? It left us all a bit confused. Until now, that is. Because we've cornered Flagship CEO Bill Roper in an effort to iron it all out. And, much to our delight, he's done just that.