Hellgate developer works toward digital distribution
updated 11:45 am EDT, Thu August 17, 2006
H:L digital distribution
Flagship Studios has partnered with Korean developer HanbitSoft to create Ping0, a system for hosting and distributing games online, including Flagship's Hellgate: London. Getting the action RPG on Ping0 also required an agreement with Namco Bandai, the physical distributor of the game. Hanbit VP Tony Park says that the Ping0 will also be used to support many titles beyond Hellgate, from casual games through to MMO's. Prior to this Hanbit was probably best known as the Korean distributor of Starcraft, a game which remains so insanely popular in South Korea that tournaments are televised nationally, and for which Blizzard will issue patches exclusively because of the Korean market.
