Hellgate Global

A teaser page with the message “Hellgate’s Eternity Arrives…” as well as a trailer and concept art has been set up on the T3Fun website.

What remains to be seen is if there will be a character wipe at the conclusion of the beta or if the game will simply launch off the back of it. While character wipes are common in Western titles, this is not always the case with Eastern developers so there is a chance we will get to continue playing our characters through to launch of the game.

While waiting for June 30 to roll around, check out the teaser page and feel free to discuss the upcoming beta on our forums.

Hellgate Global

Closed beta test keys are still available for grabs on the T3Fun site at hellgate.t3fun.com. If you haven’t already, sign up and secure your key now in preparation for the return of Hellgate!

You can read up on more information regarding the launch of Hellgate and discuss the game here on our forums.

See the full media release here.

Hellgate Global

All those who have been accepted into the closed beta will now have the next week to download the client and get patched up to the most recent version. Those who have not been accepted into the beta yet are also able to download the client, although will not be able to log into the game during the beta.

However there are sure to be more beta key giveaways before the closed beta next week so it might worth downloading the client anyway!

If you have any questions regarding Hellgate please join our community to discuss the game with our members on our Hellgate Global forums.

Hellgate Global

Applying for the beta is simple – all you need to do is create an account on the Hellgate Global website and then click on the Gates of hell images you see on the site.

This will give you a 50/50 chance of randomly being selected for the beta. If you are selected you will receive the message “Your courage has been noted. You are chosen to enter the gates of hell. See you at the rift of Hellgate.”

Then simply wait for the client to be available for download and be ready to go on June 3.

If you’re part of the unlucky 50% and miss out on a key, don’t give up! There are numerous partner sites, such as mmorpg.com, that will be distributing beta keys as well so keep an eye out for any competitions they may have going.

So what are you waiting for? Click the button below to head to the Hellgate Global website and try your luck at getting a beta spot!

Hellgate Global

Details are still sketchy on how to obtain a closed beta test key, but we’ll definitely be looking into it and trying to obtain some.

Hellgate Global seems to be the new working title for the game and it will be made available as a free to play game, following the same model it has been using in South Korea and Japan.

So stay tuned as I’m sure we’ll be hearing more news shortly on how to obtain a beta key with the test only a couple of weeks away! You can stay up to date by following our forum thread covering the news, or by checking out the Hellgate Global official site and their various social media accounts for more info.

I also want to say a big thanks to forum member Pennywise for bringing this to our attention!

Hellgate: Resurrection

To play Hellgate: Resurrection, simply follow the instructions on our forums and you will be able to download and install the new free to play version of the game, connect to the correct VPN and create your game account. Once your account is created you can log in, update the client and once again re-enter the streets of London and prepare to battle a multitude of demons.

The main downsides to playing on the Japanese servers are the high ping and in game text being written in Japanese, however as there is still no definitive date or time frame when we can expect to see this game on English servers, this is your best option if you would like to play Hellgate online with others.

If you’re planning on playing Hellgate: Resurrection on the Japanese servers why not register on our forums so you can chat with those already playing the game, and meet up with them online for some group Hellgate action.

Site Maintenance

This host is based in the US and so you will all need to change the time settings of your account in the forums as the time offset you have been using was for Australian EST.

I’m slowly going through the pages making sure everything is working ok, but if you see anything that’s out of order please let me know on the forums or in a comment below.

And finally, thanks all for your patience during the bouts of crappy performance from our last hosts and during the move.

Site Maintenance

During this period the website and forums will be unavailable.

Torchlight II

By far, the most exciting aspect of the sequel is the inclusion of multi-player – a feature that fans have been begging for since the release of the original Torchlight. The actual number of players that can play together in one game has yet to be determined, but Travis Baldree told PC Gamer that it could be anywhere from four, to six, to seven.

Another exciting feature is the addition of all new classes. At present only two classes have been revealed.

One is the Outlander, who sounds like somewhat of a loner making his own way through the world and who makes use of ranged weaponry and low magic. The other is the Railman who has been described as an engineer melee warrior class, who retains the steam-punk mechanical feel that was present in the original game.

Among other things, character customisation is now possible, a number of overworld areas have been included for you to explore and the user interface has been redesigned and made more intuitive. Old favourites like the retirement system, pets and fishing are making a return as well.

To read the complete list of key features, head on over to the Torchlight II official website.

Technical Difficulties

Apologies to all for the extended downtime these past couple of days. We (as you probably know) exceeded our monthly bandwidth quota and it ended up taking quite a while for our hosting providers to respond to my support request and top it back up. This event has highlighted two problems in my mind.

One, is that it has taken far too long for our current host to get this sorted out. I guess that perhaps they may have been extra busy these past few days, but even so, a simple email explaining that situation would have been helpful.

Two, and probably more importantly, it looks like we need more bandwidth to prevent this from happening again.

So I think the time has come for us to move on and upgrade to a bigger and better host. That will then allow us the freedom to use more bandwidth intensive features (such as a hosted gallery or a wiki if needs be) if we ever have the desire to do so. I’m still looking through options, but overall I think it is going to be a good move for the site.

Thanks again for persevering, and I’ll let you all know when it’s time to move!