The T3 Entertainment-owned Korean firm acquired the IP of Hellgate has set up a San Francisco-based development studio, Redbana U.S. Corporation, in order to continue development on the PC MMO after the demise of original developer, Flagship Studios.
After previous English-language announcements that it would continue to operate Hellgate: London in Korea, Hanbit's 'Game Espresso' weblog has published another English-language statement about the game.
Kee Young Kim, the CEO of HanbitSoft, was cited as explaining: "There have been many inquiries from US and European Hellgate players surrounding the availability of the game in those respective territories."
He continued: "HanbitSoft does own the intellectual property of Hellgate: London and is interested in providing the game in the US and Europe, but is unable to do so at this time because Namco Bandai has the publishing rights for those regions."
The HanbitSoft executive concluded: "We cannot open up the server in Korea to allow access by US and European players as this will constitute infringing upon Namco Bandai�s publishing rights in the US and Europe. HanbitSoft is currently doing its best to improve the game."
Following HanbitSoft's acquisition of the Hellgate IP, Namco Bandai made it clear multiple times that it was shutting the Western Hellgate: London servers on January 31st, 2009 and was not intending to re-open them.
Source: www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php
Signs of life ? For the living!|||Signs of life yes. But Namco Bandai needs to sell their rights. Why sit on it if they're doing nothing with it?
I wonder how long they own the rights?|||Quote:
Signs of life yes. But Namco Bandai needs to sell their rights. Why sit on it if they're doing nothing with it?
I wonder how long they own the rights?
No idea how long they own the rights but if they have no interest in bringing the game back then they should do the right thing and sell the rights to Hanbitsoft.|||Yes they should but will they? Only time will tell, I guess. All I want is a SP muling utility and I'd be in heaven.|||Quote:
Yes they should but will they? Only time will tell, I guess. All I want is a SP muling utility and I'd be in heaven.
Yes, that would be nice. Anyone know programming?|||Well, there's some weirdness in that news bit. It seems Hanbit has not tried to contact NB on the rights; but if they did, I think they would try to sell them way over priced and Hanbit would not fall for it.
Let's just hope that at one point, someone will gives some good concrete news. Till then, SP
|||Yes, I am sure that if someone expressed an interest in the license the price would be astronomical and it may make them less interested.
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