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23 AUGUST 2007, IAHGames Annouces October 31st Release Date for HELLGATE: LONDON

IAHGames today announced that Hellgate: London, the premier title from Flagship Studios, will start hitting retail stores in South East Asia on October 31st, 2007, the same day the title is released in North America. Gamers in South East Asia will be able to lay their hands on it to try it out first hand together with the gamers in North America. Said Roland Ong, CEO of IAHGames: :We are very proud that our One Market, One Asia strategy has resulted in a One Launch with Flagship Studios.;

Hellgate: London represents the next leap in the evolution of the action RPG genre, combining the depth and captivating gameplay of traditional RPGs with the visceral action of first-person shooters. The game is developed by the principal creators of the Diablo series.

"Announcing our official release date is a very exciting step for us,; said Bill Roper, CEO of Flagship Studios. :We・re anxious to bring Hellgate: London to Southeast Asia with IAHGames and to get to know the passionate gamers there as well as we do in other parts of the world."

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.

More on Bill Roper・s views on the South East Asia gaming market can be found at http://hellgate.iahgames.com/en/news/?aid=182&sec=1&ssec=101.
For more information about Hellgate: London, log onto the game・s official website at http://hellgate.iahgames.com

 

About Infocomm Asia Holdings
Infocomm Asia Holdings Pte Ltd is one of the leading operator and distributor of online games in South East Asia. The company・s philosophy, to align themselves with only top MMORPG publishers globally, is in line with Singapore・s vision to become an interactive digital media hub for the region. IAH holds the licence to operate Korea・s top MMORPG, Granado Espada, as well as the much-anticipated MMORPG, Hellgate: London. The company also plans to release a third MMORPG in 2007 - Emil Chronicle Online (ECO), which is published by Gravity, the company behind South East Asia・s top MMORPG, Ragnarok Online. IAH will continue to bring the best online games from around the world to the gamers in South East Asia.

About Hellgate: London
From the creative minds at Flagship Studios comes Hellgate: London, a long-awaited Action RPG with First Person Shooter elements (FPS). Set in the near future, Hellgate: London lets players slash and shoot through scores of demonic and undead minions as they try to save a world devastated by Demonic invasion. The game features detailed graphics, fast paced action and an extensive randomization system. The game is set to be released simultaneously in North America and South East Asia on the 31st of October.

About Flagship Studios
Flagship Studios is a creator of innovative entertainment software, designing games that focus on ease of play, replayability, and fun. The studio was formed in 2003 by former executives and developers from Blizzard NorthR and represents the creators of the worldwide, best-selling DiabloR franchise. With members that are renowned within the gaming industry, Flagship Studios embodies a team that has worked together for over a decade and have numerous #1-selling games and multiple Game of the Year awards to their credit. For more information about Flagship Studios log onto www.flagshipstudios.com.

About HanbitSoft
HanbitSoft, established in 1999, is one of the largest online game publishers in Korea as well as in Asia. After establishing itself as the No. 1 publisher in Korean PC game market, HanbitSoft has continuously invested in developing and publishing excellent and promising online games. HanbitSoft has broad portfolio of online games ranging from casual games to high-end MMORPG・s, either developed in-house or by external development studios such as Joy Impact(WYD and upcoming MMORPG AIKA) IMC Games (Granado Espada), Flagship Studios (Hellgate: London), etc. Most of its games already have been introduced world wide. For example, HanbitSoft games have reached out to more than 40 countries including Europe and Brazil and it is focusing on pioneering overseas online game markets in an effort to be a :global leading publisher.; For more information, please visit: www.hanbitsoft.com or contact Janelle Ha at hBonkiE@hanbitsoft.co.kr