Hellgate: London Servers Going Offline on February 1st

Namco Bandai sent out a press release today announcing plans to take the English Hellgate: London servers offline on February 1st, though all accounts will apparently be flagged as subscribers for free until then.

NAMCO BANDAI GAMES ANNOUNCES FREE SERVER SUPPORT INTO 2009 FOR HELLGATEâ„¢: LONDON

Santa Clara, Calif., (October 24, 2008) – NAMCO BANDAI Games America Inc., today announced that they will continue to support customers of PC game Hellgateâ„¢: London with online server support and play through January 31, 2009 despite the closure of Flagship Studios. In a further gesture of support, Namco Bandai Games will provide this server support free of charge to all fans and players of the game up until the shut down date.

NAMCO BANDAI Games appreciate the enthusiasm of all the Hellgate: London players and looks forward to providing them with future entertainment products.

For questions regarding the shut down or additional information about Hellgate: London, please visit the game’s official website at www.hellgatelondon.com.