It is that time of year again, and developers are ready to hit store shelves hard with games perfectly suited for the Halloween holiday. The creators of Diablo are getting in on the action as well, as they prepare to pry open hells gates, unleashing the fury within upon us all.

EA, Namco Bandai, and Flagship Studios have announced today that “Hellgate: London” has officially gone gold, and is on schedule for its PC exclusive release on October 31st in North America and November 2nd in Europe.

“This has been an amazing journey for us and we couldn’t be more proud of what we’ve accomplished,” said Flagship Studios CEO, Bill Roper. “We’re anxious to get Hellgate: London into gamers’ hands and we can’t wait to play right along with them.”

In addition to the games official release, gamers interested in getting in on the devilish action ahead of time can do so by downloading a singleplayer demo available tomorrow, Thursday, October 18th, via AOL’s GameDaily website exclusively. Other websites will be allowed to distribute the demo the following day, on October 19th.

According to the official press release direct from EA, the demo will grant access to two of the games six character types, “Blademaster, a master of swordplay and action-packed melee combat”, and “Marksman, a cool, calculating, long-ranged specialist.” Of course only a small portion of the game will be available, but with the game just 15 days away, it should be enough to hold you over till Halloween.

For more information about the game, visit the official website at www.hellgatelondon.com.

Tags: EA, Flagship-Studios, Hellgate:-London, Namco-Bandai

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