It has consumed great civilizations of old.
It stands as an impenetrable bastion of the demon.
What evil dwells in the darkest depths of the Abyss?

Well, that'd be what we made this nifty little Abyss Chronicles teaser trailer to help you determine! Starting with dramatic pans of the new Parliament Square area then breaching the very entrance of the Abyss, this video should serve well to whet your appetite for that which Patch 2 is about to serve up. Discover new abilities, meet new monsters, watch champions of humanity use those new abilities to kill those new monsters. Oh, and say hello to Squadro (big guy at the big finish) while you're at it.


A higher-quality version of the teaser can be found on our YouTube channel or on the HellgateLondon.com front page. A high definition .WMV of the teaser video can be downloaded here from Hellgate: London's HanbitSoft website.

GameBanshee.com has published an impressive collection of Hellgate: London content including an exhaustive item database, massive quest database, and a skill database as well. Not ones to stop there, they have created class pages outlining the skill progression of each and a guide for the mini-game. Additionally, we have provided them with six exclusive screenshots of The Abyss Chronicles (Patch 2).





And then, if that wasn't enough, Flagship Studios' Director of Technology Tyler Thompson spoke with GameBanshee in a recent interview which they have published.

GameBanshee: What can we expect from The Abyss Chronicles? What were your primary goals when developing this particular update?

Tyler Thompson: Our Chronicles are designed to be much more than a patch and the Abyss Chronicle is much more significant in scope than our first Chronicle. We’ve added a long laundry list of new features with this update, but the four big goals were making a new set of levels with new boss fights and some really cool rewards, three new skills for each character class, the Blademaster rebalance and the Consignment Shop. The new levels should give Subscribers a lot of new content to run around in. The new skills really enhance the current character classes and allow for some completely new play styles – including the Summoner transforming into a demon who focuses on melee and summons freaky melee fighters. The Blademaster needed some love. He will be doing much more damage and have more viable skills with this update.

The full two-page interview can be found here.

Welcome, Hellgaters, to the first installment of SneakShots. This article will offer a collection of images of upcoming Hellgate: London content composed and captured by yours truly. However, you didn't navigate to this thread to read me prattle on: feast your eyes on this fine selection of pictures from the Abyss Chronicles (Patch 2).






That last fellow, he wouldn't let me leave without taking his picture. He was very insistent.

Shortly after these images were posted to the forums, Korean gaming news site GameMeca posted a nice side-by-side comparison of the screenshots to previously released concept art of the Abyss Chronicles.

Perhaps the most sought-after information that Hellgaters are most interested in on our forums is insight into the future of Hellgate: London. After a great first day at the Games Developer Conference, we'd like to offer a kingly scoop on this very topic. And so, without further ado, we lift the curtain and reveal our plans for the next three Hellgate: London updates. Note that while the bullets outline the contents of each patch, they are actively being worked on and will have more thorough patch notes upon release.

Patch 1.2

• In-game mail with the ability to attach items.
• Marksman skill adjustments.
• Many bug fixes.

Previously known only for its sweeping changes to the Marksman class, Patch 1.2 will add in-game mail, a hotly desired feature. Additionally, a great many bugs are addressed in this build, many of them reported by the community.

Patch 1.3

• New functional pets.
• Warp to any player in buddy list.
• Emotes.
• Text bubbles over character heads.
• Display party member level and class.
• Inspect other player's equipment.
• Link items into the chat.
• Split stacked items.

This patch will introduce a host of features designed to enhance the Hellgate experience. Not only will you now be able to check out your teammates' armor and weapons, items will be able to be "linked" into the chat window, allowing other players to see their statistics with ease. Emotes will provide new depth to interacting with your fellow Hellgaters as will text bubbles. All in all, Patch 1.3 offers a bevy of new features.

"The Abyss Chronicles" (Patch 2)

• Group PvP, PvP games, and PvP ranking.
• The Abyss "endless" dungeon.
• Big Ben/Parliament Square adventure area.
• Three new base monster types.
• Five new bosses.
• New skills for all classes.
• New high end armor for all factions.
• New weapons for all factions.
• Consignment house.
• Shared stash.
• Instance switching.

Our biggest major content update yet (well, until the next Chronicle). Sizable additions to the PvP department, seriously unique skills for all classes, new armor and weapons for all factions, new monster types, new bosses... Oh, and then there's the consignment house and shared stash. Big? This content update is HUGE. Now for some glimpses at the sights to be seen when you enter... The Abyss Chronicles!



As we're providing all this information in advance of the features being fully developed, applied, and quality tested, these lists are subject to some change but do serve as an upcoming content schedule.