NAMCO BANDAI AND FLAGSHIP STUDIOS RELEASE HELLGATE™: LONDON E3 2006 CINEMATIC TRAILER
Trailer that set Electronic Entertainment Expo on fire is now available!
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
SANTA CLARA, Calif., (May 16th, 2006) -
Leading video games publisher and developer NAMCO BANDAI
Games America Inc. today released the cinematic trailer shown
at E3 2006 for HELLGATE: LONDON, the first original PC title
from premier developer Flagship Studios. Produced by Blur,
the three minute trailer presents a city scorched by hellfire
where the Templar and the recently unveiled Cabalist
character classes battle for mankind's survival against
demonic forces from hell.
HELLGATE: LONDON combines the depth of role-playing games and
the action of first-person shooter titles, while offering
infinite playability with dynamically generated levels,
items, enemies and events. The player creates a heroic
character, completes quests, and battles through innumerable
hordes of demons to advance through experience levels and
branching skill paths. A robust, flexible skill and spell
system, highly customizable appearances, and a massive
variety of randomly generated equipment allow players to
create their own unique hero. For more information about the
game, logon to www.hellgatelondon.com
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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 North® and
represents the creators of the worldwide, best-selling
Diablo® 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 or
contact Tricia Gray at tgray@flagshipstudios.com,
(415)-489-1419.
About NAMCO BANDAI Games America
Inc.
NAMCO BANDAI Games America Inc. is an
interactive entertainment software publisher and developer
based in Santa Clara, CA. The company is a subsidiary of the
newly formed NAMCO BANDAI Holdings (USA) Inc.
based in Cypress, CA.
On September 29, 2005, Bandai Co., Ltd. and NAMCO LIMITED
implemented a management integration to form NAMCO BANDAI
Holdings Inc. This step was taken to compete more effectively
on the global stage in the fast-changing entertainment
industry and to deliver further growth.
The resulting BANDAI NAMCO Group is a global entertainment
group involved in business fields ranging from toys,
amusement facilities, video game software and visual
software, to apparel, sundries and network content.
As previous separate entities (Namco Hometek Inc. and Bandai
Games Inc.) the companies were each known for creating some
of the industry's top video game franchises including:
Tamagotchi®, Tekken®, SOULCALIBUR®, Dead to Rights®, Pac-Man®
World, Digimon®, Ridge Racer®, Time Crisis® and
ACECOMBAT®.
For more information about NAMCO BANDAI Games America Inc.
and its products log onto www.namcobandaigames.com.
Press Release ® 2006 NAMCO BANDAI Games America Inc.
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