2012-01-16 (updated 2012-01-23)
Very much the same game as the original Hellgate: London with offline play removed completely and some other features added.

Immediately obvious differences is the presence of item shop (microtransactions), achievements, auction house, newbie XP boost status effect, and various other features reminiscent of MMOs.

The overall story is less apparent and some things in regards to the story that existed in the original are no longer in.