Given its buggy launch, this seems somehow appropriate:
Yes, Hellgate is shutting down its servers. It’s a shame, as I did like the fundamental gameplay quite a bit, they did eventually fix the vast majority of its bugs and other problems, and they just needed to keep adding new content at a good pace. It was just way too late though, and they struggled with that last part.
Unfortunately there’s no way to export your multiplayer character back to single-player, especially since the single-player game is still a bit behind in features, so I can’t just pick up where I left off. So, I think that’s pretty much the end of the line for me and Hellgate.