Today we bring you extensive gameplay footage from Flagship Studios' hack-and-shoot online RPG Hellgate: London, featuring two characters: my lowly Blademaster, and my kick-ass Engineer. Shown is the exciting questing structure, the character and gameplay UIs, subway storefronts, bizarre NPCs, varied environments, monstrous bosses, and, of course, plenty of zombie slicing and dicing.

You can grab the full 8 minute video on FileShack, or you can stream a clip below. Be sure to read our impressions of the game so far, and check back for further coverage as we find the time to level up.

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Mercury subscribers can stream the full 8 minutes in HD.

Two new Hellgate: London movies have been released, containing quest footage and a look at the Covent Garden Underground Station part of the game. You can grab the video with an RTS-style quest and turret footage here and the tube tour one here, or you can stream them below

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Over at GameSpot you can find a new Hellgate: London preview, going hands-on with the game's beta build. Voodoo Extreme has a bunch of Hellgate: London screenshots as well as this co-op video from the same beta.

AtomicGamer has the latest Hellgate: London preview, playing through the current beta build of the game.

YouGamers is featuring a Hellgate: London Q&A, asking Tyler Thompson about the technology powering this action RPG.

Flagship Studios has opened beta sign-ups for its upcoming PC dungeon crawler Hellgate: London on the game's official site.

Applicants need only enter their e-mail address, though the site notes that there is no guarantee of obtaining an invite. Duplicate entries may result in disqualification, and those who participated in the alpha test need not apply.

With the next round of testing set to begin in the incredibly vague "not too-distant future," those hungry for their first taste of Hellgate: London before it ships October 31 may be best served by pre-ordering at select retailers--including Best Buy, GameStop, and Wal-Mart--and thus securing their spot in the pre-order beta that begins today.

A new Hellgate: London Q&A has been posted at GameSpot. The questions focus on the game's quests and quest design.

There's a nine page Hellgate: London interview on Gaming Trend, chatting with Bill Roper about the highly anticipated action RPG. The interview is also available in audio form.

Care of Hellgate: London's official site, new details have appeared regarding the opportunities available to those who pre-order Flagship Studios' PC dungeon crawler before it ships on October 31.

With the aide of the handy dandy pre-order cards provided by select retailers, players will be able to participate in a beta that runs from September 17 to October 7. Depending on where they pre-order from, gamers will receive one of three different colors for their armor--yellow (Best Buy), rust red (GameStop), and silver (Wal-Mart)--in the final game.

Pre-ordering customers are also eligible to purchase a $149.99 lifetime subscription for Hellgate: London before November 30. Though not required for online play, subscription grants players new in-game content, 12 character slots rather than 3, access to a Diablo II-esque Hardcore mode, ... Read more

New on Eurogamer today is this interview with Bill Roper, asking the Flagship Studios founder about Hellgate: London. Topics include genre innovations, Diablo comparisons, and recognizable London areas.

It's been known for months that the optional subscription for Hellgate: London would cost $9.99 a month in North America. The official site now has word that Europeans will be paying €9.99, USD to EUR conversion be damned. UK residents will have to cough up £6.99 a month.

Though anyone can play online, subscribers will receive new content, more game modes and additional character and item slots. Subscribers can also start guilds and use guild and player housing.

Developed by Flagship Studios and co-published by Namco Bandai Games and Electronic Arts, Hellgate: London will be in stores October 31.

EA and Namco Bandai have announced this morning the shipping date for Hellgate: London. October 31 is the day of choice. Bill Roper states in the press release, "We wanted to hit the sweet-spot for release in terms of the development schedule and delivering the highest-quality game to our players."

You can take a look at our Hellgate: London preview by Nick Breckon, who got a chance to see the game just a few weeks ago.

To celebrate, here is some new Hellgate cooperative gameplay footage that just hit the net:

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Over at GameSpy you can find a Hellgate: London preview, offering impressions based on playing the game in co-op mode for some three hours.

There's a new Hellgate: London Q&A on GameSpot, asking Flagship Studios CEO Bill Roper about the game's setting and story.

New at GameSpot today is this Hellgate: London preview. The article offers impressions of the engineer class and several high-level quests.

A new set of Hellgate: London screenshots has been released, showing a variety of weapons, locations and enemies from Flagship's upcoming action RPG.

A new Hellgate: London movie has surfaced, offering more than four minutes of high-def gameplay footage from the highly anticipated action role-playing game. Thanks Hellgate Guru.

IncGamers has an extensive Hellgate: London preview, reporting on the pre-alpha build shown at the recent Community Day 2007.