IGN has posted a Hellgate: London preview, checking out the first person action RPG from Flagship Studios. The game takes place five years after demons and other nasty creatures have taken over London, and it's your job to find out what happened and how to fix the situation. According to the preview, the game will have dynamically generated content and levels, and there is co-op support. Several screenshots are included, and we also have four here on the Shack.

Items that affect combat and stats will also be found in the game world in various locations. Trinkets like magic jewelry fit alongside more modern day items like implants. More arcane stuff like runes and magical tattoos can also play a part, maybe even replacing armor. Some of these items will have stat requirements as well. For instance, useful demonic items will take concentration or willpower to keep under control, and each character will only have a limited amount of each. This should be good for balancing issues, since only a certain amount of concentration or willpower will be available to each player. Getting the coolest stuff is part of what made the Diablo franchise so damn popular. There were people bragging about having the best stuff for years. Hell, they probably still do and Hellgate will be no different. Just like Diablo, all weapons, armor, items, and mods will be randomized. The base weapons and armor will be relegated to types, but the randomized drops change the stats of all the weapons. So you might find a basic Vulcan Bolter, but you also might find a Vulcan Bolter with more mod slots with extra power. Same goes with the items and mods. You never know what you're going to get, prompting you to kill "just one more" bad guy in the hopes you'll find something awesome.