Howdy folks! With launch just a month away, it appears that some of the Hellgate: London fever is creeping its way into the most unusual of places. Let's look at Exhibit A below. Yes, those are pictures from the fabulous Nintendo DS game, Animal Crossing. Our very own UI Artist Authority Captain Chief, Jason Sereno, received the letter shown in the picture in his in-game mailbox. Pretty rad, huh?

Exhibit A

Now, Exhibit B is a little... jarring. Is this a hint at things to come? While we know some people here are dying for this to become a real project - *cough*Brennan*cough* - it's nothing more than some tasteful artwork done by, yes, Jason Sereno. Strange how all these things get traced back to the same guy. Is there something you're not telling us, Jason?

Exhibit B

In other Hellgate: London news, gaming mega-site IGN has posted a great story showing off some boss battles from the game. You should definitely check it out when you get the chance.

Elsewhere on the intertubes, the Guardian has posted an interesting bit about online gaming, featuring some insightful quotes from Flagship Big Boss, Bill Roper. Any story that starts off with the line, "If you can play with real people, why settle for robots?" is good in our books.

Last but not least, Futuremark's excellent YouGamers site has a short but sweet interview with Tyler Thompson, our Director of Technology. The subject? All things hardware related, including DX10 and multi-core CPUs, and of course, Hellgate: London. Read it, or forever hold your peace.