Noticed the Hellgate: London theme on the site yet? That's because we're having a special day for this game and we'll be giving you some hot scoops and info throughout the day. First up, though, is the exclusive confirmation of the minimum hardware requirements; in other words, this is the lowest spec PC you can get away with to run the Hellgate: London.

With kind thanks to the good people of Electronic Arts and Flagship Studios, here are the official and confirmed minimum requirements:

• OS: Windows XP with SP2 or Windows Vista
• Processor: 1 .8GHz or faster (2.4GHz for Vista)
• RAM: 1GB or more (2GB for Vista)
• Video: DirectX 9.0c/10 compatible device w/ 128MB RAM or better and Pixel Shader 2.0 support; requires NVIDIA GeForce 6200/ATI Radeon 9000 chipset or greater
• Audio: DirectX 9.0c compatible device
• Disc drive: 8x DVD or faster
• Hard drive: 6 GB or more free space
• Input: Keyboard and mouse
• Internet: Connection required for multiplayer

To clarify one point, not all of the ATI Radeon 9000 series has Pixel Shader 2.0 support - only the following ones do:

• Radeon 9500
• Radeon 9600
• Radeon 9700
• Radeon 9800

However, later on today we'll have something more to say on that matter and I'm sure it will please a lot of people! In the meantime, if you want to see just how well your PC stacks up against the above setup, then give the Hellgate: London Game-o-Meter a blast. Not only will it show you the relative performances (and they're not made up figures, look carefully at the graph!) but if you're short in any particular area, then it'll give you some suggestions as to what products you can buy to improve your system.

Please note that the DirectX 10 mode of the game is only available if you have Windows Vista and a DX10-compliant graphics card installed:

• ATI Radeon HD 2000 series (e.g. 2600, 2900)
• NVIDIA GeForce 8 series (e.g. 8600, 8800)

In addition to these, you'll also need a faster CPU (2.4GHz instead of 1.8GHz) and more system RAM.