Dragon Age: Origins represents BioWare’s return to its roots, delivering a fusion elements of existing fantasy works with emotionally-driven narrative, heart-pounding combat, powerful magic abilities and credible digital actors.

Performance Designed Products has acquired motion sensing technology developer In2Games, creator of Gametrak Freedom, a ultrasonic 3D motion-sensing technology offering performance, control and flexibility far in excess of existing technologies.

Seems the previously revealed Yakuza 3, set 400 years before the first two titles in the series, was nothing but a spin off while the real third installment in the franchise is still set in modern times, situated two years after Yakuza 2, set in Ôsaka and Okinawa.

For the first time since its launch, Microsoft's Xbox 360 has outsold both the Wii and PS3 in Japan, according to Enterbrain. Hot on the heels of Namco Bandai's Tales of Vesperia launch, which already made X360 sales surge, comes Square Enix's Infinity Undiscovery, and combined with the recent price cut, resulted in the Xbox 360 selling 28,681 units last week, compared to Wii's 27,057 and PS3's 8,050.

KOEI's G1 Jockey 2008 will utilize the Wii’s unique controllers to recreate the horse racing experience more realistically than ever before. The Wii Balance Board has now been employed to take the series a step further, as players now get the chance to leap fences and steer their horse to victory.

In Lost in Blue: Shipwrecked, players will find themselves stranded on a mysterious island filled with lush forests, ancient ruins, and an active volcano. With the help of trusty pets and new friends, players can explore the mysteries of the island to find a way home, or make a new life for themselves and stay forever.

Another day, another batch of games shipped to stores. Instead of giving them all their own posts, we grouped them, and so far there are announcements for:

• DanceDanceRevolution Hottest Party 2 (Wii)
• DanceDanceRevolution X (PS2)
• Speed Racer: The Videogame (PS2)
• Zoo Hospital (Wii)
• Mount & Blade (PC)
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Rock Revolution will give players a chance to rock out on the bass, lead guitar, and will be available with the most realistic drum peripheral on the market. Offering a variety of innovative single-player and multi-player modes, Rock Revolution features an extensive music selection, along with a wide variety of downloadable songs.

Funcom appointed Craig Morrison as the new Producer and Game Director for Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures, replacing one of the original Funcom founders Gaute Godager, who decided to resign after being dissatisfied with certain elements of the game.

Sony has released a new v2.43 PS3 firmware update, but is specific to the Japan region, and only PS3 users there will be required to install the update. PS3 users in all other regions will not be prompted to download v2.43. However, if you manually initiate a firmware update by clicking on “System Update” under the XMB’s Settings icon, the v2.43 update will be available, regardless of where you are located, and will it will not cause any issues with your system or add any new functionality.