More bugfixes and optimizations are in store for Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures players come the 27th. A long list of preliminary patch notes has just been released detailing what's going to change in the game's August 27 patch. More bulleted items than you can shake a stick at in the full article.

We've gotten our hands on some preliminary patch notes for Funcom's Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures MMORPG. These notes list the changes that will be implemented in the game's August 13 patch. Check out the full article for the complete list.

A Sony document in circulation has revealed some interesting details regarding the company's plans for the PS3 and PSP. For one, there's the prospect of a new video download service that might be introduced to PSN by this summer. Further details are available in the full article.

The official Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures patch notes for the June 23 update have been released.  It seems that the developers made good on fixing some of the problems in siege warfare, as well as added a number of changes that we're sure players will enjoy. Want to see the patch notes for yourself? Then head on over to the full article.

Ready for another puzzle solving adventure with the Professor and Luke? Well, Level 5 has just released the official site for the newest installment in the series, Professor Layton and the Final Time-Travel. Also included are some character art and screenshots. Check out the full article for details.

Phoenix Wright and Kyle Hyde might be getting too passé for some of you, so it's time to roll in the latest thinker in DS town. This detective - oops, professor, rather - has an English accent and isn't afraid to use it. What's all the commotion about? Better put your thinking cap back on as we dive straight into the full article for an in-depth review of Professor Layton and the Curious Village. And we promise: we don't have any natural tendency to suddenly drop unsuspecting puzzles on you right out of the blue.

*Article originally posted on February 18, 2008 at 2:37 p.m.

Square Enix president Yoichi Wada was recently interviewed by Bloomberg Japan. DUring the interview, he mentioned a few interesting details about Dragon Quest IX for the DS and the direction he wants to see his company go.

If you want to find out what he said, head on over to the full article by clicking on the "read more" link below.

Media Create has released the Japan software sales chart for the week of January 14 to 20. It seems that Nintendo's Wii Fit is holding strong at first place followed closely by Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games for the Nintendo DS and Mario Party DS.

If you want to know more, the head on over to the full article.

Media Create has recently published its results for Japan's game sales for the week ending January 13. Wii and DS titles such as Wii Fit dominate the top ten, though you may want to look over the surprise comeback of a PSP title in the list's top five. Details await in the full article.

After last week's new releases, it doesn't come as a surprise when Media Create's latest software sales chart for December 3 to December 9 is almost dominated by previously released titles. Some newcomers such as Tales of Innocence and Lost Odyssey, however, fought for the top ten and came close to claiming Wii Fit 's throne.

Find out what's hot in Japan by checking out the full article!