It's Thursday once again and it means another obligatory PlayStation Store update from the people at Sony. This week sees the return of Ubisoft's mascot, Rayman, as well as some downloadable puzzles with elephants. Want to know more about the latest update? Check out our full article after the jump.

Recent reports from Gartner's Client Computing Markets group revealed that Apple is now one of the top three PC vendors in North America. The Cupertino-based company saw phenomenal sales during the second quarter of the year, with a spike of 38% in sales alongside Dell and HP. Find out more in our full article after the jump.

Is the PSP really a dying console? Apparently not, based on recent sales figures from Japan which indicate that the handheld has sold 10 million units since its initial launch. More details on this matter are available in the full article.

Microsoft's officially announced that the Xbox 360's 20 GB unit will now be reduced to US$ 299. The company's also confirmed the existence of a new 60 GB unit, which should be arriving in stores soon. Further details on this matter are available in the full article.

Yes, future Napoleons - Creative Assembly has just given what they believe would be the time their latest Total War installment would be ripe for the picking. 2009 may be too long a wait for many fans, but at least the developers, together with Sega, have provided us with a means to tide us over. Watch the newest official trailer of Empire: Total War at the full story.

Welcome to another episode of QJ.NET's Weekend Warrior segment for the PSP blog! This week's picking include news of details regarding upcoming sequels for Patapon and LocoRoco, along with news of some new JRPG-loving for the U.S. courtesy of Square Enix. Head over to the full article for the rest of the details!

Square Enix has unveiled the the launch dates for the English port of the PSP's two Star Ocean titles. Expect First Departure to arrive by this October, with Second Evolution set to arrive by January next year. The exact release dates are available in the full article.

Is it getting a tad stuffy in your resident realm in the World of Warcraft? Bornakk passed by the WoW forums earlier to announce that they will be implementing a series of free character transfers to and from the game's PvP realms. Further details on the realms to be affected are available in the full article.

In case you're been busy lately, we're reminding you that today is maintenance day for Blizzard's World of Warcraft MMORPG. Several realms will be experiencing hardware maintenance that will affect them for most of the day. Head over to the full article to check if yours is among those in the list.

It was recently announced that the subscription costs for new subscriber of Jagex Ltd's RuneScape will be increased. Want to find out more? Then head on over to the full article by clicking on the "read more" link.