Good news, PS3 owners. DICE and Electronic Arts have officially set a date for Battlefield: Bad Company 2's PS3 beta: November 19. PC gamers, on the other hand, will get in on an open beta in December. There will also be a demo launching early next year. Beta details and an announcement trailer are available after the jump.

It's official folks! Namco Bandai has announced that Tekken 6 (PS3, Xbox 360, PSP) has gone gold and is now making its way to the manufacturing process. The latest installment of the top selling Tekken franchise, the game will be packed with a new online and offline gameplay and will feature the biggest character line up ever.

Street Fighter has long been a favorite in the arcades, with the best players in the world performing their best with the arcade stick over the console controller. Even with console versions of past iterations, many would still opt to buy joysticks to play in consoles. Unfortunately, it looks like people will be stuck with doing that in Super Street Fighter IV for the PS3 and Xbox 360 versions since it has been confirmed: there won't be an arcade version.

Straight out of the Xbox presswire - Turn 10 unveils a few big guns to make you wanna get Forza Motorsport 3. What they've got is the Ferrari Collection and the original Amalfi Coast track, adding some very welcome Italian flavor to your racing. So what cars are we looking at? Read on to find out.

It's been a busy - and good - week for Microsoft. Not only did they successfully implement the price drops, they've also successfully reaped in the benefits. Too early to say, yes, I know, but with a strong number of 43% up in sales (even if it's just for the Xbox 360 Elite), it's no wonder there's more bounce in their steps as of late. After all, they're not at the bottom of the pile when it comes to hardware sales, if you catch my drift. But hardware is not the only thing that went on this week, especially not when another gaming event is going on. So jump right in!

True enough, Microsoft did announce the Xbox 360 price cuts for Japan, starting off with the Xbox 360 Elite. Starting on September 10, Japan will be selling the Elite model from ¥ 39,800 (US$ 431.42) to ¥ 29,800 (US$ 323.02). Again, this will not be carrying the HDMI cable any longer. More details in the full article.

No significant change in sales, huh, EEDAR? Well, take that! GamesIndustry reports that in the UK, the Xbox 360 Elite scored a positive 43% increase in their sales during the bank holiday weekend. Also, there's news on the Elite's price drop for the Asia-Pacific region. All in the full article.

When you're racing at top speed with dirt kicking up all over, chances are, you'll ram or get rammed by someone straight out of the course. If you're lucky, you're just gonna get so much dirt up your windshield that you won't see where you're going, then subsequently wind up outside the course anyway. DiRT 2 let's you see better into that scenario, although in this case, it's gonna be more likely that you'll be the one feeding the others with dust than you eating it.

September is the month to watch if you're a fan of high-octane racing. Codemasters has sent out word announcing the official release dates for the console and handheld versions of Colin McRae: DiRT 2.

Apart from the reported partnership with Taiwan-based MMO studio Yeck Entertainment, SCE Asia is apparently looking to beefing up their stronghold in the region by striking more deals with a variety of Asian game developers. This appears to be part of the corporation's direct response to their almost-US$ 6,000 million losses last year.