The pools of salivation are quite wet, and gamers are oozing more energy from anticipated excitement than is produced by a small nuclear power plant. What is the source of all this commotion? Dragon Age: Origins – Awakening is about to be unleashed on retail shelves! Yet more news today will only send many gamers into meltdown. Before I spill the beans I suggest you all lie down in a dark room with an icepack on your exhausted brows.

EA has already given a very big hint about the release date for the second installment in the franchise – February 1, 2011! This was allegedly spotted by some in an early retail box of the expansion, and agrees with a release window hinted at by EA earlier this year during a financial call. We’re not exactly sure if this is part of the two years of promised content that BioWare outlined late last year – but hey who cares! Let the party continue!