Dragon Age 2 - Special Game Preview and New Screenshots @ Gamestar.de

More news  for this game can be found in an article at the German magazine, Gamestar.de

It's in German, so here's the google translation in English, courtesy of Ecael from the Bioware Social Forums, mentioned in this thread at the Bioware Social  Forums. 

The most interesting info seems to be about the characters; you'll notice that Hawke now has a sister - a mage - named Imo, eh, Bettany. Could be interesting, perhaps..

The figures

Already have already revealed some characters from Dragon Age 2 was. We put the figure briefly. 

Hawke: The choice of male or female hero is the main character of Dragon Age 2, and leads the player through the 10-year history. 

Bethany: Hawkes sister is a magician and supports her brother in the battle with fire spells. 

Cassandra: The Inquisitor has a burning interest in the hero did Hawkes. 

Varric: The dwarf Hawke has accompanied on his travels and is the storyteller in Dragon Age 2nd

Flemeth: The mighty shapeshifts and mother of Morrigan from Dragon Age: Origins is also in Dragon Age 2 again with the party.

[Update] Archmage Silver writes the Google translation can seem misleading and offers these notes:

• Hawke: The male or female hero is the main character of Dragon Age II, and leads the player through the character's 10-year story.
• Note: The male Hawke is most recently shown in the first screenshot in the article.
• Bethany: Hawke's sister is a mage, and supports her brother in the battle with fire spells.
• Note: She's shown in the second screenshot in the article.
• Cassandra: The Inquisitor has a burning interest in the heroic deeds of Hawke.
• Note: She's shown in the concept art @
• http://greywardens.com/2010/07/new-dragon-age-2-concept-art-shots/
• Varric: The dwarf has accompanied Hawke on his travels, and is one of the narrators in Dragon Age II.
• Note: The google translation suggests that Varric is the only narrator in the game, which is wrong. He's shown in the concept art @
• http://greywardens.com/2010/07/new-dragon-age-2-concept-art-shots/
• Flemeth: The mighty shapeshifter and Morrigan's mother from Dragon Age: Origins is also back in Dragon Age II.
• Note: The google translation is flawed, as it made it seem like Flemeth might be joinable, even though the article doesn't suggest it.