(Editor's Note: GTA4 has landed! And so have blue turtle shells!)

You've probably cut all your lines to the greater world since you got your copy of GTA4 or Mario Kart Wii, so chances are, you got quite a huge load of backlog to catch up on. Just to name a few... the possibility of MGS being playable in MGS4, Scarlet Witch playing a role in Crisis Core's story, and Derek Zoolander playing casual games. Wait... what?! Time to head to the nearest safe-house!

(Editor's Note: Never gonna give you up... Never gonna let you down... Never gonna - blargh. Noooo!!!)

Ready to lock yourself in come the 29th? Grand Theft Auto 4 is just around the bend, so if you're planning to pick one up, be ready to cut off the lines to your social life for the next couple of days. Before then, we'll help you prepare with all the things you may have missed out on during the week. It's twice the fun and twice the surprises here in QuickPeek 44. And we promise, no one will be Niko Bellic'ed.

* Article originally posted Apr 26, 2008 at 12:53PM

(Editor's Note: Seven days have come and gone, and you know what that means! Another QuickJump QuickPeek edition!)

And just like that, it's another weekend. You've probably been busy scrounging up pennies and loose change to save up for GTA4, so there's a chance the you might've missed out on a couple of things that happened this week. Man, have we got a story to tell in QuickPeek 43!

(Editor's Note: Wait... what? Is Zanarkand really out there? And what's this talk about elephants? Up to you to find out, bub.)

42 is a number that holds special meaning to fans of Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. And in our very own QuickJump QuickPeek 42, we'll be trying to give an answer to the question of the life, the universe, and everything. Or at least, seven days' worth of all that in the gaming industry...

* Article originally posted Apr 12, 2008 at 04:25PM

This week, about 1.5 million gamers in Japan are going to be scrabbling for more bones, claws, and tusks in Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G. As of April 11, new DLC is available for the gamers. The pack's got four quests included in it and pits the adventurous against the likes of Narugakaruga, Rathian, and a handful of Bullfango. Hunt for the details and screenshots in the full article.

(Editor's Note: Happy April Fools'! You'd think we'd run skimpy with all the non-news items, but actually, this might be our biggest issue yet!)

Y'know how notorious the gaming community could get during this time of the year. But in between rumors and Metal Creed Solid gags, this here QuickPeek 41 is one heck of a colossus. Dark AleX is back, Jade Raymond makes a cameo, and Niko Bellic's got quite a lot of action cut out for him in GTA 4. Mind the Whoopie cushions! Wohoo!

The Crisis Core week has landed! And what better way to to prep you up for Square Enix's latest game on the PSP? Remember Monty Oum's CGI fanvid from a few months ago where hot babes Tifa, Rikku, and Yuna of Final Fantasy and Kasumi, Ayane, and Hitomi of Dead or Alive were pitted against each other in a Brawl - err, brawl, rather? Well, today we've got the sequel to that! And it's packing quite a punch with three new characters that jump into the fray. Who, you ask? Ah, well, sorry... No spoilers! Read more for the video.

(Editor's Note: The weekend has landed! Easter eggs are rolling all over the place in this edition of QuickJump QuickPeek.)

From the ubiquitous Konami code that unlocks 99 lives all the way up to GTA: Vice City Stories' very much, err, literal "Easter egg" via the helipad, gamers have a different meaning for the Easter bunny's painted gifts. Start scouring through the bushes! Here in QuickJump QuickPeek 39, we're touring around gaming town for Easter eggs. Wohoo!

(Editor's Note: And a wham, bam, thank you, ma'am! It's time for another recap in QuickPeek 38!)

While some of us hate numbers, it's still interesting to see them all lined up there looking pretty. From piratical statistics, calendar dates, new version release numbers, price tags, survey results on "bedroom pasttimes", error codes, and, oh yes, blobs doing arithmetic.

Final Fantasy 7 flower girl Aeris always did want world peace. And amidst all the complaints of how Japan would nearly always get things first - *cough* Crisis Core *cough* - Yoichi Wada is now trying to make ends meet. The Square Enix CEO expressed his desire of aiming for simultaneous worldwide releases from now on. Follow the lifestream and flow into the full article for more details.