Konami Digital Entertainment, or rather its division in America, rocked San Francisco with their blow-by-blow game lineup revelation kicking off from 2008 onwards. Of course, there were the all-time favorites: Metal Gear Solid, Castlevania, Dance Dance Revolution, and Silent Hill. However, these weren't all the games that the publisher highlighted at the event. Find out the rest that wouldn't fit in our title at the full story.

For those of you who are eagerly awaiting the arrival of Konami's latest installment in the Metal Gear Solid series, here's a quick fix for gamers looking for some excellent storytelling from Hideo Kojima. Sony's PlayStation Store Japan has recently delivered the Kojima classic interactive adventure, Policenauts, to help tide people over before the arrival of Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots. More details in our full article.

The lucky folks at the UK Official PlayStation Mag got first dibs on Hideo Kojima's masterpiece, Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots. And guess what? The game got a perfect 10. Aside from MGS4, the magazine also dished out review scores for other games on the PS3, PSP, and PS2 platforms. That and more in the full article.

It's already the third installment for this five-part series listing 25 games that do not deserve to collect dust in the bargain section of any store. In this installment, we'll have a few games that come from reputable franchises, such as Metal Gear Solid Portable Ops and Tekken: Dark Resurrection. We'll also have an interesting puzzle/brain training hybrid in the form of PQ: Practical Intelligence Quotient, and other titles. Don't miss out on the entire list in the full article!

Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots is a special game for fans of Hideo Kojima, as it is his "last Metal Gear." Now that the game is nearing its release, what are Kojima's plans for the future? What are his thoughts on MGS4? And which Metal Gear would he build in real life if he could? These are all good questions, and they are all answered in the full article.

(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

It seems like Nintendo is still enjoying its lead for this week's software sales list in Japan as the numbers from Media Create showed Mario Kart Wii topping the charts once again. Capcom's own Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G maintained its place in the second slot. The other contenders are trying to catch up to these two, while some have dropped straight off the list. You can view the entire list of game in our full article after the jump.

Keeping tabs on the prospect of another Castlevania game in the works? Then here's another tidbit that Konami Digital may have thrown our way: another registered trademark in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has been found to be bearing the title Castlevania on it. Castlevania Judgment, to be exact. All the details in the full article, so you'd better hurry.

Media Create has released the Japanese Sales charts for the week of April 4 to 13. Making its debut in the list at first place is Nintendo's Mario Kart Wii, selling 594,000 copies in its first week. To find out what other games were able to make it into charts, head on over to the full article.

Yu-Gi-Oh! fans should get ready for a veritable treasure trove of Trading Card Game (TCG) delights as Konami announced the arrival of the third iteration of the Yu-Gi-Oh! GX Tag Force series for the PlayStation Portable this Fall in Japan. On the flip side, fans of the TCG in North America will be getting their own dose of Yu-Gi-Oh! fun around the same time as the game's release. You can find out exactly what this surprise is by reading our full article.