Earlier today, Konami and Kojima productions revealed the games that they'll be taking to GamesCom. Apart from showing off what these games have to offer, the publishers also promise special presentations of the games, and maybe they'll be sitting down for interviews as well.

Speaking to Destructoid about Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition, producer Craig Derrick from LucasArts explained the motivation behind updating the game. He goes on about the main reasons for the decision, but citing digital distribution as an important factor in making the Special Edition possible, the producer adds that digital distribution itself increases interest in retro gaming.

EenVandaag, a Dutch current affairs TV program, recently conducted a survey on their youth's downloading habits. What the survey found was that a whopping 93% of the youngsters download content in a manner that most laws would consider illegal, citing the use of BitTorrent among other popular download programs.

It was a very pre-mature knock out for Britain's Ricky Hatton in his "fight" against the Pacman, Manny Pacquiao, and I say that's a darned good way to end this week in gaming news (the astounding fight, I mean, not Hatton's shocking cuddle time with the floor), which, in itself also saw an intense fight in and out of the ring. From big games' updates to last-minute reveals, this edition of the QuickJump QuickPeek is a definite winner. And we've got it all stored here for you. Quick as a flash, like the Pacman's deciding left hook.

Powered by its strengthening dollar, Canada will be receiving price adjustments for its downloadable content this May 1 for the bigger and better PlayStation Store. This was confirmed by SCEA over at the PlayStation Blog. More details after the jump.

Like Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops+, Syphon Filter: Logan's Shadow on the PSP will get similar treatment with multiplayer-enabled expansions. Syphon Filter: Combat Ops follows suit with its own share of multiplayer features, as well as wickedly insane multiplayer combat, which you'll get to see firsthand with Sony Bend's first teaser of the game. Click on read more for more.

The PS3 continues to build up steam, with Sony reportedly planning to release 90 third-party titles and 15 exclusives from first and third parties for the PS3 this year. This according to a Sony Gamers Day recap from Lazard Capital Markets.

Fans of Sony's PSP handheld system will be getting some much-needed love too. According to Lazard games industry analyst Colin Sebastian, "[Sony] also indicated that 140 titles would launch on the PSP, while a video download service and hardware refresh are expected later this year."

Rumors about a hardware refresh have been floating around the Internet for quite some time now, and just recently the rumor has resurfaced once again.

Back in 2005, Sony released Monster Kingdom: Jewel Summoner in Japan. While we weren't quite able to follow the title's development and what happened after the launch, we kept on hearing things than can be summed up in one sentence: "That game is Sony's take on Pokemon." It was unfortunate that, back then, we had to take people's words for it because there was no mention of a U.S. release date at all.

This piece of news could give the Cozy Okada-created title a chance, maybe even some justice. We we learned that developer-publisher ATLUS U.S.A. just acquired the rights to publish the game here in North American shores. The game is expected to come out by early 2007 and as of now, it is slowly building steam.

Aside from the gameplay and storyline that is somewhat reminiscent of the great Pokemon series, Monster Kingdom boasts of a phenomenal soundtrack designed by music composers of titles Ridge Racer, FF XIII, Chrono Trigger and others. And of course, you will always have the assurance that the game was originally developed and created by Okada, the master of the Shin Megami Tensai series.

Sounds promising, already? Still not that good for you? Oh well, let us all wait and reserve our judgements until the game finally hits this part of the world.

You can never get enough information on Rockstar's upcoming Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories and once again we are on hand to give you the latest news on this car-bashing city-smashing title that's coming to the PSP this month. If you fancy a break from the missions in Vice City Stories, or perhaps when you've completed your goal, there are still plenty of things to do in the virtual city that never sleeps. Here's a run-down of all the things you can do in the free-roaming badlands of Vice City, some of you may recognise from Grand Theft Auto:Liberty City Stories but with a new spin.

Insane Jumps

Of course this old favourite from both home and portable consoles will return, giving you points and cash for the best stunt jumps out there, including the addition of insane jumps that can be completed on the newest vehicle for Vice City Stories - the Jet ski! Complete with slow motion and a great camera angle, these insane jumps are there to show off your skills in a way that no other PSP game can.

The full article awaits after the jump!