Obsidian Entertainment's tweet yesterday revealed that you can actually finish the Alpha Protocol (Xbox 360, PS3, and PC) game without killing anyone. Intriguing, indeed, especially when you take into consideration the fact that it is a stealth-RPG title. You know, one where you sneak up on people precisely so you can kill them without much of a fuss?

Judging by the comments on that Metal Gear Solid movie post a while back, it seems a number of you guys like the thought of Christian bale playing Solid Snake. Got some bad news for you though (and good news for those who didn't want him in the movie): Bale says he hasn't been approached about the Metal Gear Solid movie.

Whos' Number 1 for Famitsu for 2008? All was revealed at the Famitsu Awards, and the Monster Hunters still proved to be the favorite as Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G takes the top spot as Game of the Year.

I was waiting for more Batman: Arkham Asylum (PS3, Xbox 360) stuff so I was really on the lookout. Here's the latest trailer for this very promising new title, where the Caped Crusader pulls a Tenchu / MGS on Joker's poor henchmen. It's just as bad-ass as the ones we've seen before, if not better.

With an announcement of Prince of Persia going gold, Ubisoft is also bringing more good news: it looks like Altair's Assassin's Creed costume is being passed around and recycled like fruitcake presents from three Christmases ago. After being donned by none other than Solid Snake in MGS4, Altair's red-and-white robes go to the Prince as an unlockable costume in Prince of Persia. Screenshots and more info in the full article!

More rumors are coming your way, guys. Quartermann of EGM has revealed more juicy tidbits from gaming la-la land. Cliff Bleszinski's in the spotlight this time with his alleged new game title. It ain't gonna be for the fainthearted, and it ain't gonna be an exclusive. So the rumor says. And then there's more from the Sackpeople at LittleBigPlanet . Look who's getting expansion of add-on packs in the future: one's a-slithering, while another is from the land of ultimate fantasy.

Let's take a quick breather from all the drama and seriousness of those LittleBigPlanet and interlaced PSP-3000 news items, shall we? For now, we celebrate gaming as a whole! To usher in the London Games Festival, we hear that Sonic the Hedgehog* was crowned king of video game characters, leaving the likes of Mario, Lara Croft, and Niko Bellic in the dust.

*Disturbing photo-ops of Sonic running around London included!

There have been quite a clamor for Konami's Metal Gear Solid franchise to cross the border over to Microsoft's green pasture. With the end of the TGS 2008, Yahoo Japan reports that the publisher does recognize this clamor. Will recognition lead to fulfillment of clamor?

It's the first week for QuickJump QuickPeek's second year! Some things never change, while others... well, they get quite a pretty make-over too. Debuting this week are our blog-specific Weekend Warriors, marching all over the QJ.NET blog with their very own in-depth recaps for a full seven days' worth of industry news. Take a gander... some of you may have only seen your preferred blog's Warrior, but now, it might pay to see how everything went for everyone else in the community.

Like in the UK, Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots has yielded its place after only a week on top spot in the Japan software charts. Gunning its way on top is Super Robot Taisen Advance Portable. What other games are popular in Japan right now? Check out the full list after the "read more" link below.