Activision's got high aims for the debut of Modern Warfare 2 (Xbox 360, PS3, PC), picturing it to be the "biggest entertainment launch ever." That's not such a stretch too, considering how highly-anticipated this title is. And it's all up to TBWA, the global ad agency tapped by Activision for the job, to make it happen.

An MMO GTA? Can you imagine that? Janco Partners is certainly imagining it as it ponders on Take-Two Interactive's prospects at acquisition. Mike Hickey is of the opinion that given the proven success of the franchise, the company is a very enticing candidate for future acquisition.

There is no rest for the wicked, and so here we are once more with another QuickPeek for all your QJ news and updates wrapped up tight and pretty in Issue #63. More exciting gaming news are here, and more statements - both controversial and reassuring alike - have we heard from the who's who. We also delved into our own little Who's Who in Homebrew for our QJ QuickGuide, as well as some What's What in the legal territory that's ever-broaching on homebrew.

Steve Jobs once said that the iPod Touch is the best portable device for playing games on. Now, we may actually have a point of reference to see if he's right, if this analyst proves to be correct. According to Mike Hickey, Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars for the DS will most likely be ported to the iPhone. More predictions in the full article.

So, why is Saints Row 2's latest trailer getting a lot of attention? Well, if you haven't heard, it just dissed the all-time biggest selling game in a single week, Grand Theft Auto 4. While some found this approach amusing, one analyst certainly did not and he called THQ's approach to advertising "unusually pompous." The video and details are in the full article up ahead.

The masturbation and explicit sexual issues with Rockstar North's Grand Theft Auto 4 might have caught your attention, but we have information that might hook you guys in.

According to analyst Mike Hickey, the game might be shipping a whopping  5.8 million units in its first week. Find out the details after the jump!

If you've been keeping up with Electronic Arts' efforts to buy out Take-Two Interactive, then we've got an interesting bit of behind-the-scenes news for you. It seems that EA's own John Riccitiello views the takeover bid as an offered helping hand to the publisher, and this in itself is not going good with quite a few of this industry's leading analysts. Check out all the details in the full article and see what you think about this little hubbub.

It goes without saying that April will end with a bang, what with the release of Grand Theft Auto IV (Microsoft Xbox 360, Sony PlayStation 3) and Iron Man's impending flight to the movies. The question is, will Rockstar's head-start drag down the surefire hit movie's earnings? Analyst Mike Hickey from Janco Partners thinks so, and you can learn about his thoughts at the full article.

In a previous report, we released information that Electronic Arts' made a hardware sales projection for the year 2008. As a reponse to what the company did, Janco Partners analyst Mike Hickey posted his own projections regarding this matter.

He said that EA's numbers were a bit conservative and that the PS3 will have a strong performance this year. Details of his analysis in the full article.

According to the NPD Group results, the Xbox 360 got a huge boost in sales last month, as everyone expected, because of the release of Halo 3 but it seems that, according to analysts, the success may be short lived. More specifically, they predict that while Microsoft will continue to be solid in the market, it will not maintain its lead over the Wii.

Analysts were practically unanimous in predicting that Halo 3 would drive up sales of the Xbox 360. However, Michael Pachter of Wedbush Morgan comments that other analysts may have seen the console as dropping by as much as 7% if it wasn't for the presence of Halo 3.

As for himself, Pachter believes that with Halo 3, the Xbox 360 is in an advantageous position for the holidays - and even afterwards - because Microsoft was able to strut their stuff to developers and consumers alike:

Although sales of Halo 3 accounted for all (and then some) of the growth during the month, the game clearly drove hardware sales that will position the industry for even greater sales in November and December, when many Halo players will be ready for a new challenge. [...] The industry is on solid footing, and investor confidence has grown.

The prediction is similar to Mike Hickey's, who said that the Xbox 360 could outshine the Wii during the holidays. Pachter doesn't extend his forecasts to say that the 360 would beat the Wii, but Pachter's prediction certainly gives Hickey's strength so it won't be surprising if the 360 would be able to steal the show for the holidays.

Jesse Divinch of simExchange expresses the same sentiments saying that the Xbox 360's victory "is expected to be short lived with the Wii regaining the top spot for the remaining months in 2007." He also expects that the 80 GB price cut for the PS3 will not affect the PS3's market share by the end of the season. Divinch puts his faith in the Wii:

In a way, the Wii is still victorious. The Wii faced many obstacles in September, including: hardware constraints, strong first party titles on other consoles, no strong releases of its own platform, and announcements of software bundling and price cuts from its competitors.