Having sold 2.5 million copies on its first month and hitting eight in 2009, Alta-yeer and Assassin's Creed definitely set the bar high for the trilogy. But as early as now, Ezio and Assassin's Creed II are expected to do much better, with pre-orders up 10-20% from their predecessor. According to Mike Hickey of Janco Partners, Assassin's Creed II will do better than the first, and it'll give a much-needed boost for Ubisoft and its Q3 numbers.

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.

Janco Partners analyst Mike Hickey will probably forever be known to gamers as the guy who said Sony would rip Blu-ray out of the PS3 in order to cut down its price tag. I still don't think that's gonna happen, and so does Sony, apparently. Speaking to Business Insider, Sony execs answered a few questions about the PS3 as well as the PSP, not least of which is the matter of the non-Blu-ray PS3.

Janco Partners analyst Mike Hickey has joined the ranks of analysts predicting a PS3 price cut. According to Hickey, "recent channel checks indicate increased speculation for a PS3 price cut announcement from Sony in the next couple of days." Of course, Sony said, "Nuh-uh."

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.