Codemasters has released a gameplay video from Asobo Studio's upcoming racing title, Fuel. The vid shows the different racing events in the game such as Checkpoint Race and Seek and Destroy.

It's starting. Satellite images have revealed that the Arctic ice has retreated from its neighboring continents. The region has become an island for the first time in recorded human history. A further sign indicating that the North Pole will lose its ice this year. More details in the full article.

Now here's one of those news items that blends a little bit of gaming and science. Now we're pretty sure why MMORPG giant NCSoft has been named in this particular press release, but we'll also tell you: it's amazing what the human race can think of in the brink of its "serious and pending" extinction. Learn more about Operation Immortality - a part-game, part-reality project aimed at preserving the human race - at the full story.

Santa Claus is coming to town... because his home is melting. A four square-kilometer chunk of ice has broken off the Arctic's largest remaining ice shelf. Is this the beginning of the end of the North Pole as we know it?

If it isn't polar bears in the North Pole, it's penguins in the South. Hundreds of dead baby penguins have washed up on the beaches of Rio de Janeiro over the past two months. Story in the full article.

So the North Pole is melting and polar bears are on the verge of extinction. Solution? Ship 'em off to the other pole, to Antarctica. Lame. Story in the full article.

The Earth is old. Far older than we can imagine. It has a history of life we've only glimpsed here and there from fossil records and other clues. It was here long before we came, and will be here long after we're gone. There's no better reminder of this than seeing how vulnerable life on the planet really is. This week's Science Weekend Warrior is all about appreciating life on Earth.

If "when hell freezes over" means a firm "no," then "when the North Pole melts away" should mean "yes," yes? Am I mixing metaphors or something? Anyway, it seems that the North Pole is in danger of being bare of ice this year. Santa and his elves are reported to have moved to Hawaii.

 It's finally here! LucasArts and Day 1 Studios have released the World Exclusive trailer for their anticipated game Fracture (PS3, Xbox 360). We'll all get a better idea of what the story holds and what the action will look like. Check out the full article for the clip.

(Editor's Note: Hawtdayum, this summer's gonna be a scorcher - with or without global warming!)

Not only are we giving you a generous dose of news in this week's QuickJump QuickPeek... From MGS4 news and XBLA updates, all the way down to how Jack Thompson's finally gets overruled, we're serving up a more-than-generous scoop of industry news. Heck, our generosity's even spilled over to Comment of the Week!