A quick look at the stories the GS previews crew put together this week:

　　The Godfather II Hands-On (Part one, Part two): GameSpot UK's Guy Cocker acts like a gangster and thinks like a don in the first part of our hands-on look at EA's new open-world game. Then, Shaun takes a break from hislegendary murderous rampage in the game to dig a little deeper into the life ofa crime boss. The things you can do with a baseball bat in this game. Good Lord!

　　Madworld Hands-On: Godfather II and this Wii-only gore-fest are running neck and neck for "most horrifically violent game of 2009". Ricardo Torres smashes, slices,and pulps dudes in this preview for the insanely gorgeous beat-em-up from Platinum Games.

　　HAWX Updated Cooperative Hands-On: We can't seem to stop getting our hands on this gorgeous flight combat game from Ubisoft. In this go-round, Shaun gets to dog-fighting in the skies above Chicago and Washington D.C.

　　Deadly Creatures Updated Hands-On: Sophia Tong sews an adorably awesome Sackboy but that didn't stop us from tossing this creepycrawly Wii game on her desk. In other news: I'm deathly afraid of spiders and make my wife kill them when they come in our house. Does that make me less of a man?

　　'Removing the Drama' in RacePro: I've always liked to drive in circles. In this look at RacePro, I get circles driven around me by Simbin's creative director Diego Sartori. Read as I get schooled and try to impart some driving wisdom in the process.

　　Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II Updated Q&A - Multiplayer Details, Customization, and Beta: Relic's Jonny Ebbert lifts the veil on Dawn of War II's multiplayer gameplay and much more. You know, if someone designed a game that consisted of nothing more than painting virtual Warhammer 40K figurines, I'd buy the ever-living crap out of it.

　　Skate 2 Developer Q&A - Online Multiplayer and Content Sharing: Earlier this week, Shaun made a Skate 2 video of his created skater hurling himself off the roof of a ten-story building and then landing on a metal railing, junk-first. Oh God it was swell. In this Q&A, you can read about how you'll be able to share these kinds of special moments with your friends in EA's upcoming skateboarding sequel.

　　Fuel Hands-On: Codemasters and Asobo Studios are bringing this open-world off-road racer to consoles this year. Word has it the game will contain around 100,000 kilometers of drivable roads, which is just preposterous. I. Want. This. Now.

　　Command & Conquer: Red Alert Uprising Q&A: New Campaign, Units, and More: We caught up with C&C producer Greg Kasavin to learn more about the new expansion for this RTS. Wait… Kasavin? Kasavin. Hmm. Where do I know that name…?

　　F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin Developer Q&A: The long-awaited F.E.A.R. sequel is almost here and, in this Q&A, we hear from Monolith's Dave Matthews and Matthew Titlebaum. Find out how piloting a mech suit will add a whole new dimension to the game.

　　Thing We Got in the Mail This Week:

　　Anyone care to venture a guess as to which game this was meant to accompany?

　　Sneak Peek at Next Week:

　　Be sure and tune into GameSpot next week for looks at The Sims 3, Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride, Spore: Galactic Adventures, and The House of the Dead: Overkill. Plus, D3 is having an event where we'll check out the new Puzzle Quest (along with a certain bikini-clad, zombie-slaying game). Also, look for our first hands-onreport on Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars. All that and more! Exclamation mark!