Lots of looking ahead to GDC in the news this week, and just in case you have been living under a rock on a video gameless planet somewhere out in the traverse, TWiR is here to fill you in on the biggest (earth) gaming stories that you missed. Strap yourselves in folks, as the GDC excitement factor was kicked up a notch This Week in Rotpod.

• Story of the Week: Surfer Girl Predicts Gears 2 Announcment at GDC

• Ender’s Game Becomes a (Virtual) Reality
• GT5 Prologue Hitting North America
• Rumor: Halo Wars Hitting PC with Cross Platform Multiplayer
• Um, Halo Wars not Hitting PC with Cross Platform Multiplayer
• GTA IV Wanted Posters Hit NYC
• Cheaper Asus Eee Desktop
• CryEngine 2 Running on Consoles at GDC
• Vivendi Makes $1.5 billion in 2005 Thanks to Blizzard
• Valve’s ‘Steamworks’ Brings Social Gaming Platform to PC
• Playstation Home Being Revamped for Spring ‘08
• Rock Band March DLC Leaked
• Mercs 2 & Bad Company Delayed
• New PS3 SKU Almost Confirmed
• More Portal Definitely Coming
• Rock Band Announced for Wii
• All the SSBB Final Smashes Revealed [Spoiler]
• TF2 Crank That Soulja Boy Parody