It was a bit of a slow time for videogame news this week, but we still managed to capture batches of exciting new announcements, pore over fantastic screenshots, clap eyes on jaw-dropping trailers and videos, discover new release dates, and generally absorb a bombardment of interesting morsels of game-related information!

Not only all of that, but El33tonline put up another of its weekly podcasts, at least one review, a brand new editorial and a shiny competition!

We’ve rounded up the best videogame news and media from the past week, and you can see it all below:

Announcements!

• Cave Story returns with 3DS re-remake, teaser trailer unveiled

• Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood sells 6.5 million, new AC announcement in May

• Double Fine developing Kinect-enabled Sesame Street game

• 9th annual South African rAge gaming expo announced for 2011, 2010 attendance numbers announced

• Transformers: Dark of the Moon officially announced, teaser trailer clues us in

• Halo: Reach Defiant Map Pack announced, trailer reveals all

• Sony Ericsson’s Xperia PLAY officially announced, becomes “the world’s first PlayStation certified smartphone”

Miscellaneous News!

• Gran Turismo 5 patched to 1.06 - anything more to complain about?

• January NPD: US videogame industry down 5%, Black Ops reigns again

• Top 50 game characters of all time according to you (and Guinness)

• Post-release Killzone 3 patch planned, fixes key multiplayer issues

• SCE makes known its official stance on PS3 hacking and piracy, PSN bans on the cards

• South Africa’s Nintendo 3DS day-one launch line-up confirmed!

• BAFTA game award nominations lead by AC: Brotherhood

• Xbox LIVE Activity for week of February 7th: Black Ops and friends

• SA’s Soweto Gospel Choir and Christopher Tin win Grammy for Civilization IV opening theme

• UK Software Charts: Test Drive Unlimited 2… races to the top for week of February 12th

Release Dates!

• SHIFT 2: Unleashed UK and European release pushed back by a week

• inFamous 2 dated for June in North America, limited editions detailed!

• Call off ‘Mortal Monday’ – Mortal Kombat delayed in the UK!

• Operation Flashpoint: Red River dated for April worldwide

• Dissidia 012: Final Fantasy dated for Europe, Legacy Edition detailed

Screenshots!

• Intense Dead Island screenshots and artwork follow that trailer

• Fearsome Batman: Arkham City shots flesh out the face of the world

• A Game of Thrones - Genesis gets first images, looking strategic

• The Diablo III that could have been revealed in screenshots

• Marvel VS Capcom 3 launches in the US, rocking trailers and alternate costume screenshots run riot!

• FEAR 3’s Paxton Fettel playable in singleplayer, showcased in new trailer and screens

Trailers!

• Get massive doses of Tekken Tag Tournament 2 features and gameplay in this latest trailer

• Remember Bizarre Creations good times with this video tribute

• Raucous Bulletstorm trailer brings the ‘Whip, Kick, Boom’!

• RAGE is coming and this trailer doesn’t mess around

• Hauntingly beautiful Dead Island trailer is a show-stopper

• Shadowy Mortal Kombat gameplay video reveals Noob Saibot!

• Cracking Crysis 2 trailers take the war to New York City

• Beautiful Alice: Madness Returns trailer is a nightmare

• Incredible Skylanders: Spyro’s Adventure demonstration video and trailer emerge

El33tonline Review!

• Killzone 3 Singleplayer Review

El33tonline Competitions!

• Win a ticket to South Africa’s Nintendo 3DS pre-launch event!

• Winners of El33tonline’s Dead Space 2 competition revealed!

El33tonline Editorial!

• El33tonline Editorial: When Console Greats Go Portable

The El33tonline Podcast!

• El33tonline Podcast for Week of February 14th

Lisa’s PlayStation Experience Previews!

And just in case you missed Lisa’s excellent previews and impressions of Resistance 3, Uncharted 3, Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One, Journey and MotorStorm Apocalypse, be sure to read over them below - well worth your time!

• Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One Hands-on

• MotorStorm Apocalypse Hands-on

• Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception Impressions

• Resistance 3 Hands-on

• Journey

See you again next week p33ps!