This week DICE 2012, the Design, Innovate, Communicate and Entertain Summit rocked Las Vegas and brought some of the brightest individuals in the gaming industry together to celebrate, learn, and discuss upcoming and past video games. We got to hear from Todd Howard, Sefton Hill, David Jaffe, and more. Plus, we even got to check out the Annual Interactive Achievement Awards. For all of our DICE 2012 coverage you can check out our DICE blog tag. But first, you can watch all of our excellent web shows for the week.

• Feedback: This week on Feedback, Blair was joined by Ken Rolston And Joe Quadara to talk RPGs.
• The MMO Report: Casey covers the latest MMO news.
• Sessler's Soapbox: Adam Sessler talks about why he didn't like Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning.
• Fresh Ink: Blair Butler talks the latest and greatest comics.

And now for the news...

Monday

• Sony will be releasing another firmware update for the PlayStation Vita on Wednesday, February 8.
• Square Enix confirms that the planned Final Fantasy 10 PS Vita release is actually an HD remaster, not a remake.
• The full set of Xbox 360 Achievements for BioWare's upcoming Mass Effect 3 have been revealed.
• Atari announces Test Drive: Ferrari Racing Legends for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and Windows PCs for spring release.
• Additional details emerge on Naughty Dog's upcoming PlayStation 3 game, The Last of Us.
• Madden NFL 12 predicted the Super Bowl last week, and was fairly accurate.
• Sometimes change can be a good thing when we look into game franchises that switch genres.
• Adhesive Games, the studio behind Hawken, has finally announced a release date for the game.
• A gamer in China died in an internet cafe and no one noticed for 9 hours.
• Check out the latest Fresh Ink online!
• Here are five things you really need to know about Yager Developements dark and twisted Spec Ops: The Line.
• Final Fantasy 13-2 features tons of minigames, but the most popular one by far is Chocobo Racing.
• This guide holds all of the answers for the Brain Blast terminal in New Town (North) Terminal in Final Fantasy 13-2.

Tuesday

• Twisted Metal creator David Jaffe is reportedly leaving Utah-based studio Eat Sleep Play amidst layoffs.
• Beenox takes to Facebook to answer fan questions about its upcoming movie-game, The Amazing Spider-Man.
• Hideo Kojima reveals that the upcoming PS Vita port of the Metal Gear Solid HD Collection uses the device's rear touchpad.
• Capcom is offering to replace the cover sleeves for copies of Resident Evil: Revelations hit by an unfortunate typo.
• Minecraft creator Markus Persson tweets that he wants to help Double Fine's Tim Schafer make Psychonauts 2 a reality.
• Check out our review of Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning.
• We explore the often crazy world of SoulCalibur as we pick out the oddest moments of the series.
• Check out our review of The Darkness 2.
• Activision has announced Skylanders Giants, the next game in the Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure series.
• A new map for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 called Overwatch is coming.
• The third season of The Tester starts today.
• Adam talks about how difficult it is to write a bad review, especially for a game you had high hopes for.
• Five years after the original game was released, The Darkness 2 is finally here. Check out our launch day The Darkness 2 Guide!
• We're taking a look at the big games and what makes them amazing at this year's Indie Game Challenge.
• 38 Studios has delivered their highly anticipated RPG. Find out everything you need to know in Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning Guide!
• A tweet from a Canadian retailer revealed the existence of LittleBigPlanet Cart Racing.
• Along with Skyrim's mod tools, Bethesda has released an HD texture pack.
• According to Bioshock creator Ken Levine, some of the development team doesn't even know how the game ends.
• Check out this video look at I Am Alive.
• We got a chance to sit down with Toshiro Nagoshi, the Producer of Binary Domain, to discuss the game.
• X-Play takes a look at Valve's Steam application.
• Check out these Halo: Reach pro tips from Tsquared.
• This guide holds all of the answers for the Brain Blast terminal Entrance Terminal in Final Fantasy 13-2.

Wednesday

• Sony confirms that its UMD Passport program won't be available to PS Vita users in North America.
• EA Sports reveals the full 36-song soundtrack listing for SSX, which arrives on February 28.
• Square Enix officially reveals Sleeping Dogs, the open-world action game once known as True Crime: Hong Kong.
• Nintendo announces the hiring of the canine star of The Artist, Uggie, as its new 'spokesdog' for nintendogs + cats.
• Once again, Minecraft is host to another staggeringly impressive building effort, this time from World of Warcraft.
• A video game based on the movie, based on the kids' game, Battleship has been announced.
• Jemma "eatfun" Salume created some awesome Valentine's Day cards inspired by The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim.
• The latest PS3 system software update (v.4.10) is now available.
• This Skyrim Machinima entitled The Great Battle of Skyrim by YouTube user Tyrannicon is unbelievably amazing.
• Five PS Vita titles are already available for purchase on PSN via PS3.
• Major League Gaming has announced that Halo: Reach will be featured at the MLG Winter Championships in Columbus, Ohio from March 23-2
• We've created a list of our favorite Skyrim PC mods.
• Now that we know The Last of Us takes place in Pittsburgh, we put together 10 places we can't wait to see in ruins.
• Is there a hidden Portal 2 quest bundled with the recent Mod?
• The Diablo 3 community manager Bashiok answered a ton of question on his Twitter last night.
• Check out our coverage of the DICE 2012 Summit.
• Vessel is the upcoming game from indie developer Strange Loop Games and we've got the trailer.
• Check out this preview video of Alan Wake's American Nightmare.

Thursday

• PlayStation Vita owners got a treat last night when the PlayStation Store finally went live in North America.
• Take your first look at the box art for Sega's upcoming tactical shooter, Aliens: Colonial Marines.
• VBlank Entertainment's game of top-down open world, Retro City Rampage, is getting "big news" on February 20.
• During his DICE keynote in Las Vegas, Bethesda's Todd Howard shared some possible avenues for future Skyrim DLC.
• We've got some first look info on two upcoming mobile releases connected to BioWare's March release, Mass Effect 3.
• Check out these screenshots from The Last of Us.
• This week on Tech Junkies we've got Hyperkin's portable Super Nintendo, the SupaBoy.
• Gaming legend David Jaffe's DICE 2012 speech.
• Uncharted 3 fans it's time to put your skills to the test in Sony's Uncharted Experience.
• Commander Shepard visits Mars in our latest Mass Effect 3 preview.
• Harness the power of the darkness when you follow our Darkness 2 - Vandetta Strategy Guide.
• Casey discusses the future of Warhammer 40K: Dark Millennium Online, TERA's collectors editions, and Uncle Casey's Mail Bag!
• Check out our list of the ten Weirdest Skyrim mods on earth.
• Activision expects Diablo 3 to be released in quarter two 2012.
• Tim Schafer's Kickstarter campaign for Double Fine Adventure reaches its goal in eight hours.
• The Unreal Engine 4 will be revealed this year, according to Epic's Mark Rein.
• The January NPD hardware numbers have been released and the Xbox 360 has come out on top once again.
• Twisted Metal director David Jaffe is holding a contest where you sign up for a chance to shoot his ice cream truck.
• What does it take for player's hearts to skip a beat when we explore love in video games.

Friday

• The great Star Wars debate continues on Links of TheFeed
• A new report indicates that Microsoft's next Xbox console will use a tablet-like control interface.
• EA releases five new videos on the Mass Effect 3 website, all showing off different facets of the game.
• Blizzard is attempting to block Valve's trademark request for the DOTA title due to the WarCraft connection.
• Sony officially confirms the existence of LittleBigPlanet Karting, promises more info "soon."
• Sony reveals a list of 275 PSP digital titles that are ready for purchase or download on your PS Vita.
• Skyrim has taken home many of the top prizes at the Interactive Achievement Awards.
• There are more than 40 Million users of COD, across all platforms.
• Check out the greatest mobile gaming has to offer when we dive thumbs first into another Knuckle Up.
• Concept artist Adam Adamowics has passed away.
• The Last Guardian, is still in development but making slow progress, according to Sony Worldwide Studio Boss Shuhei Yoshida.
• Video Game Music is Eligible for the Grammy Awards, Even Without a Dedicated Category. But Who Would Win Such an Award This Year?
• According to Valve, hackers stole encrypted credit card info.
• Rick Astley's Never Gonna Give You Up is coming to Rock Band Network.
• Check out our preview of Tiger Woods PGA Tour 13.
• Electronic Arts has announced that Rosario Dawson and Brian Cox will star in the sci-fi first person shooter, Syndicate.
• Follow our Valentine’s Day gift guide to find out what your favorite nerd really wants this year.
• There may be more Alan Wake on the way.
• We take a look at Street Fighter X Tekken in video form.
• With this Final Fantasy 13-2 Beginner Monster Guide we're going to show you how to catch monsters, how to train them.