14 DAY TRIAL // The review department of Softpedia Games this week delivers long-form evaluations for the following titles: The Betrayer, Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate Deluxe Edition on the PC, Kinect Sports Rivals, the third episode of The Wolf Among Us, Grimm, and Warlock 2: The Exiled.
We also have a series of two Gamer Diaries, detailing our experiences with the Rajas of India expansion for Crusader Kings II, which features new religions and some solid betrayal, and the Hannibal at the Gates campaign expansion for Total War: Rome II, played from the perspective of a number of factions.
The editorials for this week talk about the new Amazon Fire TV and the way it might compete with both the Xbox One from Microsoft and the PlayStation 4 from Sony in the coming year, and another about the evolution of Diablo 3.
We also have a Weekend Reading feature that talks about the role continuity plays in big releases like InFamous, Assassin’s Creed, and Batman.
The EndWeekGame piece talks about the way we plan to spend our free time and we also have a selection of the biggest news that appeared during the week that was.
On Monday, the first pieces of information leaked about the next Borderlands title, which could take place on the Moon of Hyperion and would serve as a prequel, and the Xbox 360 version of Titanfall got its first actual gameplay footage.
At the same time, a long maintenance affected The Elder Scrolls Online and resulted in the deployment of a major patch for the MMO.
Tuesday, Steam users were affected by the bigger SSL security issues and Grand Theft Auto V received title update 1.12 with a slew of fixes and improvements, just as Microsoft explained why the PlayStation 4 was unable to compete with the Xbox One in terms of media.
Wednesday, Blizzard filed a new trademark for a game that could be called Overwatch, a Remastered edition for The Last of Us was leaked via the PlayStation Store as coming to the PS4, and the 2.0.4 patch for Diablo 3 was launched in North America.
Thursday, the new Dawngate MOBA title from Electronic Arts received its first trailer, a new firmware update feature was revealed for the Xbox One ,and Naughty Dog unveiled that a Remastered version of The Last of Us was coming to the PS4.
On Friday, Azeroth-themed choppers were revealed to be in development, the Remastered version of The Last of Us was confirmed as running at 60 FPS, and an update was delivered for Titanfall.
Saturday, a new Titanfall patch was detailed for the PC and Xbox One and BioWare offered more details on the Exalted Plains of the Dales in Dragon Age: Inquisition.