14 DAY TRIAL // Welcome to a new edition of A Gamer's Week, our special feature in which we highlight the most important things that happened in the world of gaming in the last seven days.
It's been a big week for gamers, as all eyes were on Los Angeles, host to the E3 2014 event where Microsoft, Sony, Nintendo, and other large publishers showcased their upcoming games.
We reported on all the big news and reveals, while Andrei Dumitrescu was on site to provide lots of hands-on and hands-off articles. Check them all out on the E3 2014 tag.
In terms of original content, we posted two quick looks at the Destiny PS4 Alpha and the Battlefield Hardline Beta on PC, as well as a couple of editorials about E3 2014 and who "won" the event.
On Monday, lots of reveals from E3 2014 started appearing, and by far the most impressive ones had to do with Assassin's Creed Unity and FIFA 15.
Tuesday saw plenty of other big things happen, from the full details about Grand Theft Auto 5 on PC, PS4, and Xbox One, to Star Wars Battlefront reboot from EA and DICE, which got a special teaser trailer.
On Wednesday, we learned that BioWare's next Mass Effect would have references to the Commander Shepard trilogy, while the start and end dates for the Steam Summer Sale of 2014 were revealed. We also got to check out the first screenshots from Mortal Kombat X, looking all brutal and gory.
On Thursday, Bungie delighted many PS4 owners by confirming that all those who registered for the first look alpha of Destiny would get to play it this weekend. Mortal Kombat X also got a new gameplay video, showing more bloody action.
On Friday, Microsoft once again shared its thoughts on the Xbox One vs. PS4 debate, emphasizing that its own console was better because it could use the cloud processing power to render better looking games with more advanced visuals. In order to back up these claims, it also revealed that it was going to debut another cloud power demonstration in the future, showing off lots of background data, including CPU levels, bandwidth, or latency.
On Saturday, we learned that Activision considered Destiny for PC a great fit but that the focus was at the moment on consoles. EA also took the time to deny any claims that its Origin service had been hacked, after an alleged list of 1.2 million usernames and passwords were spotted online.
It was certainly a very busy week for gamers, what with E3 2014 and the many reveals that happened there. You can expect plenty of ongoing coverage of the industry after the event, especially since many companies held back a few surprises for Gamescom 2014 in August.