Delivers reviews, a list of news, Gamer Diaries and columns

Jun 9, 2013 09:01 GMT  ·  By

The review department of Softpedia games this week offers long form evaluations for: Crusader Kings II – The Old Gods, the most recent expansion for the Paradox Interactive grand strategy title that adds Vikings and an earlier start date, Remember Me, the action title that focuses on the power of memories, Rush Bros and Prime World Defenders.

We also have a number of Gamer Diaries linked to Wargame AirLand Battle, one of the best military-themed strategy titles I have ever played, talking about issues ranging from the importance of supply to the campaign structure.

There are also two Weekend Reading features to read: both of them dealing with how the Xbox One and the PlayStation 4 will perform during E3 2013.

The EndWeekGame piece talks about how we spend our free time and we also have a selection of the most interesting news from the week that was.

On Monday, an analyst speculated on the pricing for the next generation, with the PlayStation 4 set to be cheaper than the Xbox One, while the fan community for GTA V put together a full map of the world based on Rockstar teasers.

On Tuesday, PES 2014 was officially announced as coming to current-gen consoles and the PSP and EA Sports delivered the first character render taken from the coming UFC video game.

Wednesday saw Naughty Dog deliver an official reveal for the multiplayer side of The Last of Us after many rumors and the team at Konami explain why PES 2014 would not be out on the Xbox One or the PlayStation 4.

On Thursday, a developer talked about the way RAM might give the PS4 an advantage over the Xbox One and DC talked about interactive comics in relation to Batman: Arkham Origins.

On Friday, a rumor talked about Microsoft paying publishers to not show PS4 titles at E3 2013 while the company also revealed its used game policy and a focus on publisher decisions.

Saturday saw Naughty Dog talk about potential The Last of Us sequels and Microsoft reveal that it could change all Xbox One policies based on market circumstance.