14 DAY TRIAL // The review department of Softpedia delivers long-form evaluations for four titles this week: Sacred Citadel, a fantasy series spin-off that does not quite succeed, Monaco: What’s Yours Is Mine, a top down stealth action title with charming graphics, Dead Island: Riptide, the standalone expansion that focuses on zombie bashing in tropical locations, and Star Trek: The Video Game, the Kirk and Spock-powered adventure linked to the movie universe.
We also have the usual Weekend Reading pieces: one dealing with the degree of violence in BioShock Infinite and another about the way Microsoft needs to reveal its Xbox 720.
The EndWeekGame piece talks about our favorite titles for our free time, and we also have a look at the most interesting headlines of the last week.
On Monday, details emerged about The Evil Within, the new video game from the creator of Resident Evil, while the team at EA Sports is revealing vignettes that show off the core gameplay mechanics of NCAA Football 14.
Tuesday, a new report about the Xbox 720 surfaced, claiming that it will block all used games, while The Evil Within received the first batch of screenshots from Tango and Bethesda.
Wednesday, a retailer confirmed that the next Call of Duty video game would be called Ghosts, and a source reveals that Batman Arkham Origins will include multiplayer modes featuring The Joker and Bane.
Thursday we found out that Pro Evolution Soccer 2014 will use the Fox Engine to threaten FIFA’s supremacy, while a new poster showed the launch date for Battlefield 4.
On Friday, another rumor appeared about the Xbox 720 and its mandatory connection to the Internet, while the team at 2K Marin revealed the first information and story details about its upcoming The Bureau: XCOM Declassified.
Saturday, Mass Effect was revealed as being under development by former Kingdom of Amalur devs, while The Creative Assembly revealed Pontus as DLC faction for Total War: Rome 2.