14 DAY TRIAL // The big launch of the week that got a full Softpedia review was Starcraft 2: Heart of the Swarm, the Blizzard developed real-time strategy game that expands the story of the series and introduces a number of new tweaks for the multiplayer side.
We also have a review for Sniper: Ghost Warrior 2, a first-person shooter that focuses on kills from a distance from City Interactive.
As always, we also have a series of diaries linked to two of the biggest new launches, Starcraft 2: Heart of the Swarm and SimCity.
The usual Weekend Reading features are present as well, dealing with the potential price point of the coming PlayStation 4 from Sony and another about microtransactions and DLC.
In addition, the Games department delivers a Quick Look for a new strategy title called Eador – Masters of the Broken World.
We also have an EndWeekGame piece about our free time and a selection of the most important news from the past seven days.
On Monday Maxis talked about SimCity and how hard it would be for the development team to allow players to experience the game entirely offline while Michael Pachter talked about the next-gen console battle, designating the Xbox 720 as the winner.
On Tuesday, Hideo Kojima talked about the same issues and suggested that prices would be so high that only episodic titles will be economically viable and Activision revealed that microtransaction would be added to the Call of Duty series.
Wednesday saw CD Projekt RED talk about the potential for multiplayer in the coming The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt and Ken Levine talk about how BioShock Infinite tackles controversial ideas and themes.
On Thursday, a new Poker Night title was leaked and Star Wars: First Assault showed off some gameplay footage.
On Friday, Saints Row 4 was officially revealed, complete with superpowers and presidential ambitions, while Ubisoft explained why Black Flag will be different from other Assassin's Creed games.
Saturday saw DICE confirming a Battlefield 4 reveal for March 26 and Maxis talking about the online nature of SimCity.