Delivering reviews, Quick Looks, Gamer Diaries and news

May 6, 2012 08:51 GMT  ·  By

For the current week we have two full reviews for gamers to enjoy: Naval War: Arctic Circle, a naval strategy game from developer Turbo Tape Game and publisher Paradox Interactive, and Binary Domain, a third-person action game from SEGA.

We have the usual Gamer Diaries, again focusing on Mass Effect 3 and its multiplayer side and on the final installments of the series about Crusader Kings II and its storytelling potential.

When it comes to Quick Looks, there is a wide variety, delivering assessments for: DiRT Showdown, the racing title from Codemasters, Awesomenauts, The Walking Dead, Fable Heroes and Risen.

There are also two Weekend Reading features: one which questions whether Sony is able to create an entire future linked mainly to the PlayStation brand and another about Black Ops II and its innovations.

We also have the EndWeekGame piece about how we spend our precious gaming hours and a selection of the most interesting news of the last week.

On Monday, Sony confirmed that the upcoming God of War: Ascension would deliver a multiplayer experience to accompany the single-player Kratos story, while the development team at RedLynx detailed how fidelity was the main cause for the success of Trials Evolution.

On Tuesday, Call of Duty: Black Ops II was officially revealed by Activision with a new near future setting, just as a number of publishers announced they were joining the United States presidency in promoting fitness and healthy living.

On Wednesday, Bethesda offered the first image confirming that it was working on Dawnguard DLC for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim and one of the developers at Sony Santa Monica talked about art design for God of War: Ascension.

On Thursday, Bethesda and ZeniMax offered the first official piece of information on The Elder Scrolls Online, while Nintendo gave details on the upcoming Pokemon Conquest.

On Friday, FIFA 13 developers talked about their new face tech and Treyarch talked about the new setting and villain for Black Ops II.

On Saturday, screenshots were released for The Elder Scrolls Online, while Free Radical offered information on the cancellation of Battlefront III.