14 DAY TRIAL // This week we deliver two of our own Softpedia reviews: one for Dishonored, the stealth and action mix from developer Arkane Studios and publisher Bethesda, and another for XCOM: Enemy Unknown, the strategy and tactical title from Firaxis and 2K Games.
We also have one Quick Look that deals with the new BFG edition re-release for Doom 3 and how it updates that classic first-person shooter experience.
Our Weekend Reading features deal with: how FTL teaches us something about the power or self-made stories in video games and with the new trend in Season Pass use.
We also have two new Gamer Diaries, one for Dishonored, which talks about the way the stealth genre is revived, and another for XCOM: Enemy Unknown, detailing my failing attempts to save Earth from the alien menace.
As always, there’s also an EndWeekGame piece and a collection of the most interesting news from the past seven days.
On Monday, we found out details about the Season Pass that would be introduced for Call of Duty: Black Ops 2, while Need for Speed: Most Wanted got another video which demoed the multiplayer options.
On Tuesday, Microsoft launched a dashboard update for the Xbox Live service and Straight Right talked about how the Wii U version of Mass Effect 3 would be better than the one for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.
Wednesday brought news that Minecraft got update 1.8.2 on the Xbox 360 and Nielsen revealed that Halo 4 was the most anticipated launch of the season.
On Thursday, a mod that restored a number of advanced gameplay options for XCOM appeared and DICE offered details for the Aftermath DLC for Battlefield 3.
On Friday, Treyarch revealed the way cooperation enhanced Black Ops 2 and Criterion talked about the realism of Need for Speed: Most Wanted.
On Saturday, the Kickstarter-backed Shaker got more details before the team abruptly announced that it was canceled and Commander Shepard was revealed as not being a part of Mass Effect 4.