14 DAY TRIAL // This week, our review section delivers extensive looks at Age of Empires 2 HD, which was re-released on Steam, and Guacamelee, a smart and funny experience on the PlayStation 3.
The Weekend Reading features talk about the way companies fail to understand the importance of game universes like Command & Conquer or The Hobbit and rumors related to the Xbox 720.
As always, we also deliver an EndWeekGame piece about our favorite titles of the moment and a selection of the most interesting news of the past seven days.
On Monday, a new set of rumors appeared about the Xbox 720 from Microsoft, including one that mentioned price and a November launch date, while EA Sports talked about FIFA 14 and the fact that an official announcement would be delivered soon.
On Tuesday, the uPlay service from publisher Ubisoft was hacked and the entirety of the upcoming Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon was soon leaked on torrents and a making of video for the Mob of the Dead map for Black Ops 2 was launched by Activision.
On Wednesday, Warner Bros. offered a lot of details on Batman: Arkham Origins, including its open-world structure and detective gameplay, and a BioWare founder explained why the PlayStation 4 and the Xbox 720 would not drive game sales.
On Thursday, Sony once more emphasized the social and streaming elements of the PlayStation 4 home console and more rumors about the Xbox 720 and the re-designed 360 appeared. On Friday, a rumor talked about a new Forza game and Ryse as launch titles for the next Microsoft-made console, while a Mob of the Dead trailer was launched for the Uprising DLC for Black Ops 2.
On Saturday, the cover art for Dark Souls 2 was revealed and the Steam list for the BioShock Infinite DLC unveiled that players would be able to get 10 new Achievements.