Delivering news, reviews, columns, and a round-up of Gamescom 2014 info

Aug 17, 2014 07:27 GMT  ·  By

This week, the Softpedia Games review team delivers long-form evaluations for the following titles: Northmark – Hour of the Wolf, Frontline: Road to Moscow, a turn-based strategy with some interesting mechanics, and Z, a classic title that did not need a modern re-release.

We also have a rundown of all the information delivered during Gamescom 2014, including the big reveals about the future of the Xbox One from Microsoft and the PlayStation 4 from Sony.

The editorial this week talk about how we tend to play war without understanding the actual impact that it has in the real world.

The Weekend Reading piece is focused on the possibilities that the EA Access service, which is at the moment live on the Xbox One, could be brought to the PC, mostly as a replacement to the limited Origin.

The EndWeekGame piece talks about the way we will spend our free time during the extended weekend, and we also have a selection of the most important news that was delivered during the week.

On Monday, the team at Respawn Entertainment and Activision finally detailed the multiplayer side of Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare, which will focus heavily on futuristic weapons and the exoskeleton, and a new Historical series of fights was revealed for WWE 2K15, focused on major rivalries.

Tuesday, Microsoft announced that it was making the new Rise of the Tomb Raider an exclusive for the Xbox One and the company also revealed that both Forza Horizon 2 and FIFA 15 could be pre-loaded on the device when they launch in September.

Wednesday was the day when Bloodborne received more information about the core combat and a new video, and a new game from the creator of Rayman, called Wild, was shown as an exclusive for the PlayStation 4 from Sony.

Thursday, Metal Gear Solid V The Phantom Pain received a major 17-minute-long gameplay video at Gamescom 2014, and Konami delivered plenty of more gameplay details for Pro Evolution Soccer 2015.

On Friday, the September system update for the Xbox One started rolling out to members of the preview program with a range of new features including a new Media Player, and the NPD Group announced that the PlayStation 4 from Sony had managed to outsell the Microsoft home console for the seventh month in the United States.

Saturday, a new Charlemagne expansion was announced for Crusader Kings II, and Sledgehammer Games says that eSports veterans were consulted in the creation of Call of Duty: advanced Warfare.