14 DAY TRIAL // This week our Softpedia review slate includes the PC version of Shank 2, which offers more side-scrolling brawling, Crush 3D, one of the more innovative titles linked to the Nintendo 3DS, and Victoria II: A House Divided, a strategy game expansion focused on the American Civil War.
We also have continuing Gamer Diaries, one linked to the open-world action and role-playing mix Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning, one linked to King Arthur II and another detailing the upcoming big launches of the year.
When it comes to Quick Looks, readers can enjoy two looks at Mass Effect 3, from BioWare and Electronic Arts, one focused on the single player demo and another on the new multiplayer mode, and we also have one for Crusader Kings II.
We also have a Weekend Reading dealing with social games and why they lack the power to capture long-term interest in my case and another about the lack of controller support for PC games.
We also have an EndWeekGame article about our own gaming habits and, as always, we deliver the most important news of the week that passed us by.
On Monday, Epic Games talked about revealing the new Unreal Engine later during the year, hinting at new home consoles in the process, while the developers at EA Sports talked about how the new FIFA Street reboot will influence this year’s core FIFA game.
On Tuesday, we talked about the new Grand Theft Auto V, which should get more details in the coming months, and about Activision and its focus on Call of Duty and World of Warcraft.
On Wednesday, Valve launched the beta stage for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive just as the development team at Ubisoft talked about what Far Cry 3 has to offer later in the year.
On Thursday, Team Ninja talked about the humanization of characters in Dead or Alive 5 while Bethesda suggested that both Morrowind and Cyrodiil might be simulated in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim.
On Friday, the Xbox 360 got a new update while ArenaNet talked about the World vs. World battles in Guild Wars 2.
On Saturday, Black Ops 2 was first mentioned as the next Call of Duty game as Todd Howard offered more info on how Skyrim DLC will be delivered.