Delivering reviews, news, Gamer Diaries and Editorials

May 30, 2015 22:35 GMT  ·  By

This week the review department of Softpedia Games delivered long-form evaluations for:  Hatred, which is a controversial new project focused on violence, Sunset, a narrative experience with some unique ideas and a slow pace, The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing III, which offers straight-up action, and the Sons of Winter episode for the Game of the Thrones episodic game series.

We also continue to offer our opinions in the Editorial section, talking about The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt and the way it was promoted and about FIFA 16 and the recent scandals that have affected the leadership of world football.

The Gamer Diaries run as they always have, offering a more in-depth look at The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Galactic Civilizations III and other titles.

An EndWeekGame piece details the way I am planning to spend my free time, and we also have a look at the most important pieces of news that appeared since past Monday.

From Monday to Friday

On Monday, more story elements linked to the future of Master Chief in Halo 5: Guardians were offered, and we got a new update for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with a range of improvements for players who play the PC version of the title.

Tuesday DICE offered a stunning new screenshot for Star Wars Battlefront, with two Star Destroyers starring, and info was also delivered for the Criminal Activity DLC for Battlefield Hardline.

Wednesday info showed that the 2K teased project might be linked to XCOM and Sony announced the PlayStation Plus video games that would be offered to gamers in June.

Thursday the CEO of the Oculus Rift explained that the core package for the virtual reality devices will cost around 1,500 dollars (1,400 Euro) at launch and Sony explained that it had no plans to cut the price of the PlayStation 4 soon.

On Friday, Bungie talked about the fate of cheaters for the Trials of Osiris mode in Destiny while CD Projekt talked about another patch for The Witcher 3.

On Saturday, the May update for Halo: The Master Chief Collection, which includes Remnant and ODST, went live and details about DirectX 12 and TressFX in Deus Ex: Mankind Divided were offered.