14 DAY TRIAL // This week, the review department of Softpedia Games has extensive information on: Democracy 3, a great simulation of the political process from Positech Games, Flashback, a remake of a classic game that fails to impress, Defense Technica, Montague’s Mount, Face Noir, and Demonicon.
We also have the traditional Weekend Reading features: one of them dealing with the way testing can improve titles like Total War: Rome II, and another about the potential of Killzone: Shadow Fall to power the PS4 to success.
A Quick Look also details the two new free DLC packs available for the strategy game from The Creative Assembly, and another talks about the recently launched Warface.
Our Gamer Diary delivers information on the impact that Beyond: Two Souls had in terms of emotion.
The traditional EndWeekGame piece offers more details about how we plan to spend our time, and we also have a selection of the most important news of the past week.
On Monday, Microsoft explained that the Xbox One had roughly the same number of pre-orders as the PlayStation 4, while Warner revealed that Killer Cros and Shiva were part of the assassin gallery for the coming Batman: Arkham Origins.
Tuesday it was revealed that the Xbox One would not run all apps that are available in Windows 8, and a report said Alien: Isolation would be focused on Ripley’s daughter and would integrate stealth and horror.
Wednesday, Ubisoft delivered a launch trailer for Assassin’s Creed IV, and Respawn revealed that Titanfall would be out on March 11 in North America and three days later in Europe.
Thursday, DICE talked about its 15 Frostbite 3 engine titles, and Need for Speed: Rivals announced a partnership with Ken Block.
On Friday, Activision revealed that Call of Duty: Ghosts had a 49 GB mandatory install on the PS4, and Blizzard showcased the new Artisan in the Reaper of Souls expansion for Diablo 3.
Saturday, Sony revealed that the PlayStation 4 would get access to a day 1 1.5 patch, and The Witcher 3 was listed for a September 30, 2014 launch.