14 DAY TRIAL // This week my colleague Andrei Dobra was on vacation, so the review section of the Gamer department delivers just one long-form evaluation: Tembo the Badass Elephant, a game that has a very cool style and some engaging platformer moments but that fails to deliver on its potential despite being created by Game Freak of Pokemon fame.
The Gamer Diaries continue to offer information on a full simulation of Le Tour de France created using Pro Cycling Manager 2015, which shows fans the limits of the genre and the drama that a sport like cycling can generate.
We also have a Quick Look for the Early Access version of Poly Bridge, which offers some interesting physics driven moments but limited variety.
The EndWeekGame piece talks about my plans for the weekend, and we offer a selection of the most important pieces of news delivered during the past week.
From Monday to Friday
On Monday the streaming feature that linked the Xbox One and the Windows 10 OS went live and Microsoft also talked about the tweaks it is making to the app in order to improve the overall user experience when the operating system launches on July 29.
Tuesday EA Sports announced that Alex Morgan and Christine Sinclair would join Lionel Messi on the North American covers for FIFA 16, and a new Madden NFL 16 bundle was announced for the Xbox One.
Wednesday Microsoft talked about its hardware sale for the quarter that ended on June 30 while Firaxis talked about the specialist and his role in the coming XCOM 2 as either an assault or a support unit.
Thursday EA Sports revealed that Aaron Rodgers will be the best-rated quarterback in the coming Madden NFL 16 and Treyarch explained the dates when the coming beta period for the multiplayer of Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 would go live.
On Friday Bungie talked about the new weapon manufacturers to be introduced in the coming The Taken King expansion for Destiny and HTC talked about its plans to launch the Vive in online stores at first.
Saturday a Suros Arsenal Pack was revealed for those who will pre-order the coming expansion for Destiny.