Delivering reviews, editorials, Gamer Diaries, and news

Apr 11, 2015 22:39 GMT  ·  By

This week, the review team at Softpedia Games is offering long-form evaluations for the following titles: Devil May Cry Definitive Edition, Oceanhorn: Monster of Uncharted Seas, and Vietnam '65.

We also deliver three Editorials, one explaining why the announcement of Deus Ex: Mankind Divided will make us love conspiracies again, another about the way the video game industry deals with April Fools, and one about the stories in shooters.

The Gamer Diaries series continues to run and offer more information on our experiences with video games like Vietnam '65, Pillars of Eternity, Bloodborne, Battlefield Hardline, and more.

The EndWeekGame piece talks about how we plan to spend our free time this extended weekend, and we also have a look at the most important pieces of news from the past seven days.

From Monday to Friday

On Monday, more information about the past of Master Chief was offered by the team at 343 Industries, revealing some intriguing possibilities in the new title.

At the same time, Microsoft delivered the April firmware update for those who own an Xbox One home console.

On Tuesday, a leak offered a lot of details about Deus Ex: Mankind Divided, which will once again focus on Adam Jensen and on augmentations.

Microsoft talked about the Preview program for the Xbox One and the new features that will arrive in the coming months.

On Wednesday, DICE delivered a new video for Star Wars Battlefront focused on the development process for the title, and a leaked video for Mortal Kombat X offered details about the fatalities gamers would be able to perform.

On Thursday, Rockstar talked about the way it plans to update Grand Theft Auto V after it is finally launched on the PC.

Meanwhile, Treyarch and Activision officially announced that Call of Duty: Black Ops III was in development and that details would be coming on April 26.

On Friday, Destiny talked about the Crucible tweaks coming in update 1.1.2 for Destiny, a new trailer was delivered for Project CARS, and a big gameplay-focused footage segment for The Witcher 3 revealed more game mechanics.

Finally, on Saturday, Microsoft talked about improvements to the power use of the Xbox One.