14 DAY TRIAL // It's not yet Sunday but it's Christmas and that means that an extended weekend is upon us all. We've only had three days of news from which we've picked the most interesting to show off but this week, we began talking about the videogames that we feel defined 2009 here at Softpedia. Look out at the top of the page to see the Softpedia's Games of the Year section that will take you to a genre by genre take on the games we believe really mattered. The choices we have made for this section do not necessarily reflect the titles that were the highest rated or that sold best since release but those with which we spend most of our playing time and brought us the most joy.
Monday was the day when Blizzard again talked about making console titles and why it is interested in creating the same quality games as it does on the PC. Just don't expect such a project to be announced soon. Meanwhile, Ubisoft revealed that it was preparing to release its own realistic military shooter, with Ghost Recon: Future Soldier.
On Tuesday, Konami thought about making a nice gesture in time for Christmas and unleashed a new patch, named 1.03, and another free DLC package for Pro Evolution Soccer 2010, the football simulation was judged this year to be a bit of an also run to EA Sport's FIFA 10. And Sony also brought presents by announcing that Massive Action Game, its multiplayer oriented shooter, is now gold and set to get an open beta for those gaming on the PlayStation 3.
Friday was the day when Capcom chose to hop on the delay train, telling gamers that Monster Hunter Tri, Dead Rising 2, Super Street Fighter IV and Lost Planet 2 would not arrive before April 2010. We also learned about Ubisoft's intention of going into the role playing creation business.
And if you are interested in getting some more reading material, you can check out this Weekend Reading, which deals with the importance of Christmas for videogaming and this EndWeekGame segment about what gaming over the holidays means.