14 DAY TRIAL // The review department of Softpedia Games is this week delivering long-form evaluations for titles including: Sid Meier's Starships, Hotline Miami 2, Shiftlings and Oblitus.
We also have three Editorials about the industry, one dealing with the way the complexity of modern titles is hurting the experience of releases like Halo: The Master Chief Collection, another about the Steam Machines and their race with home consoles and a final one about the link between PC and Xbox One gaming in Windows 10.
The Gamer Diary series rolls on and it offers more detailed information on our experiences with the new El Dorado expansion for Europa Universalis IV and its delightful new Nation Designer feature.
An EndWeekGame article talks about the kind of video games we are planning to play during our free time and we also have a round-up of the most important pieces of news that have emerged from the gaming world during the previous week.
From Monday to Friday
On Monday, Price Ranges for the Ultimate Team for FIFA 15 was added, Mad Max received more details from the development team, and Star Citizen offered some info on the new Astro Arena concept.
On Tuesday, Bungie launched update 1.1.1.1 for Destiny, the Heists content was finally deployed for GTA V, and information about the coming Blackrock Mountain expansion for Hearthstone was offered by Blizzard.
On Wednesday, the Xbox One app for Windows 10 received a major new update, Uncharted 4 was delayed to the spring of next year and Overwatch obtained more info via PAX East.
On Thursday, Sony offered details on the 2.50 firmware update for the PlayStation 4, a workaround was offered for GTA V Online and Riot Games explained some of the mechanics associated with its new champion for League of Legends.
On Friday, Bungie offered more information on the update 1.2 for Destiny, a Bloodborne launch trailer revealed more details about the coming experience, and Paradox explained that it managed to sell half a million copies of Cities: Skylines in just one day.
On Saturday, Rockstar delivered a new update for GTA V Online, designed mainly to improve overall stability, and 343 Industries offered a look at both the ODST and Relic content that's coming to Halo: The Master Chief Collection.