14 DAY TRIAL // This week, the review team of Softpedia Games is ready to deliver long-form evaluation for titles including Crypt of the Necrodancer, Space Colony: Steam Edition and Guns, Gore, Cannoli.
We also have Editorials linked to the gaming world that talk about the paid mods move that Steam tried to implement and how donations would have been a better idea, and about the way Homeworld Remastered Collection shows off the possible future of the best of the classic games.
The Gamer Diary series continues to explore the core mechanics and personal experiences generated by video games like Pillars of Eternity, Vietnam '65 and Europa Universalis IV.
An EndWeekGame piece talks about the titles I am playing during my free time and we also have a selection of the most important pieces of news from the past week.
From Monday to Friday
On Monday, the first full official trailer was revealed for Call of Duty: Black Ops 3, offering a first look at the gameplay and the graphics, and the first information about the multiplayer side of the coming shooter was also offered.
On Tuesday, Valve revealed the changes that are being made to DOTA 2 in patch 6.84, designed to implement major tweaks to the MOBA, and Valve and Bethesda announced that paid mods would be removed for the time being.
On Wednesday, 343 Industries and Microsoft revealed the official cover art for Halo 5: Guardians, which features some mysterious Spartan figures, and Bungie delivered more information on the Trials of Osiris content that will be part of the House of Wolves expansion for Destiny.
Meanwhile, Bloodborne received an impressive fan-made map.
On Thursday, Dead Island 2 received a delay until 2016 to improve quality, and Rockstar introduced a new major patch for GTA V.
At the same time, Valve announced that developers have a way to ban gamers from their titles on Steam.
On Friday, Bungie talked more about update 1.2.0 for Destiny and a new Dragonslayer multiplayer expansion was announced for Dragon Age: Inquisition.
On Saturday, The Black Emporium was also unveiled for Dragon Age and a new Hunt the Signal competition linked to Halo 5: Guardians was revealed via an Xbox One ad.