14 DAY TRIAL // This week the review department of Softpedia Games delivers long-form evaluations for video games including Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, the most recent delivery from the mind of Hideo Kojima, STASIS, an interesting horror game with adventure mechanics, and Mad Max, which allows gamers to move across the wasteland is a very cool car.
We also have the traditional Editorials that offer our views on recent hot subjects, including one about the way Hollywood is mining the gaming industry for new ideas and another about the manner in which Square Enix is abusing the pre-order system for Deus Ex: Mankind Divided.
The Gamer Diary series delivers a more in-depth look at some of the most recent launches, with the current arc focusing on Until Dawn and the way it manages to deliver a solid experience with cinematic qualities despite some bad choices when it comes to gameplay.
Finally, we have the EndWeekGame piece to offer some information about how we spend our free time and a long look at the most important pieces of news that we noticed during the past week.
From Monday to Friday
On Monday, Valve talked about the future of DOTA 2 and the surprises that will be offered to gamers and Square Enix revealed a surprising new system of pre-orders for Deus Ex: Mankind Divided.
Tuesday 343 Industries and Microsoft revealed the opening cinematic for Halo 5: Guardians, which features some very cool moments, and DICE talked about the beta period for Star Wars: Battlefront that will be offered in October.
Wednesday Sony offered a list of official new features to be offered in the 3.0 firmware for the PlayStation 4, and a new video showed off the best new elements of the Career Mode in FIFA 16.
Thursday Bungie explained that the King's Fall raid for The Taken King is coming on September 18, and the Gamechangers BBC movie linked to GTA and Rockstar received an official trailer and a launch date of September 15.
On Friday, EA Sports revealed that Lionel Messi is the top rated players in FIFA 16 and Batman: Arkham Knight received the first major PC patch, with some solid results.
Saturday Rockstar announced a number of promotions for Grand Theft Auto V that are linked to the Labor Day weekend.