It's the week after a holiday, and the GameHounds staff found the time to review a few games, hit up some news, and generally catch up on what's going on in the video-game industry.

Topics include:

- Reviews of Valiant Hearts, Sniper Elite 3, MLB 14: The Show;
- Preorder DLC for Alien Isolation will nab you the original Alien movie cast;
- Microsoft is sending out codes for $75 in credit for Xbox 360 users to buy Xbox One;
- DOTA2 tournament streaming a Twitch channel for MOBA noobs;
- Cliff Blezinski's big return to games will be a PC arena shooter codenamed BlueStreak;
- Ken Levine speaks on what the Bioshock Vita game might have been;
- Grim Fandango will come to PC, Mac, and Linux in addition to PS4;
- Sniper Elite 3 on PS4 vs Xbox One is noticibly different;
- Battlefield 4 DLC, Dragon's Teeth, is coming out, has a new conquest variation;
- Project Spark will arrive in October, starter pack will be $40;
- Destiny will hold a public beta for Xbox and Playstation users next week;
- Release dates: Last of Us Remastered on July 29, Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare and Diablo 3 on PS4 on August 19;
- PAX South tickets on sale today, 3-day passes already sold out;

Enjoy.