The Best of Big Download: October 27-November 2

We've had another busy (and sometimes scary) week here at Big Download. If you want our highlights, you won't be disappointed:

Exclusive Features

• Reviews: We have our final word on Fallout 3, Dead Space, Strong Bad Episode 3, and American McGee's Grimm: The Master Thief. We also have some first impressions of Atlantica Online.

• Interviews: We have multi-page chats with the creators of Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3, Defense Grid, and Natural Selection 2.

• Video Games Made Me Do It: We take a look at some of the most disgusting things that have happened in game.

• Scary Games For Free: Want to be scared and not pay for it? Check out our list of free game demos and full games that will frighten you.

• Video Game Cosplay Gallery: We've completed our Halloween themed gallery feature with lots of real people in real cool video game themed outfits.

• BigVersus: Our comparison column returns looking at the differences between the PC and Wii versions of World of Goo.

• Mac Monday: Our weekly look at Mac games takes a gander at Mystery Case Files: Ravenhearst

• MODmonday: Our weekly look at mods is all about Duke Nukem 3D and how you can improve its graphics by installing the High Resolution Pack.

• Boot Disk: Our look back at classic PC games of the past is also about Duke Nukem 3D.

• Big Ideas: Which is better for games: sci-fi or fantasy? We give some thoughts on the subject

• Big Iron: Our weekly hardware feature looks at how your PC rig can "go green"

• Freeware Friday: Our look at free PC games this week is on the browser game Jetpack Brontosaurus

• BigCast: It's our weekly podcast with team members debating several points about out industry.

• Contests: You have a few more hours to enter our Command and Conquer 3: Red Alert 3 game giveaway and you still have time to enter our Far Cry 2 giveaway and our Freaky Creatures Beta contest.

Downloads

• Call of Duty: World at War Multiplayer PC Beta Client: Download the client and then get your beta key at callofduty.com to play on three maps for the PC version of Activision's WWII shooter.

• Tomb Raider Underworld Demo: Play a portion of the upcoming Eidos action-adventure game starring Lara Croft

• Penny Arcade Adventures Episode 2 Demo: Download the PC, Mac and Linux demos for the next chapter in the Hothead Games adventure-RPG.

• Strong Bad Episode 3 Demo: Download the demo for the third chapter in Telltale's episodic adventure game series

• Spider-Man: Web of Shadows patch: Download the 1.1 patch for the Shaba Games-Activision super hero open world action game.

• S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Clear Sky patch: Download the latest patch for the GDC Game World shooter

• Left 4 Dead intro cinematic trailer: Check out the opening scene for Valve's upcoming zombie shooter. Also, check out the first TV commercial for the game.

• Dragon Age: Origins trailer: Check out the latest gameplay footage from BioWare's upcoming RPG

News

• Scientists say Spore fails its biology exam

• World of Warcraft surpasses 11 million subscribers

• Bethsoft asks Big Download and other sites to pull all Fallout 3 trailers

• Empire Total War Special Forces edition announced

• Is Hellgate London being saved?

• Valve confirms Left 4 Dead demo details

• THQ confirms Saints Row 2 PC pushed back to January 2009

• Bethsoft explains SecurROM use in PC Fallout 3

• Atari to publish Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena

• Burnout Paradise: The Ultimate Box heads for the PC in February

• GTA IV PC delay confirmed; updated system requirements revealed

• The Witcher sells through 1 million copies

• C&C: Red Alert 3 CD Key not complete for all copies

• WildTangent shuts down internal game dev studio

• Battleforge open beta begins Nov. 7

• Custom install issue found in Pc MotoGP 08