The Best Of Big Download: December 21-27
Christmas week was slow in the news department, but busy in the original features section at Big Download. Let's peruse what we've been up to in the past seven days:
Original features
2009 In Review: We give our picks for the best PC games of 2009 in our annual Big Download Awards. We also pick our 10 favorite PC game demos of 2009 and point out some PC games and related products that turned into vaporware this year. And finally, we give our picks for the best indie games and which indie games would be great holiday gifts.
The Top 10 Most Disappointing Games of the Decade (2000-2009): As a follow up to last week's feature of the best PC games of the decade, we give our picks for those PC itles that didn't live up to their hype.
2010 PC Game Preview: We begin our look at the next 12 months in gaming with part one and part two of what action and first-person shooter games are expected in 2010.
Team Fortress 2 Soldier-Demoman Achievement Guides: Want to learn more about the two newly updated Team Fortress 2 classes? Then check out part one, part two, part three, part four and part five of our guide review and part one, part two, part three, part four and part five of our Demoman guide.
Gratuitous Space Battles Review: We give our final verdict for the recent space strategy games by Positech.
Kung Foo! Interview: We chat with comic book author Devin Grayson on her work adapting the upcoming satirical MMO game.
Mac Monday: Our regular Mac games column returns with looks at two games: Osmos and Guns of Icarus.
All You Need To Know: Our 411 column returns with a info dump on Star Trek Online.
Freeware Friday: Our weekly look at free PC games checks out the title Varia.
Downloads
Divinity 2 demo: Check out this sample of the upcoming fantasy RPG from Larian Studios
ArmA 2 1.05 patch: Download this update to Bohemia Interactive's shooter which adds new missions to the game.
Star Trek Online Leonard Nimoy interview: Check out Spock himself voicing the role for the upcoming MMO game.
Mass Effect 2 Infiltrator trailer: Check out the Infiltrator class from BioWare's upcoming RPG.
Aliens vs. Predator trailer: It's new footage from the upcoming Rebellion FPS, can you dig it?
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