The Best of Big Download: July 6-12
Next week we head to Los Angeles to cover the 2008 edition of the E3 Media and Business Summit but before then we did a huge mult-part article on what games we wanted to see most at the show. Check out the highlights from Big Download in the past week.
Exclusive Features:
- Big Download's most anticipated PC games of E3 2008: We have 6,000 words and tons of screenshots about the games we most want to see next week at E3.
- Big Download's E3 Week Prediction Bingo: Have some fun with our game that has our predictions (both real and wacky) for what will be revealed at E3 next week
- Big Versus: Civilization IV and Revolution: How does the PC Civilizations IV compare to the new console only Civilization Revolution? We have an answer..
- Games to play while waiting for Diablo III: Want to get your action-RPG addition on before Blizzard's next game? We have a look at some recommended titles for you to check out.
- Sound-off: Hurry up and wait for those games: Some games take rears to come out after they are first announced. Does our interest give out after waiting for too long?
- Big Idea: Our video games art?: Our latest column on the big ideas in gaming takes a look at the ever changing debate on whether they should be called works of art.
- Freeware Friday: This editin of our free games column takes a look at the retro style game I Want to Be The Guy.
- MacMonday: The iPhone 3G was released on Friday. Will Apple's latest device, with support for downloadable games, change the gaming industry?
- BigCast: Our latest podcast has team members chat about a number of PC gaming topics ahead of E3.
Downloads
- Fronlines: Fuel of War Beta Demo: Several months after the game's release we finally get a beta demo of the multiplayer shooter from Kaos Studios and THQ.
- GRID 1.2 Patch: We have the latest patch for Codemasters' acclaimed racing sim title.
- Combat Arms Client: We have the full client download for Nexon America's free to play shooter game.
- Command and Conquer 3: Kane's Wrath patch: The first patch for EA's RTS expansion pack is here
- Mirror's Edge Story trailer: Check out this anime-style trailer that tells the backstory for the DICE-EA action game
- Operation Flashpoint 2 CGI trailer: Check out this teaser look at Codemasters' upcoming military action game
News
- Ken Levine close to a new contract with Take Two?
- MySims comes to the PC
- Steam hosts Children of the Nile: Extended Edition
- Fallout 3 not classified (rated) in Australia
- Crysis Warhead to be sold for $29.99
- 2K Games to publish Champions Online
- Activision Blizzard officially formed
- GOG (Good Old Games) to offer PC DRM-free games for download
- Hinterland announced
- Artwork for Half-Life 2 Episode 3 revealed
- Creative Assembly and Sega reveal Stormrise
- Massive Flagship Studios layoffs confirmed
- What exactly is Crysis Wars?