The Best of Big Download: January 5-11

By Joystiq Staff

The first full week of 2009 got Big Download back in full steam with lots of news, downloads and features to make it a pretty busy week. Let's check out the highlights from the last seven days:

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  • Console games that should be PC games: We give our picks on which 2008 console exclusive games should come to the PC and which 2009 console titles should do the same.
  • Even more Black Ops PC games: We head to the secret well to get some info on the PC games that are under development that you may not know about.
  • 10 Comics we want to see made into games: There's lots of comic books that would be perfect for games; we just picked 10 of them.
  • Quake Live preview: We go hands-on with id Software's upcoming free version of Quake III Arena.
  • Rise of the Argonauts review: We review this recent action-RPG from Liquid Entertainment and Codemasters.
  • Mac Monday: Our weekly Macintosh column takes a look at the sim game Floating Kingdoms.
  • Big Ideas: Our weekly look at game themes takes a gander at body types in games.
  • Indie Showcase: Our weekly look at indie games is something special: Our picks for the best independent games released in 2008.
  • Big Iron: Our weekly hardware column returns with a look ahead to the next year.
  • Freeware Friday: Our look at free games this week offers up the sandbox-like sci-fi title Transcendence.
  • Virtual Bargain Bin: Our cheap games column returns with a look at the 1998 shooter SiN and its 2006 sequel SiN Episiodes: Emergence.

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