The Best of Big Download: September 14-20
It was an especially busy week for demos at Big Download, but we also had our usual allotment of features and news as well. As we do every Sunday, let's look back at the past week with fondness and delight (or something like that):
Exclusive Features:
- Nvidia 3D Vision Discover: Want a way to experience 3D gaming without spending a lot of money? Nvidia has a solution that works.
- AaaaaAAaaaAAAaaAAAAaAAAAA!!! – A Reckless Disregard for Gravity Review: We give our verdict on this indie action game with a super-long title.
- Mac Monday: Our weekly look at Mac games takes a look at two titles: Crystal Cave Classic by Rake In Grass, and Awem Studio's Romance of Rome.
- Boot Disk: Our regular look at classic games checks out the Shiny Entertainment RTS title Sacrifice.
- Big Ideas: Our regular column that looks at game themes examines how a good game sequel is made.
- All You Need To Know: Our new regular feature on one particular (and recent) game gives you the 411 on Section 8.
- Playing For Free: Our column on online free-to-play games examines the NCsoft mech action title Exteel.
- Freeware Friday: Our explosive column on free PC games looks at BaboViolent2, the free predecessor to the recent downloadable commercial game Madballs in Babo: Invasion.
Downloads
- FIFA 2010 Demo: Check out a sample of EA's latest pro soccer game
- Pro Evolution Soccer 2010 demo: It's a free sample of the pro soccer game from Konami
- Need For Speed Shift demo: Play a portion of EA's new racing game
- Majesty 2 demo: A sample of the recently released fantasy strategy game from Paradox Interactive
- Call of Duty: World at War 1.6 patch: Download the latest update to the WWII shooter from Treyarch that adds three new multiplayer maps and a new Nazi Zombie map
- ArmA 2 1.04 patch: The latest patch to Bohemia Interactive's military action game
News
- Real Warfare: 1242 announced
- Spawn Labs launches way to play console games remotely on PC
- Second Dragon Age: Origins prose novel released this week
- Alienware to announce new products at Tokyo Game Show this week
- Dark Forces/Jedi Knight games now available on Steam
- Left 4 Dead 2 banned in Australia
- Dungeon Runners to shut down on New Year's Eve
- CrimeCraft developer hints at mass layoffs
- Elemental beta test begins
- Frontier looks back at Elite for 25th anniversary
- The Half-Life 2 human voice mode is either odd or sheer genius
- Trackmania 2 unveiled