The Best Of Big Download: February 9-15
Did you get what you wanted for Valentine's Day? Whether you did or not you can't deny that once again Big Download had a busy week. As we always do on Sunday let's look at the highlights for the past week:
Exclusive features
F.E.A.R. 2 review and feature: We give our final word on Monolith's first person shooter sequel. We also take a look back at the original F.E.A.R. to see how the story's events in that game set up the sequel.
PC Gaming Alliance president interview: We chat with the organization's head man Randy Stude to get an update on their efforts to improve and promote PC gaming.
Turning Games into Comics: We examine the growing trend of video and PC games being adapting into comics with part one and part two of our feature series.
The Actors of Red Alert 3: Uprising: We look at the many live action performers recruited for the upcoming EA downloadable RTS game.
Mac Monday: Our regular Mac game column takes a look at the kingdom building sim game Be a King.
Independent Minds: Our regular look at the indie game scene gives some opinions on how to create a good story.
Big Ideas: Our regular look at game themes talks about if there is room for new genres in games.
Big Iron: Our weekly hardware feature takes a look at AMD's new Phenom II chips.
Freeware Friday: Our weekly feature on free games takes a look at the newly free RTS-FPS title Savage 2.
Contest: Want to win one of 10 copies of the PC version of Mirror's Edge? You can by entering our contest before Feb. 18.
Downloads
Codename Panzers: Cold War demo: Play a portion of the single player game for the upcoming Atari RTS title.
Necrovision demo: Try out a sample of the upcoming horror shooter from The Farm 51 and 1C Company.
World of Warcraft patch: Download the latest patch for Blizzard's hit MMO game.
Gears of War PC patch: It's a fix for the recent issue in Epic's third person shooter.
Need For Speed Undercover patch: It's the latest update for EA's recent racing game.
Dead Rising 2 teaser trailer: It's the first glimpse at the upcoming Capcom zombie action game sequel.
Fuel gameplay trailer: It's the first gameplay footage from Codemasters' upcoming off-road action game.
Dawn of War II APC trailer: Check out this footage of a real APC made to look like a Space Marines vehicle.
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