The Best of Big Download: November 16-22

Was the past week good for you? It certainly was good for us. As usual Big Download had a bunch of exclusive feautures, news items and downloads for any PC gaming fan. Let's take a look back at the last seven days:
Exclusive Features

• Left 4 Dead 2: Check out our review of the PC version of Valve's shooter. Plus you still have time to win one of five Steam download codes for the full game.

• Interviews: This week we chatted with the creator of the upcoming 8-bit version of Left 4 Dead along with the COO of Reality Gap about the new free-to-play title Battleswarm.

• Mac Monday: This week we focus on two Mac games: Drawn: The Painted Tower and New Star Soccer 2010.

• Boot Disk: This week our retro games feature looks at Interplay's Fallout 2.

• Big Ideas: Our weekly look at game themes examines what, if anything, could be considered taboo in games.

• All You Need To Know: Our weekly 411 on a game titles gives you the info you need on Assassin's Creed 2.

• Freeware Friday: Our popular look at free PC games checks out the browser-based Captain Forever.

Downloads

• James Cameron's Avatar: The Game demo: Check out this sample of Ubisoft's upcoming movie-based action game

• Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising demo: Check out this demo from Codemasters's recent military shooter

• King's Bounty: Armored Princess demo: It's a playable slice for 1C Company's new fantasy turn-based strategy game.

• Men of War: Red Tide demo: Download this free sample of 1C Company's recent WWII RTS game.

• STALKER: Call of Pripyat Benchmark Tool: Download this tool based on the upcoming first person shooter to see if the game will run on your PC.

• Borderlands 1.01 patch: Download this patch to update Gearbox Software's recent first person shooter.

• The Sims 3 1.7.9 patch: Grab this latest update to EA's people sim game.

• Blood Bowl Dark Elves Add-On Patch: If you have the full version of Cyanide's sports-fantasy game, you can grab this download to add the Dark Elves faction to the game.

• World of Warcraft Mr. T 'Mohawk Grenade' Commercial: Check out the latest TV commercial for Blizzard's hit MMO with Mr. T, fool.

• The Sims 3 'Twilight: New Moon' Parody Trailer: Check out this Sims 3 version of the massive hit movie

News

• Shattered Horizon free map pack announced

• Russian patch for PC Modern Warfare 2 removes airport level

• Best Buy to have $4.99 PC games for Black Friday sale

• Hackers claim to create dedicated servers for Modern Warfare 2

• NinjaBee announces A Kingdom for Keflings for PC

• Command and Conquer franchise to get "digital" makeover?

• R.U.S.E. PC beta test to begin November 30

• Study: PC gaming hardware market to grow this year

• Will we ride with the Midnight Riders in a future Left 4 Dead 2 DLC?

• Dragon Age Origins: Return to Ostagar coming as DLC this holiday season

• Supreme Commander 2 PC gets March 2, 2010 release date

• GameStop Black Friday sales include Left 4 Dead 2 at $29.99

• Rebellion confirms Aliens Vs Predator PC will have dedicated servers

• Infinity Ward: Modern Warfare 2 PC already outselling Call of Duty 4

• Blizzard: Diablo III "is not going to be out next year"