The Best of Big Download: August 2-8
This week we had a number of game announcements, but in the next couple of weeks you can expect a boatload of news to come down the pike thanks to QuakeCon 2010, Gamescom and more. While you're bracing yourself, check out this past week of news:
Exclusive features
StarCraft II: Read our final verdict on Blizzard's long awaited RTS game in the full review. Plus you can read the first two parts of our strategy guide for the game, beginning with the basics and then our look at the Terran faction.
Downloads
Borderlands 1.31 patch: Get the latest update to Gearbox's hit FPS-RPG hybrid.
Trine 1.08 patch: The latest patch for Frozenbyte's platform-puzzle game.
Fable 3 Intro CGI Trailer: Check out the pre-rendered intro to Lionhead's upcoming RPG.
Create Announcement trailer: It's the first footage of EA's upcoming sandbox platformer.
Dirt 3 Teaser Trailer: Codemasters' upcoming and next off-road racing game gets the CGI trailer treatment.
News
Need For Speed Shift 2 confirmed for first quarter 2011 release
StarCraft II sells over 1.5 million copies in first 48 hours
Blizzard deleting select StarCraft II maps for "inappropriate content"
Report: PC gaming hardware shipments over twice as large as consoles
Quake Live officially out of beta; offers up two subscription plans