The Best of Big Download: October 18-24

It was a busy week: Fallout New Vegas came out, lots of news was generated from BlizzCon 2010 and Microsoft announced plans to (again) revamp its Games For Windows download business. Oh, and Tribes is coming back! Let's take a look back at the past seven days on Big Download:

Features

• Games For Windows Marketplace: We detail the upcoming changes for Microsoft's PC game download business

• A Quick History Of Tribes: We take a look back at the sci-fi multiplayer shooter franchise

• NBA 2K11 Review: We give our final verdict on 2K Sports' PC port of the pro basketball title

• Alien Breed 2 Assault Review: Our take on the recent top down shooter from Team17

• Interviews: We chat with the people behind the upcoming games Homefront, Dungeon Defenders and James Bond 007 Blood Storm

Downloads

• Lionheart: King's Crusade demo: Try out a sample of the recent historical RTS game from Paradox

• Football Manager 2011 demos: Try out the Vanilla and Strawberry demos for Sega's sports management sim

• World of Warcraft Cataclysm Cinemactic Trailer: Check out the opening CGI trailer for Blizzard's upcoming MMO expansion pack

• Diablo III cinematic trailers: The fifth playable class for the upcoming action-RPG is revealed in this cinematic from Blizzard

News

• Steam surpasses 30 million active user mark; reveals (a little) sales data
  

• Mutant Chronicles: Doomtrooper online game announced

• Ruined Online announced
  

• Zombie Driver: Blood Race free expansion announced

• Team Fortress 2 community item sales generate big checks for creators

• Royal Quest announced

• Diablo III's Demon Hunter revealed as fifth and final player class

• Tribes franchise acquired by Hi-Rez Studios; Tribes Universe in development