The Best Of Big Download: January 3 - 9

The first full week of 2011 was unusually busy for Big Download, considering that there wasn't much in terms of new games released. Unsurprisingly, though, CES 2011 yielded a few interesting news tidbits. Let's take a look at these tidbits, arranged in an orderly fashion after the jump!

Exclusive features

• The Code Black PC games of 2011 – There are a ton of PC games we know are being made but haven't been announced yet. Take a look at just some of them with part one and part two of our article
• Interviews: We chat with the folks behind Anomaly: Warzone Earth, Tropico 4, Total War Shogun 2, and Monday Night Combat. Plus a chat with Stardock CEO Brad Wardell on Elemental's future and other stories.
• Greed Corp Review – We give our final verdict for the PC port of this turn-based strategy game

Downloads

• Zombie Driver Patch – Update to the newest version of this cool driving-zombie action game
• Guild Wars Retrospective Video – Look back at how ArenaNet started making its hit multiplayer action-RPG game series
• Dragon Age 2 The Exiled Prince DLC Trailer – The game's not out yet but you can check out the first footage of the RPG's first DLC release
• League of Legends Season One Blooper Real Trailer – It's time for some funny stuff in this footage from Riot Games' hit free-to-play action-RPG

News

• Minecraft and Amnesia The Dark Descent lead 2011 IGF nominations
• APB Reloaded targeting late February for closed beta test
• Civilization V's lead designer hired by Stardock
• Paradox to announce new games at this month's Paradox Convention press event
• Razer announces concept for Switchblade mobile gaming PC device
• Civilization Network for Facebook becomes Civilization World
  
• Amnesia The Dark Descent sales go over 200,000 units; dev team praises PC platform
• Pixel Force Halo coming January 18