The Best of Big Download: February 21 - 27

The Game Developers Conference kicks off tomorrow. Are you guys totally excited? We're totally excited. What new PC games will be revealed? What games will win at the Indepdent Games Festival and Game Developers Choice Awards? Will we stop asking silly questions that nobody could possibly answer? Stay tuned to find out.

Exclusive features

• Heroes of Newerth Interview: We chat with S2 Games and actress Paula Garces about the recent update to the action-RTS game.

• Atom Zombie Smasher Review: We give our final verdict for this recent indie puzzle-strategy game.

Downloads

• Dragon Age 2 Demo: It's the beginning of BioWare's upcoming fantasy RPG sequel

• nail'd Demo: Try out this free sample of 2010's off-road racing game.

• Gemini Rue Demo: Check out this free slice of the recent sci-fi adventure game

• Dead Space 2 Patch: Update to the latest version of EA's recent sci-fi horror action game

• Battlefield 3 Gameplay Teaser Trailer: Check out the first (brief) footage of the upcoming shooter

• The Elder Scrolls V Skyrim Trailer: It's the first footage of the upcoming fantasy RPG sequel

News

• Dino D-Day release date changes to March 29; beta starts March 1

• Rise of Immortals announced

• Sins of a Solar Empire sequel hinted at in Stardock customer report

• Duke Nukem Forever wants to give you some credit

• Orcs Must Die announced

• Command and Conquer-Victory Games web site officially launches

• Gas Powered Games takes over on Age of Empires Online

• StarCraft II adds nine new maps

• Gaikai officially goes live; includes Dead Space 2 PC demo