The Best Of Big Download: June 1-7, 2008

by John Callaham on Jun 7th 2008 5:30PM

It was an extremely busy week at Big Download in the past week; we got invited to two big press events, we talked about the DRM in Mass Effect and . . . well, just read this post and see for yourself.

Exclusive Features

1C Company press event: The Russian based developer-publisher held a press event in the Russian Consulate in San Francisco and we have a ton of coverage: 1C Company announces Theater of War 2 and other new titles at press event; Hands-On: Cryostasis, Hands-On: Hummer 4x4, Hands-On: Necrovision, Hands-On: Men of War; Hands-On: Death Track: Resurrection; Hands-On: Captain Blood (Xbox 360);
GRID Launch coverage: Codemasters' latest racing game hit stores this week and we have extensive coverage: In-Depth: GRID; Big Versus: GRID; Codemasters' GRID launch event.
Sound Off: DRM Mass Hysteria: Is the DRM system in the PC version of Mass Effect good or bad? How about a little bit of both?
MODvelous Monday: We look at the classic They Hunger total conversions for the original Half-Life
Casually Speaking: Do casual games offer the amount of depth that other games have?
Freeware Friday: We look at the great free title Torus Trooper this week

Downloads

Dracula: Origin demo: Get a taste of the horror themed adventure game from Frogware
Battlefield 2142 patch: The 1.50 patch for the DICE/EA shooter adds new maps and more
Call of Duty 4 patch: The 1.6 patch to the Infinity Ward/Activision shooter adds four new maps and more
Devil May Cry 4 demo: Play a portion of the upcoming PC port of Capcom's third person action game
Frontlines: Fuel of War patch: Get the latest patch for the Kaos Studios/THQ shooter