The Best Of Big Download: June 15-21, 2008

by John Callaham { Jun 21st 2008 at 2:00PM }

It's yet another huge week here at the Big Download news site. For a "game" that's not really a game, Maxis' Spore Creature Creator generated more buzz than most true PC game titles. But that's not all we had. Take a look at the highlights from the past week.

Exclusives

Spore Creature Creator: Not only did we chat briefly with Spore's executive producer Lucy Bradshaw, we launched a Spore Creature Creator contest that will give the winners some cool prizes.
Interview: Brad Wardell of Stardock: We chat with the CEO of Stardock about The Political Machine 2008, Sins of a Solar Empire, their new Impulse game delivery system and lots more.
Interview: Randy Stude of The PC Gaming Alliance: We quiz the president of the non-profit organization on their plans to promote and improve PC gaming.
Freeware Friday: Our latest free game spotlight goes to the sci-fi action strategy game Battleships Forever.

Downloads

Spore Creature Creator demo: Need we say more? Download the free stand alone creature editor from Maxis and EA in PC and Mac flavors.
Team Fortress 2: Meet The Sniper trailer: The latest in-game engine cut-scene from Valve centers on the long shot character in their multiplayer shooter.
Project Origin trailers. We have not one but two trailers showing off more of Monolith's upcoming horror shooter.
The Princess Bride demo: Check out a portion of this casual game based on the classic comedy fantasy movie.
Diablo II patch: This patch for the classic Blizzard action-RPG finally removes the CD check.