The Best of Big Download: October 27-November 2
Exclusive Features
- Reviews: We have our final word on Fallout 3, Dead Space, Strong Bad Episode 3, and American McGee's Grimm: The Master Thief. We also have some first impressions of Atlantica Online.
- Interviews: We have multi-page chats with the creators of Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3, Defense Grid, and Natural Selection 2.
- Video Games Made Me Do It: We take a look at some of the most disgusting things that have happened in game.
- Scary Games For Free: Want to be scared and not pay for it? Check out our list of free game demos and full games that will frighten you.
- Video Game Cosplay Gallery: We've completed our Halloween themed gallery feature with lots of real people in real cool video game themed outfits.
- BigVersus: Our comparison column returns looking at the differences between the PC and Wii versions of World of Goo.
- Mac Monday: Our weekly look at Mac games takes a gander at Mystery Case Files: Ravenhearst
- MODmonday: Our weekly look at mods is all about Duke Nukem 3D and how you can improve its graphics by installing the High Resolution Pack.
- Boot Disk: Our look back at classic PC games of the past is also about Duke Nukem 3D.
- Big Ideas: Which is better for games: sci-fi or fantasy? We give some thoughts on the subject
- Big Iron: Our weekly hardware feature looks at how your PC rig can "go green"
- Freeware Friday: Our look at free PC games this week is on the browser game Jetpack Brontosaurus
- BigCast: It's our weekly podcast with team members debating several points about out industry.
- Contests: You have a few more hours to enter our Command and Conquer 3: Red Alert 3 game giveaway and you still have time to enter our Far Cry 2 giveaway and our Freaky Creatures Beta contest.
Downloads
- Call of Duty: World at War Multiplayer PC Beta Client: Download the client and then get your beta key at callofduty.com to play on three maps for the PC version of Activision's WWII shooter.
- Tomb Raider Underworld Demo: Play a portion of the upcoming Eidos action-adventure game starring Lara Croft
- Penny Arcade Adventures Episode 2 Demo: Download the PC, Mac and Linux demos for the next chapter in the Hothead Games adventure-RPG.
- Strong Bad Episode 3 Demo: Download the demo for the third chapter in Telltale's episodic adventure game series
- Spider-Man: Web of Shadows patch: Download the 1.1 patch for the Shaba Games-Activision super hero open world action game.
- S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Clear Sky patch: Download the latest patch for the GDC Game World shooter
- Left 4 Dead intro cinematic trailer: Check out the opening scene for Valve's upcoming zombie shooter. Also, check out the first TV commercial for the game.
- Dragon Age: Origins trailer: Check out the latest gameplay footage from BioWare's upcoming RPG
- Scientists say Spore fails its biology exam
- World of Warcraft surpasses 11 million subscribers
- Bethsoft asks Big Download and other sites to pull all Fallout 3 trailers
- Empire Total War Special Forces edition announced
- Is Hellgate London being saved?
- Valve confirms Left 4 Dead demo details
- THQ confirms Saints Row 2 PC pushed back to January 2009
- Bethsoft explains SecurROM use in PC Fallout 3
- Atari to publish Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena
- Burnout Paradise: The Ultimate Box heads for the PC in February
- GTA IV PC delay confirmed; updated system requirements revealed
- The Witcher sells through 1 million copies
- C&C: Red Alert 3 CD Key not complete for all copies
- WildTangent shuts down internal game dev studio
- Battleforge open beta begins Nov. 7
- Custom install issue found in Pc MotoGP 08
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
theturtle363 @ Nov 2nd 2008 6:06PM
I feel bad for Big download, no one ever seems to comment and it must not get a lot of traffic. I'd like to go there more but it's too much to keep up with it as well as joystiq and WoW insider
sicsided @ Nov 2nd 2008 9:44PM
they actually get quite a bit of traffic, especially for the downloads. There is a few of us who comment on a regular basis.