The Best of Big Download: March 16-22

by Joystiq Staff @joystiq on Mar 22nd 2009 11:15PM

We are now officially into spring and with GDC starting next week the news front has been buzzing with announcements. Let's look at the highlights for the past seven days:
Exclusive features

Blacklight: We get some of the first info on Zombie's upcoming shooter and even more info via a chat with Zombie CEO Mark Long.
Marvel MMO: We get a heads-up on plans for the latest attempt to turn the Marvel super hero universe into a massively multiplayer game.
Unreal Atlas: We find out about how Epic Games China plans to make Unreal Engine 3 easier for MMO developers to use.
Tom Clancy's EndWar review: We give our final verdict on the PC port of Ubisoft's console RTS game.
Mac Monday: Our regular weekly column on Mac games takes a look at CrossOver Games which lets PC games play on the Mac.
Indie Showcase: Our weekly look at indie games takes a look at few of the better tower defense based games.
Big Ideas: Our weekly look at game themes questions whether games can truly be educational.
Big Iron: Our weekly hardware column looks at hardware failures.
Freeware Friday: Our weekly look at free games takes a gander at the puzzle title Boom Boom Driller.

Downloads:

Wallace and Gromit's Grand Adventures demo: Check out this free sample from the first episode in the latest Telltale Games series.
Call of Duty: World at War DLC launch trailer: Check out this footage of the new levels for the WWII shooter that will be coming soon to the PC.
Alpha Protocol gameplay trailer: We have footage from the upcoming super-spy action-RPG from Obsidian and Sega
Star Wars: The Old Republic Documentary video: Get some behind-the-scenes glimpses into the making of BioWare's upcoming MMO title.
Everquest 10th anniversary video: Celebrate a decade of Sony Online's MMO title with this new video