The Best of Big Download: April 20-26

by Joystiq Staff @joystiq on Apr 26th 2009 4:30PM

As we get closer to E3 we are starting to see new game announcements become more frequent in the news. While we still have a few weeks to go before the E3 info dam bursts, we can look back at the previous seven days over at Big Download:
Exclusive Features

We Love The 90s (for PC Games): We look back fondly at the decade that some consider to be the golden age for PC gaming. Check out 1990-1991, 1992-1993, 1994-1995, 1996-1997, and 1998-1999.
Reviews: We give our final verdicts for Demigod and Zeno Clash.
Mac Monday: Our regular Mac feature takes a look at two games this week; Pixie and Rubber Ninjas.
Boot Disk: Our weekly retro games feature takes a look at the original StarCraft.
Big Ideas: Our weekly feature on game themes takes a look back at the text adventure game and if it can make a comeback.
Big Iron: Our weekly hardware feature is all about sound and speaker set-ups for PC games.
Freeware Friday: Our weekly free game feature takes a look at the free music title osu1.

Downloads

Elven Legacy demo: It's a sample of the recent fantasy strategy game from Paradox Interactive.
Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor patch: It's time to update the recent WWII RTS game from Relic and THQ
Battlefield 1943 trailer: Check out the newest footage from the upcoming DICE-EA downloadable multiplayer game.
Crysis Wars Runis map trailer: Take a look at the new map coming in the next patch for the Crytek multiplayer shooter.

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