The Best of Big Download: January 18-24

by John Callaham @ on Jan 24th 2010 10:30PM

It's been a slow first few weeks of 2010 in terms of new game releases, but get ready for things to pick up starting with next week's release of Mass Effect 2. In the meantime check out Big Download's features, downloads, and news items for the last seven days. Or else.

Exclusive Features

Dark Void Review: We give our final verdict to the third person action game from Airtight Games and Capcom.
Boot Disk: Our retro game feature takes a look at the 1998 railroad sim Railroad Tycoon 2.
All You Need To Know: Our 411 game column gives you the info you need on Star Wars: The Old Republic.
Freeware Friday: Our look at free PC games checks out the classic shooter Tribes 2.

Downloads

Zombie Driver demo: Try out this sample of the recent indie made driving action game from Exor Games.
Dark Void PhysX Benchmark Tool: Check to see if your PC can handle the extra PhysX physics effect in the recent third person action game.
Dark Void PhysX Patch: If you have the full version of the game, download this patch to enable the PhysX effects. (Or, "Let's get physical! Physical!")
Mass Effect 2 movies: Check out the launch trailer for the sci-fi RPG game. Also check out Part 1 and Part 2 of the new documentary about the game that's being shown on the Syfy Channel.