The Best of Big Download: July 12-18

by John Callaham @ on Jul 18th 2010 11:30PM

As fate would have it, the San Diego Comic-Con has become a hotbed of game announcements and events for reasons we don't fully grasp just yet. That said, we'll be keeping an eye out for announcements from the show next week -- beyond the already expected reveal of 38 Studios' first title and that Spore action-RPG we've been hearing about, that is. In the meantime, check out what Big Download's been reporting on for the past seven days.

Exclusive features

Guide to Team Fortress 2 Engineer Achievements: The long awaited Engineer update for Team Fortress 2 is here and we're going over all the new Steam achievements that Valve added to the class. Check out part one, part two, part three and part four now.
Reviews: Peep our final verdicts for Tropico 3: Absolute Power and Dragon Age: Origins -- Leliana's Song.
Interviews: We chat with the devs behind upcoming games Grim Dawn and Natural Selection 2.
Contest: You still have time to enter to win one of five digital download copies of Elemental: War of Magic. Get to it!

Downloads

Tidalis demo: Try out a sample of this just released puzzle game in both PC and Mac flavors.
James Bond 007: Blood Stone Debut Trailer: Have a look at the first gameplay footage from the upcoming Bizarre Creations-developed action game.
Pro Evolution Soccer 2011 trailer: Another year, another Pro Evolution Soccer. The first trailer for 2011's edition is right here!
Sword of the Stars 2 teaser trailer: Check out the cinematic to the upcoming space strategy sequel.
League of Legends cinematic trailer: It's some CGI goodness to promote Riot Games' free-to-play title.