It's been over two months since the release of the PC version of Bioware's PC port of their acclaimed sci-fi RPG Mass Effect but today the development finally made good on its word by providing the Bring Down The Sky downloadable expansion for the PC port.

The expansion, which was released for the original Xbox 360 version of the game a while ago, adds a new 90 minute game adventure to the title. People who want to download the expansion must register their copy of Mass Effect online. Some may remember that when Mass Effect was first announced for the PC there was some concern on the game's use of the Internet to register their copy. The game's publisher Electronic Arts later pulled that requirement from the game, but kept it if you wanted tot download extra content like Bring Down the Sky

Your daily wrap-up of the hottest stories in PC gaming in the last 24 hours.

	E308: Dark Void Impressions The first part of Dark Void plays out they way anyone would expect an action shooter would. There isn't much to help the game stand out without the benefit of an upgraded jet pack. Until then, the player moves through like most other shooters, picking up new and inventive weapons along with ammo while picking off waves of incoming soldiers along the way.
	E308: Damnation Impressions Going vertical is one of the more prominent themes of this year's E3, but before players fly around the Dark Void using a jet pack, they might be scaling the buildings of Damnation. Damnation takes place in an alternate history United States, where the industrial revolution took a radically different turn. The result is a 1900's America that looks both new and familiar at the same time.
	Left 4 Dead box art revealed Valve Software VP of marketing Doug Lombardi has released the official box art for developer Turtle Rock Studios' upcoming Left 4 Dead, a squad-based shooter that will pit humans in a fight for survival against legions of zombies. Though we find the box art to be stylish yet simple, snazzy yet unassuming, we find ourselves hesitant to award the art a thumbs-up.
	Portal: Still Alive already available on PC Keyboard-and-mousers up in arms over the recent announcement that Xbox Live Arcade would be receiving exclusive Portal content in the form of Portal: Still Alive need not fret: apparently the forthcoming bonus content has already been alive on the PC for quite some time.
	Frogster unveils strong MMO line-up Players looking for a variety of themes in the prolific MMO genre need not look further than Frogster, a PC game publisher with an emphasis on virtual worlds. Due out during the second half of 2008 are StoneAge 2, Runes of Magic, and The Chronicles of Spellborn, which should complement Frogster's existing portfolio of casual MMO titles.

Late Thursday evening, as E3 winded down, word around the campfire says that Blizzard has begun the Wrath of the Lich King beta. According to the team at WoW Insider a source says the alpha phase shut down a few days ago and invites for the beta will soon be distributed. Adding fuel to the fire, a Blizzard site has appeared with details on setting up the World of Warcraft expansion beta test. Have you been selected to participate? Let us know! In the meantime, can check out the patch notes here.

Featured on Xbox360Fanboy, the trailer for Warhammer: Battle March is pretty self explanatory - factions fight to the death. Releasing in two flavors, as an expansion pack for Warhammer: Mark of Chaos on the PC and as a retail console release, Battle March continues the real-time strategy Warhammer storyline. Published by Bandai Namco the upcoming release will hopefully add some juice to the experience which at this point is as dry as the paint on our pewter miniatures.

Our sister site WoW Insider has revealed what appears to be the official box art for World of WarCraft: Wrath of the Lich king, the forthcoming expansion set for Blizzard Entertainment's life-devouring MMO.

"Is it the real deal or a mocked-up forge?" asks WoW Insider writer Matt Warner. "The WotlK box layout has many exact elements used on The Burning Crusade box. The placement for the Blizzard logo and ESRB rating line up exactly, and the font used to spell 'expansion set' is identical to its cardboard predecessor. In another photo that lends to its authenticity is a printer's mark. The box also notes that you need The Burning Crusade to play Wrath of the Lich King which means no free TBC bundles."

Though Blizzard has yet to unveil an official release date, Wrath of the Lich King is believed to be available later this fall.

It look a little longer than anticipated but Ubisoft has now released a new free map pack for its recent tactical shooter Rainbow Six Vegas 2. The map pack is now available to grab right here at Big Download and contains three new multiplayer maps. Two are "dark" versions of Murdertown and CQB Training and the third a revised version of Calypso Casino. All of the maps can be used in Versus and Terrorist Hunt modes. This is a separate download than the Fan Pack patch which was released earlier this week.

Download the Rainbow Six Vegas 2 map pack at Big Download now.

A new patch for The Sims 2: FreeTime, an expansion pack that allows your Sims to partake in leisurely activities such as "tossing a football with the family, practicing ballet, restoring cars with friends, or building train sets," has been released.

Other than testifying to the absurdity of software patch numerical iterations, the patch also provides a few minor bug fixes and tweaks.

Download The Sims 2: FreeTime patch 1.13.0.161 from Big Download

Glorious fire! You just love to burn things! We can't blame you, though. Nobody knows who you are, where you come from, or what your real gender even is, pyro, but we know that you sure love to set things on fire. Now that the higher ups have finally decided to give you some sweet new equipment, you must be pretty excited. But no! First you must complete some tasks, leaping through hoops before you get to purge the world in baptizing flames. Don't worry, though. We want to help you. We love your work. The pile of screaming, burning scouts? Exquisite. That's why we have crafted for you this very guide to ease your attempts to fulfill the strange objectives given to you. You have read the first, second, third, fourth, and fifth parts, so here is the sixth and final installment. Now you are ready to go and purge the world of flora, fauna, and anything else flammable.

Your daily wrap-up of the hottest stories in PC gaming over the weekend

	Big Download Feature: Games for Windows press conference Seated around the renovated third floor of Dogpatch Studios were a group of journalists, each hailing from different sites or publications, but with one common interest: the continuation of PC gaming. Two floors below, over a dozen computers bleeped and blooped as they waited for our writing-cramped fingers to sample their wares - Space Siege, Call of Duty: World at War, Bionic Commando, Civilization IV: Colonization, and more.
	BigCast 001 -- The Beta Episode Enter, the BigCast - the official podcast of BigDownload.com. In our inaugural "beta edition" episode we attack everything from phallic Spore creatures to achievement farming. You'll laugh, you'll cry. You'll wonder if we will ever fix our audio issues. The answer is yes. Hey, it's in beta! Welcome to the BigCast, because we all know if the world needs anything ... it's another gaming podcast!
	Download all three Diablo III trailers at Big Download We got what you really want: all three trailers from the just announced Diablo III. Check out the new CGI trailer done in the Blizzard style. Gaze at the art concepts in the art trailer. And of course there's the whopping 20 minute gameplay trailer. Makes you think it's coming out tomorrow, doesn't it? Ah, we are betting we won't see Diablo III until 2010 at the earliest.
	Freeware Friday: Freeciv There's one series which every strategy fan knows and loves, and that's Sid Meier's turn-based Civilization games. The latest, Civilization IV, was an incredible game with several incredible expansions (Warlords and Beyond the Sword). The series is even reviving an older Sid Meier game, the excellent Colonization. There have been many imitators of the Civilization style over the years, but none have come close to the charm and depth that makes Civilization one of the best strategy games of all time. None except Freeciv, that is. But while most imitators try to be Civilization, Freeciv really breaks out onto its own as a stand-alone game.

We know what you are thinking. "Man, there are so many expansion packs for The Sims 2 but there is just not enough content for the game available. What will I do?" Well, have we got an announcement for you. Electronic Arts just announced the beta launch of The Sims 2 Store, a new web site which will allow players of the hugely popular people sim title to download thousands of extra pieces of content directly into their game (for a price of course).

The web site has content from a number of previously released expansion packs for the game along with all new original content as well. As part of the beta launch, people who registered on the site will receive six free in-game content items. The store uses SimPoints as its currency which can be purchased via credit cards.

Glorious fire! You just love to burn things! We can't blame you, though. Nobody knows who you are, where you come from, or what your real gender even is, pyro, but we know that you sure love to set things on fire. Now that the higher ups have finally decided to give you some sweet new equipment, you must be pretty excited. But no! First you must complete some tasks, leaping through hoops before you get to purge the world in baptizing flames. Don't worry, though. We want to help you. We love your work. The pile of screaming, burning scouts? Exquisite. That's why we have crafted for you this very guide to ease your attempts to fulfill the strange objectives given to you. You have read the first, second, third, and fourth parts, so here is the fifth. Soon you'll be back on the road, setting fire to all the wildlife as you pass by.

Looks like Ubisoft likes giving stuff away for once. The publisher has announced plans to release a free "Fan Pack" for its recent tactical shooter Rainbow Six Vegas 2. The downloadable content will be released sometime in July and will contain a ton of additions to the Tom Clancy branded title.

The Fan Pack will include three new maps (Murdertown-Dark; CQB Training-Dark and Calypso Casino) along with new Ranks and A.C.E.S, a grenade indicator, weapons balancing and more. The full info on the Fan Pack can be found at the game's official web site.

Glorious fire! You just love to burn things! We can't blame you, though. Nobody knows who you are, where you come from, or what your real gender even is, pyro, but we know that you sure love to set things on fire. Now that the higher ups have finally decided to give you some sweet new equipment, you must be pretty excited. But no! First you must complete some tasks, leaping through hoops before you get to purge the world in baptizing flames. Don't worry, though. We want to help you. We love your work. The pile of screaming, burning scouts? Exquisite. That's why we have crafted for you this very guide to ease your attempts to fulfill the strange objectives given to you. You have read the first, second, and third parts, so here is the fourth. Soon you'll be back on the road, setting fire to all the wildlife as you pass by.

Glorious fire! You just love to burn things! We can't blame you, though. Nobody knows who you are, where you come from, or what your real gender even is, pyro, but we know that you sure love to set things on fire. Now that the higher ups have finally decided to give you some sweet new equipment, you must be pretty excited. But no! First you must complete some tasks, leaping through hoops before you get to purge the world in baptizing flames. Don't worry, though. We want to help you. We love your work. The pile of screaming, burning scouts? Exquisite. That's why we have crafted for you this very guide to ease your attempts to fulfill the strange objectives given to you. You have read the first and second parts, so here is the third. Soon you'll be back on the road, setting fire to all the wildlife as you pass by.

Glorious fire! You just love to burn things! We can't blame you, though. Nobody knows who you are, where you come from, or what your real gender even is, pyro, but we know that you sure love to set things on fire. Now that the higher ups have finally decided to give you some sweet new equipment, you must be pretty excited. But no! First you must complete some tasks, leaping through hoops before you get to purge the world in baptizing flames. Don't worry, though. We want to help you. We love your work. The pile of screaming, burning scouts? Exquisite. That's why we have crafted for you this very guide to ease your attempts to fulfill the strange objectives given to you. You have read the first part, so here is the second. Soon you'll be back on the road, setting fire to all the wildlife as you pass by.