The Steam version will include all of the content of the previous edition and will add the new Dark Elves faction to the game's eight other playable sides (owners of the previous version can download a free update that adds the new faction). Steam is also offering a 10 percent pre-order discount to the game before it goes live. If you are looking for a very different game experience, Blood Bowl might be up your alley.
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Blood Bowl coming to Steam on Thanksgiving
The Steam version will include all of the content of the previous edition and will add the new Dark Elves faction to the game's eight other playable sides (owners of the previous version can download a free update that adds the new faction). Steam is also offering a 10 percent pre-order discount to the game before it goes live. If you are looking for a very different game experience, Blood Bowl might be up your alley.
Download: Massive Assault Network 2 Demo
"Massive Assault Network 2 is an online strategy game featuring sci-fi conflicts on distant planets. The game is based on the legendary Massive Assault series from which it inherits original 'Secret Allies' concept, streamlined turn-based gameplay, perfectly-balanced units, state-of-the- art interface and endless replayability."
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Best Buy to have $4.99 PC games for Black Friday sale
Not too many retail stores have PC games on sale during Black Friday but an exception is Best Buy. Their full Black Friday 2010 newspaper ad for the biggest shopping day of the year (that's November 27 in case you didn't know) has been posted on the bfads.net web site and it shows quite a number of PC game titles on sale for just $4.99 each.Most of these games are older of course and many of you reading this might already own some of them but for $4.99 they do make great holiday gifts for you non-PC gaming friends. Here's the full list:
World of Warcraft
Far Cry 2
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Shadow of Chernobyl
Assassin's Creed
Civilization IV
Bioshock
Hoyle Slots (yeah, that one threw us too).
Freeware Friday: Dragon Age: Journeys

Dragon Age: Origins is out there amidst consumers, garnering both critical and commercial recognition for its dark atmosphere, excellent story, and entertaining combat. However, there's more to the Dragon Age series besides Origins. EA2D, makers of the excellent Mirror's Edge 2D, decided to take the 2D browser approach to the Dragon Age franchise. The end result is Dragon Age: Journeys, a spin-off game that manages to be good on its own while still providing you with bonuses in the main game itself. Those that love strategy and role-playing games should definitely try it out.
Even more PC game download sales show up
You thought we were done with PC game download sales on Thursday, didn't you? As it turns out there are a few more price cuts that we found out about after we posted up the news yesterday.:- Steam has just launched the indie puzzle game QuantZ and is giving folks a 50 percent discount for its first week, bringing the price down to just $4.99.
- GoG.com is selling the two games in its library from the now defunct Elixir Studios, Republic The Revolution and Evil Genius, in a bundle for just $9.98 until Monday.
- Impulse users can get a 50 percent discount on the Galactic Civilizations II Expansion Bundle (featuring Dark Avatar and Twilight of the Arnor) for 50 percent off with the coupon code CGEXPANSION.
- The indie action-puzzle game Grappling Hook's price was just reduced to $14.95.
GameTap adds Republic The Revolution to line up
GameTap has also once again freed up one of its subscriber-only games and allowed anyone to play it free for two weeks. This time is Battlestations Midway, the 2007 released WWII themed action strategy game from Eidos. The game will be free to play until November 26.
Interview: React Games chats about their revival of Archon

Last year the new game developer React Games announced it had gotten the rights to the Archon franchise and after a release for the iPhone earlier this year they are close to releasing their version of the game for the PC which will include both the classic game and a new version with lots of new features. Big Download got a chance to chat with the company's founder Chad Lee to find out more about the game which is currently in beta testing. People can get the beta version now by pre-ordering the game at the Archon Classic web site.
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Download: King's Bounty: Armored Princess Demo
"King's Bounty: Armored Princess is an adventure game with tactical turn-based battles and RPG elements unfolding in a rich fantasy world. The character and their army of companions travel across a huge continent, visiting dozens of different locations all connected to each other. Communicating with NPCs, collecting resources and recruiting an army, the player will control their character in real-time mode, while all battles take place in classic turn-based mode with a strong emphasis on tactical elements."
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All You Need To Know: Starcraft II

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Download: For the Glory Demo
"Take up the reins of your country, guide domestic and foreign policy, navigate thousands of historical events, engage in various struggles and lead your country to prosperity – all in the name of glory!
For the Glory offers full historical immersion, with a completely new in-depth experience with over 10000 historically accurate events. Take charge of the mighty Habsburg Empire, the aggressive Swedish state, or the seafaring Portuguese. Build up your empire through trade, diplomacy, colonialism and war."
Download For the Glory Demo (140 MB)More mysterious stuff from Smoking Gun Interactive
The developers, along with its writer Douglas Rushkoff, have created a very complex back story for their game teaser. It's full of conspiracies and stuff like mysterious ships that appear over Los Angeles after someone flips a switch. The alternate reality game that is currently running in the background of all this is very intricate but the big question is what is this leading up to? Hopefully we will find the answer soon.
Battlestations games and Hearts of Iron III on sale via Steam until Thursday

Another game in Steam''s library will be having it's price cut until Friday, Paradox Interactive's recent WWII strategy game Hearts of Iron III is getting the treatment. Steam owners can download and purchase the title for just $14.99, a savings of (you guessed it) 50 percent from its normal price.
Magic The Gathering: Duels of the Planeswalkers coming to the PC
The game, developed directly by Wizards of the Coast, is basically a digital version of the long running collectible card game except all of the cards are available in the game itself. You gain access to other cards by playing and defeating other opponents. The PC version will have the same gameplay as the Xbox Live Arcade version but with a "bonus" that at the moment Wizards of the Coasts is not talking about yet.
Download: Gratuitous Space Battles Demo
This is the playable demo for Gratuitous Space Battles. The full game can be purchased for $22.99 and the official trailer can be seen above.
Gratuitous Space Battles is a "strategy / management / simulation game that does away with all the base building and delays and gets straight to the meat and potatoes of science-fiction games: The big space battles fought by huge spaceships with tons of laser beams and things going 'zap!', 'ka-boom!' and 'ka-pow!'. In GSB you put your ships together from modular components, arrange them into fleets, give your ships orders of engagement and then hope they emerge victorious from battle (or at least blow to bits in aesthetically pleasing ways)."
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Smoking Gun Interactive launches teaser comic for upcoming game [Update]
Today Smoking Gun launched a new teaser web site that showcased a new online comic book called "X". Written by Rushkoff, the comic has art from Smoking Gun's own Cheoljoo Lee and Younger Yang. It will have new installments on the site every week for the next few weeks. You can check out the first three pages of the comic in the gallery below. As you can see the comic is a bit like a more adult Indiana Jones story with conspiracies and mysteries. There's still no word on when the actual game from Smoking Gun will be revealed.
Update: We don't want to give away exactly where this happens but there's something . . . interesting that you can activate by clicking on a certain section of the online comic.









