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The Best of Big Download: April 18-25

by John Callaham Apr 24th 2011 @ 11:59PM

Portal 2's release was by far the biggest story for PC gaming last week but there were other interesting news bits throughout the week. As we always do let's look back at the past seven days:
Exclusive features

Hoard review - We review the recent PC port of the downloadable action game where you control an evil dragon.

Downloads

Two Worlds II Castle Defense Demos - Download the PC and Mac demos of the upcoming spin-off from the Two Worlds RPG series.
Rage Dead City Video - The newest video for id's next first person shooter is an extended gameplay look at a portion of the game.
Duke Nukem Forever Come Get Some Video - Hide the kids from this very mature look at the long awaited shooter game.

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The Best of Big Download: April 11-17

by John Callaham Apr 17th 2011 @ 11:59PM

PC gaming got a lot of attention in the last week thanks in part to the ongoing Valve ARG for Portal 2 involving 13 indie PC games. Let's look back at the last seven days in the genre:

Exclusive features

Elements of War Interview - we chat with Lesta Studio about their unusual RTS game.
AI War expansion packs reviews - we give our verdict on the expansion packs for the indie space strategy game.

Downloads

Theater of War 3 Korea demo - Try out a portion of the recent Korea War-themed RTSgame
Anomaly Warzone Earth demo - It's a free slice of the recent sci-fi strategy game
The Next Big Thing demo - The upcoming adventure game gets a free demo

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The Best of Big Download: March 28-April 3

by John Callaham Apr 3rd 2011 @ 11:30PM

The end of the month of March hit us and so did a ton of April Fool's jokes on Friday. But PC gaming managed to survive. Let's look back at the last seven days.
Exclusive features

Reviews: We give our verdicts to Crysis 2, Mass Effect 2 Arrival and Fate of the World.
Choplifter HD interview: We have the first ever interview about the upcoming remake of the classic arcade game.

Downloads

Pebble of Time - Check out this free game that's an April Fool's joke and also a promo for Rock of Ages.
Resident Evil Operation Raccoon City trailer: It's the first teaser for the next game in the zombie themed series.
Guild Wars 2 Commando trailer: Download this cool April Fool's joke from ArenaNet.

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