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Impulse adds EA games to service; weekend sales announced

by John Callaham Sep 11th 2009 @ 8:00PM

Stardock's Impulse service just got a big revamp earlier this week but that's not all they are doing to add to their PC download service. Today Stardock announced that will be adding select PC games from Electronic Arts. The list of available titles is relatively small at the moment. It includes The Sims 3, Command & Conquer Red Alert 3, Command & Conquer Red Alert 3 Uprising, and Spore. It also includes pre-orders for Dragon Age: Origins.

There are also some new weekend game sales on Impulse. Among the sales is pre-orders for the PC version for Resident Evil 5 for 10 percent off its normal price.

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Back and Forth: Time Travel In PC Games

by John Callaham Aug 10th 2009 @ 5:00PM

It's one of science fiction's oldest and most popular themes: time travel. Characters that travel to the past or future, alternate timelines caused by making one simple historical event happen differently or even personal manipulation of temporal forces are all themes that have been explored by a number of games.

With the upcoming demo of Darkest of Days coming up tomorrow, Big Download decided to look back and look forward at games that used time travel, alternate timelines or time manipulation as their main themes. Some of the games were well done and others . . . well, you will see what we mean when you check out our latest gallery feature.

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Filed under: Features, Action, FPS, RTS

Download: Red Alert 3 v1.11 Patch

by Steven Wong Jun 25th 2009 @ 11:15AM

This patch updates Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 to v1.11 and includes a long list of balance changes and bug fixes. Most notably, it installs two multiplayer maps taken from from the stand-alone expansion, Red Alert 3: Uprising. The patch also includes all changes in previous updates. Continue reading after the jump for patch notes. The Red Alert 3 demo can be downloaded here.

Download Red Alert 3 v1.11 Patch (405 MB)
Download Red Alert 3 Demo (1.8 GB)
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Download: Red Alert 3 Mod SDK

by Steven Wong Apr 9th 2009 @ 5:30PM

The Red Alet 3 Mod SDK allows users to create custom content for the game.

"The Red Alert 3 MOD SDK provides not only the same, but also greater power than our previous C&C 3 MOD SDK. It also introduces a fresh breath of unique features to greatly simplify the process of compiling a mod with our new Red Alert 3 Mod BuildStudio. The MOD SDK includes a wealth of documentation and instructions to get you started!"

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Filed under: Downloads, Mods, RTS, Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3

Download: Red Alert 3 v1.10 Patch

by Steven Wong Apr 7th 2009 @ 1:30PM

This hot-fix patch for Command & Conquer Red Alert 3 fixes a network online issue preventing users with no internet connection from accessing the game. This issue was previously introduced in Patch 1.09 and is now fixed in 1.10.

Download Red Alert 3 v1.10 Patch [US] (256 MB)
Download Red Alert 3 v1.10 Patch [DE] (246 MB)
Download Red Alert 3 v1.10 Patch [FR] (246 MB)
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Download: Red Alert 3 v1.09 Patch

by Steven Wong Mar 30th 2009 @ 8:30AM

This patch for Command & Conquer Red Alert 3 fixes several exploits and bugs, improves balance, adds a community news viewer, and more. It also includes all fixes and enhancements from previous patches. Continue reading after the jump for patch notes.

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Review: Red Alert 3 - Uprising

by Steven Wong Mar 25th 2009 @ 4:00PM

Uprising, Red Alert 3's first stand alone expansion, continues the struggle between the Allies, Soviets and the Empire of the Rising Sun. The Allied faction turned out to be the global victor of the previous war. Now the Soviets are organizing an underground rebellion while the Empire undermines the new regime in its own way. With four mini campaigns, one dedicated to the story of Yuriko (the Empire's special psychic unit), new units and a Commander's Challenge mode topped off with some brand-new HD video sequences, this expansion packs in a good deal of gameplay for a low price.

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Filed under: Expansions, Features, RTS, Opinion, Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3

Empire: Total War stays on top of this week's NPD top 10 PC games list

by John Callaham Mar 24th 2009 @ 8:00PM

The Creative Assembly's latest RTS game Empire: Total War is doing extremely well for its publisher Sega. The title remains at the number one spot on NPD Group's latest list of the top 10 best selling PC games in retail stores, this time for the week ending March 14.

The rest of the list has a couple of other minor changes including the return of Spore to the top 10 list after its departure for one week.

1. Empire: Total War - The Creative Assembly/Sega
2. World Of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King - Blizzard
3. The Sims 2 Double Deluxe - Electronic Arts
4. Warhammer 40,000 Dawn of War II - THQ
5. World of Warcraft Battle Chest - Blizzard
6. World of Warcraft - Blizzard
7.The Sims 2 Apartment Life - Electronic Arts
8. Spore - Electronic Arts
9. Mystery Case Files: Return to Ravenhearst - Big Fish Games
10. Command and Conquer Red Alert 3 - Electronic Arts

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Empire:Total War makes big debut on top 10 best selling PC game list

by John Callaham Mar 17th 2009 @ 9:00PM

The first week of March saw The Creative Assembly's latest historical RTS game make a huge debut on top of the best seller list. According to the NPD Group, Empire Total War was the number one best selling PC game in US retail stores for the week that ended March 7. In addition the game's Special Forces Edition made the list in seventh place.

Warhammer Online made a reappearance in the top 10 list this week at number 3 (thanks in part to a cut in its price). In fact there are quite a few changes in this week's list including the fact that Spore has departed the top 10 for the first time since its release last September.

1. Empire: Total War - The Creative Assembly/Sega
2. World Of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King - Blizzard
3. Warhammer Online - Mythic/EA
4. The Sims 2 Double Deluxe - Electronic Arts
5. Warhammer 40,000 Dawn of War II - THQ
6. The Sims Carnival: Snap: Bumper Blast - Electronic Arts
7.Empire: Total War Special Forces Edition - The Creative Assembly/Sega
8. Command and Conquer 3 Premier Edition - Electronic Arts
9. World of Warcraft Battle Chest - Blizzard
10. World of Warcraft - Blizzard

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C&C Red Alert 3 Uprising available to download and purchase

by John Callaham Mar 12th 2009 @ 6:00PM

A little earlier than expected, Electronic Arts has now released Command and Conquer Red Alert 3 Uprising via its EA Store for download and purchase. The $19.95 title is only available (for now anyway) as a downloadable stand alone expansion pack to the 2008 alternate history RTS game. You can also download the game via Direct2Drive and on Gamestop's download site.

Just a reminder: The game features four small single player campaigns. Three of them have normal RTS missions (one for each of the game's factions) while the fourth is a unique mix of RTS and action-RPG featuring you playing the super-powered Yuriko Omega character. The game also features 50 Commander's Challenge missions, each with different objectives. Of course a C&C game wouldn't be complete without goofy live action cut-scenes and Uprising has them as well with "actors" like Ric Flair to entertain you.

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