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Big Downloads: June 21 - 27, 2008

by Samuel Axon Jun 27th 2008 @ 7:00PM

It's been a comparatively slow week at Big Download. Most of the huge new files will coincide with E3 and other conferences in the next few weeks. We still have a few items of interest for you to check out this weekend, though.

The most obvious choice is the Call of Duty: World at War (or Call of Duty 4.5, if you prefer) trailer. Treyarch is trying to take a different approach to World War II; download it and judge for yourself whether or not it has succeeded. We also have a lengthy preview for Gearbox Software's Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway. If that intrigues you, be sure to also check out our recent interview with Gearbox CEO Randy Pitchford.

	Call of Duty: World at War Trailer Call of Duty is returning to World War II in Call of Duty: World at War. This time the focus is on the Pacific theater of the war.
	WALL-E Demo This Pixar animated movie-based game has garnered some positive feedback from some of our readers. At only 219 MB, you don't have much of an excuse not to try it, do you?
	Stronghold Crusader Extreme Demo We hear that this historical real-time-strategy game from Firefly Studios is extreme in some way. Look at the title! Download the demo and judge its extremeness for yourself.
	SAGA Game Client Saga is a massively multiplayer real-time strategy game that borows gameplay elements from collectible card games. Consider this free client a starter deck.
	Brothers in Arms Hell's Highway Behind the Scenes Trailer This five minute-long video explains the rich historical basis for Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway, as well as the narrative implications of telling a darker, less hopeful version of the World War II story.

Filed under: Downloads, Demos, Action, Adventure, RTS, Trailers, Video

WALL-E demo unsurprisingly features robots

by Samuel Axon Jun 25th 2008 @ 6:00PM

Pixar's newest film -- WALL-E -- is a bit like a cross between Short Circuit, I Am Legend, and The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy; it tells the dryly humorous story of an adorable robot left alone on Earth, who is swept away by a visitor from the stars to see the wild universe.

Pixar teamed up with THQ to make a game based on WALL-E. It showed up on retail shelves yesterday, and now we have the demo here for your downloading pleasure. The file size of this action-adventure game is quite modest. It's only 219 MB, so you should be able to get rolling quite fast. Check it out.

Download the Wall-E demo from Big Download.

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WALL?E trailer warms hearts

by Kyle Horner Apr 29th 2008 @ 9:00AM

You wouldn't think that a videogame trailer featuring a robotic character could warm hearts, but it really can. Normally, movie-tie-in games are something to avoid like a super-evolved plague, but there have been a few exceptions to the rule in the case of Heavy Iron -- who happen to be the WALL•E developers. If you haven't somehow caught the trailer for Pixar's upcoming summer blockbuster WALL•E, then you really should go see it now.

The game actually looks like its capturing a the spirit of the movie that's shown in the trailers. If you've got even a so-so computer and have a little brother, sister, son or daughter (or even niece or nephew!) this is probably going to be one of the few games worth playing after you've enjoyed the related movie. If you don't believe us, then check out this intervew/preview the 1up guys did with the developers -- who happen to be working very closely with Pixar on the project.

Filed under: Action, Trailers