The Best of Big Download: May 18-24
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It's an extended holiday weekend which means you can watch basketball or racing on television or at the movies or read Big Download's highlights of the last seven days. Go through it now.
Exclusive Features
Countdown to E3 2009 - We continue our gallery feature that will lead up to the tradeshow next month by taking a look at the action games we're looking forward to at E3.
NASCAR iRacing Interview with the Co-Founder: We interview the co-founder and CEO of iRacing about his plans to bring NASCAR licensing racing simulations back on the PC in 2010.
Reviews: We have our verdicts about the Killing Floor co-op shooter and the Thrustmaster T.16000M Joystick
Mac Monday: Our Mac column reviews The Path, an odd adventure game.
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Boot Disk Retro Games feature looks at the original Command and Conquer RTS.
Indie Showcase: Our Indie column this week takes a look at three games still in beta form: Aces Wild, Arc & Malice and Minecraft.
Big Ideas The column on game themes explains the reasons why adaptations of games to film themes do not always go well.
Big Iron The PC Hardware column this week focuses on input devices and how they harken to the past with old-fashioned technology.
Freeware Friday: In a little twist this week's feature on free PC games is also a retro feature on Grand Theft Auto 2.
Downloads
Sherlock Holmes Vs Jack The Ripper demo: Play a sample of this new adventure game by developer Frogwares.
World of Warcraft 3.1.2 Patch: Download the latest patch to Blizzard's smash MMO game.
Trailer for Team Fortress 2 "Meet The Spy", a hilarious trailer for Valve's multiplayer shooter.
Blur Teaser Trailer - This is the first teaser trailer trailer for Bizarre Creations' new driving-action game.
Aliens Vs. Predator Teaser Trailer: Its the first glimpse of the revival of the FPS series from Rebellion and Sega.
Battlefield Bad Company 2 E3 trailer for 2009: It's the first gameplay footage from DICE's FPS sequel.
NASCAR to return to the PC with iRacing online racing series in 2010
3D Realms replies; says studio isn't closed and that they will fight Take-Two lawsuit
Robot Chicken will work on Spore Galactic Adventures scenarios for free
Two more Fallout 3 DLC expansions announced
Blur officially announced for the PC
Zeno Clash 2 announced
Terminator Salvation PC retail copies recalled
Red Faction Guerrilla delays for PC
Popcap game hint:
Empire: Total War will receive new units for free
New Diablo III screenshots showcase The Fallen Ones
