The Best of Big Download: May 4-10

By Joystiq Staff

Wow! It's been a huge week for news: Lawsuits, new game reveals and the shutdown of a game developer that was working on one game for about 13 years. Oh, and we celebrated our one year anniversary this week! Let's take a look at the past seven days at Big Download.

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  • First anniversary contests: We turned one this week so we want to give our readers a chance to win cool stuff all month long. We began on Friday with contests where folks can win codes to win free copies of Left 4 Dead and any GoG.com game.
  • The graveyard of online PC game services: We take a look at the many online game services that launched and failed ... and a couple that didn't even launch.
  • A look back (and forward) at PC Star Trek games: With the new movie now out, we look back at some of our favorite Trek PC games over the years and look forward to two upcoming Trek PC titles.
  • The Long (Dead End?) Road for Duke Nukem Forever: We look back at the history of 3D Realms' FPS which may now never be released.
  • Mac Monday: Our weekly Mac feature takes a loot at the sim game Virtual Families.
  • Boot Disk: Our retro game feature takes a look at the turn based tactical game Jagged Alliance 2.
  • Mods: Before the release of Killing Floor this week we look back at the UT 2004 mod that was the basis for the new co-op shooter.
  • Big Ideas: How do you manage to promote a game without over-hyping it? Our weekly look at game themes has some answers.
  • Big Iron: Our weekly PC hardware column takes a look at the importance of backing up your files.
  • Freeware Friday: Our weekly look at free PC games also turned one year old this week so we look back at some of our personal favorite titles.


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