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demos EXPAND STORY TEXTSSubscribe to this tag What the foxtrot? Jurassic: The Hunted gets an XBL demo 8 I'm starting to feel legitimately bad for giving Jurassic: The Hunted so much positive attention. Some people seem to be mistaking our affection for the game as completely sincere, thinking it's... Ultimate cheapassery: The 2-hour Torchlight demo 20 Since many of you are like-minded folk, I can only assume you spend a good portion of your days pointing and clicking. I know I do. Why then, are we wasting our precious finger energy performing ... Nintendo drops five downloadable Wii demos like it's 2005 29 Flip on your Wii (ha!), head on over to the Wii Shop Channel, and under WiiWare, search "demo." What you'll see is five shiny new demos from the lovely folks at Nintendo. Their goal is to give ga... Play the first case of Ace Attorney Investigations 14 What has always been completely amazing about the Ace Attorney games is their incredible quality throughout the series. Most game series start losing steam around number three, but the adventures... Left 4 Dead 2 Xbox LIVE Silver demo GET! 10 Similar to the happy ending found in Trading Places, so too will the lowly Xbox LIVE Silver members wanting to play the Left 4 Dead 2 demo get their happy ending today. A week delay is a kick in ... God Eater gets ridiculously huge ten-level demo 19 Namco Bandai's not known for giving stuff away, but its upcoming God Eater demo is significantly substantial indeed, going so far as to include missions exclusive to the demo itself. The 150 MB f... Play as Special Infected in the L4D2 demo because you can 22 Run through "The Parish" one too many times in the Left 4 Dead 2 demo and need something new to do? Over on L4DMods.com, they have got an interesting solution to your conundrum, mysterious Intern... Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker getting English demo 14 Love Metal Gear Solid? Can't understand Moon Speak? Well you are in for a tasty treat, young fella-me-lad! It has been confirmed that an English language demo for Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker i... PSA: God of War III demo available with pre-order voucher 24 Heads up: If you pre-ordered the God of War III or God of War III Ultimate Collection for PlayStation 3, you should be able to download the God of War III E3 demo right now.  Of course,... God of War III demo shipping on District 9 Blu-ray 44 When I think of shrimp-like aliens who have been oppressed by South Africans, I'm always reminded of Spartan warriors who perform assassination missions for ancient Gods. This is why District 9 a... You know you want it: CSI: Deadly Intent demo now on XBLM 10 So, a demo for Telltale Games' CSI: Deadly Intent went up on the Xbox LIVE Marketplace recently. Get it here, if you want. I don't know how I wasn't aware that this was something Telltale was wor... Left 4 Dead 2 demo plans detailed 22 Valve has announced their full plans for the Left 4 Dead 2 demo today. The demo will be set in “The Parish” campaign and up to four players can play it either online or through local ... Like, OMG! Band Hero demo hits Xbox LIVE Marketplace 24 Without any irony I must say that I'm really excited to play Band Hero. Don't laugh. While I'm listening to Dillinger Escape Plan's Calculating Infinity right now, next up in the queue is Ke... God of War III demo coming, but only for a select few 29 Everybody's favorite Ghost of Sparta will be donning the Blades of Chaos and cutting Gorgon heads off next month, when a God of War III demo comes to the PlayStation Network. Here's the catch, th... iPhone users can now check out Myst FREE 4 If you're a fan of the old point and click adventure game Myst and you like to replay such games for nostalgia every once in a while, you may already be aware that several portable versions alrea... Undead Knights PSN 'demo' was actually the full game 39 I was cruising the PlayStation Store on Thursday and stumbled upon a demo for Tecmo's Undead Knights. Already quite interested in the game, I decided to download it and give it a whirl. You can i... Bayonetta demo coming October 8 (and I'll come too) 42 Bayonetta (the game I want to be inside), will be delivering a demo to the eager masses (and the eager mass in my pants) on October 8 (sexual intercourse). So far, the demo date has been announce... Uncharted 2 multiplayer demo available for all 35 The Uncharted 2 demo that was limited to a few lucky people (and anyone that follows Geoff Keighley on Twitter) is now on the PlayStation Store for everyone to grab. The demo includes four maps, ... Peter Molyneux hates demos 49 For many of us, demos are an important part of the consumer process, allowing us to try a videogame out and see if it sucks before we buy it. Sometimes they're misleading and sometimes -- such as... Need for Speed: Shift demo available Thursday 11 Electronic Arts has announced that a demo for Need for Speed: Shift will be available on Xbox LIVE Marketplace and PlayStation Network this Thursday, October 1.  The demo will let you g... Gridrunner Revolution is out now, go play the demo 14 Put down that acid, Jimmy! You don't need drugs when you've got Llamasoft's Gridrunner Revolution.The demo for the game is now available, as is the full $20 product. Similar to the studio's previ... Uncharted 2 demoed on the big screen 7 There's a simple rule in gaming; the bigger the screen, the better the experience. A 22" television is easily trumped by a 46" television and so on until you arrive at playing videogame... Lost Planet 2 co-op demo available on PS3 right now 15 A Lost Planet 2 co-op demo is now up on the PlayStation Network. You and four buddies can rampage through three missions set in a jungle setting of E.D.N III. Players will battle various types of... Demos for Brutal Legend, Forza 3 now available 32 If, like me, you've become lost in the insane wave of Tokyo Game Show news, let's take a moment to relax and remember that two sweet demos are now downloadable from Xbox LIVE Marketplace.First, t... Grab the Need for Speed: Shift PC demo while it's hot 4 Didn't win Need for Speed: Shift from our Twitter party? Don't fret! Actually, you have my permission to fret a little, but it's all going to be alright. So long as you have a capable PC, you can... Lost Planet 2 demo headed to PSN later this month 12 Lost Planet 2, for those who haven't yet been able to try it, expands on the first game, addresses a number of annoyances, and throws immensely fun co-op action into the mix. In other words, you ... Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 demo on Sept 24 (BOOBS BOOBS BOOBS) 26 If you're tempted by the boob-bouncing SIXAXIS pleasures of Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 but want to take the game out for a breast drive first, Tecmo has announced via its Twitter that a demo for the ga... Katamari Forever demo hits PSN with two free levels 22 I know full well that the upcoming Katamari Forever is nothing more than a rehash of all the previous games with new skins and music, and you know what? I'm just FINE with that. Much like the Sil... Forza 3 goes gold, demo hits September 24th 16 Microsoft and developer Turn 10 announced today that Forza Motorsport 3 has gone gold, and confirm that a playable demo will be arriving on the Xbox Live Marketplace as of September 24th. The dem... LBP demo lands this week with GOTY edition 20 Long ago, in a year known as 2007, mankind was disappointed by the news that there would be no demo for the upcoming PS3 exclusive LittleBigPlanet. We were only disappointed though as we assumed ... Lost Planet 2 demo beat RE5 demo in 24 hours 31 You'd think that Resident Evil 5 would have been the more desirable and anticipated franchise if it were being compared to Lost Planet 2, but if the demo performance of both games are anything to... WET demo available now for Xbox 360 28 A demo for the Bethesda Softworks-published A2M-developed third-person action title, WET, is now available on Xbox LIVE Marketplace. The 632 MB demo will give you a taste of the games various gam... DiRT 2 getting a magical demo tomorrow on Xbox LIVE, PSN 23 The folks at Eurogamer have been informed that a demo for DiRT 2 is set to arrive tomorrow on both PlayStation Network and Xbox LIVE. As expected, it's going to include a single-player course for... Mini Ninjas demos set to hit on the 20th 1 If you happen to be in Cologne around Wednesday, feel free to swing by the convention center hosting gamescom to pick up a free PC demo for Mini Ninjas. If you aren’t in the area, don&rsquo... Lost Planet 2 co-op demo hits Xbox LIVE next week 11 It looks like Xbox LIVE Gold members will be able to connect with four buddies and shoot the crap out of giant, icy monsters next week. Capcom has revealed that a Lost Planet 2 cooperative demo w... Impressions: Darkest of Days demo 39 Darkest of Days has been on my radar for quite some time now, albeit with some reservations. Any game that could reasonably be described as "Quantum Leap with assault weaponry and no Dean St... Oldie but goodie? Cancelled X-Men game for the 32X 27 Here's a bit of late night gaming esoterica for you: a Spanish Sega fansite, Sega Saturno, has unearthed an unreleased copy of a cancelled 32X game called X-Men: Mind Games, a 3D action/maze... Darkest of Days PC demo set for tomorrow 16 Darkest of Days, the game that allows players to relive history's greatest battles with weapons from the future, is getting a juicy demo for PC tomorrow. Unlike the Batman: Arkham Asylum demo whi... Batman: Arkham Asylum demo slated for this Friday 15 With Batman: Arkham Asylum less than a month away, I'm getting increasingly anxious. There's been a bunch of solid trailers lately, but I can't help but think about the controversy surrounding th... 'Bout time: Demigod demo now up for download 11 A little late to the party, but we will most certainly take it. Stardock and Gas Powered Games' Demigod is now playable in demo form, which is fantastic news for anyone who wants to see how well ... IL-2 Sturmovik: Birds of Prey demo up now on Xbox LIVE 4 Not long ago we told you about IL-2 Sturmovik: Birds of Prey getting a September 15 release on consoles as well as DS and PSP. And wouldn't you know it, now there's a demo for the game up on Xbox... Madden NFL 10 demo exclusive to Xbox Live Gold for a week 15 Really, it’s okay to shed a tear or two if you’re a Madden fan who doesn’t have an Xbox 360 and an Xbox Live Gold account. I’m doing it right now, since I only own a PS3.L... Dissidia: Final Fantasy demo slated for July 23 20 As American Final Fantasy fans tap their feet impatiently for the release of Dissidia: Final Fantasy, it has been made known that their hunger can be satiated with a demo, scheduled to hit the PS... Madden NFL 10 goes gold, will have two demos 9 It’s a big day for the Madden team at EA Tiburon: today, EA Sports officially announced (see PR after the jump) that Madden NFL 10 has gone gold. In case you’re unfamiliar with gaming... Madden 10 demo will be available for all later this month 13 EA has cleared up some of the misinformation going on with the Madden 10 pre-order demo offer. Originally, people believed that the only way you’d be able to get the demo is if you pre-orde... AaaaaAAaaaAAAaaAAAAaAAAAA!!! Check out this free demo! 10 I've sung the praises of AaaaaAAaaaAAAaaAAAAaAAAAA!!!: A Reckless Disregard for Gravity before, but I was then under the impression that the only way to experience AaaaaAAaaaAAAaaAAAAaAAAAA!!!'s ... Get all bloody with Punisher No Mercy demo tomorrow 9 In what could be a ballsy move, ZEN Studios has announced that it will be releasing a playable demo for Punisher: No Mercy on PlayStation Network tomorrow. Ballsy because a few people had made up... Lost Planet 2 producer on demo's release: 'Soon, I guess' 14 Remember how Capcom had hoped to get a playable Lost Planet 2 demo out for public consumption around E3 time? That ... didn't happen. Instead, I got to hear from Dale and Hamza about how you can ... BurgerTime gets lobster milkshake'd with BurgerTime Deluxe 22 I love BurgerTime. The surreal world where the game exists has fascinated me for years. In case you don't know, BurgerTime is a game where you control a chef who has to trample across giant burge... Go club some baby seals: An Overlord II demo is up on XBL 5 Jeez, that was quick. As previously teased, an Overlord II demo has gone up on Xbox LIVE Marketplace today. To add the file to your Xbox 360's download queue, click here the US version and here f... Overlord II demo coming soon 2 Overlord II is my jam, which is why I'm bummed that I can't get to check it out at E3. Luckily, our man Conrad Zimmerman is on the case, so stay tuned for our first impressions of the game coming... Red Faction: Guerrilla multiplayer demo available (Update) 14 We’ve gotten our hands on Red Faction: Guerrilla quite a few times now and we’ve yet to leave disappointed. Now it’s your turn. This morning, the Red Faction: Guerrilla multipla... Max and the Magic Marker may be the best WiiWare game yet 27 Okay, I know I am being dramatic -- there are a lot of great WiiWare games out there (well, not that many). But after watching video of one of Max and the Magic Marker's demo levels, you will eas... Red Faction: Guerrilla multiplayer demo coming May 21 21 Ben PerLee and I were at a Red Faction: Guerrilla event earlier this week where we got some extensive hands-on time with the game's multiplayer offerings. We're under embargo so we can't say much... Knights in the Knightmare demo available now 12 I've been busy working on a review of Knights in the Knightmare, so I can tell you that it's one of those games you have to actually play to understand. You see, the battle system is so different... inFamous demo drops a Sly Cooper 4 hint 25 Anthropomorphic animals come in all shapes and sizes in gaming, but possibly one of the best shapes and sizes is that of Sly Cooper from the Sly Cooper series. In case you haven't noticed it has ... Bionic Commando: demo hack and multiplayer video 11 Bionic Commando demo time limit got you down? Now there's a work-around that lets you invite your friends into a match, create a private match, change time limit to your liking, and even just exp... Plants vs. Zombies demo eating brains right now 19 PopCap has released a demo for its upcoming tower defense title, Plants vs. Zombies. It's available right now. Here. If you have a PC or Mac, go get it. That's the story basically. The demo ... Come get trippy with the demo for Zeno Clash 9 ACE Team put out a demo for its first-person combat game, Zeno Clash, on Steam earlier today, and every last one of you needs to play it.If my ancient computer can run the game, then I think most... Preview: Final Fantasy XIII Japanese demo 38 Final Fantasy. One that's not a PS2 game. Going into my PS3. Finally.Well, not finally finally. It's not the full game yet. 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