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North American gamers have been trying since about Friday to win their way into early access to the Mass Effect 3 demo, which begins on Tuesday. European gamers also get a chance with their own Facebook game. More »
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While Capcom's open-world action game Dragon's Dogma has attracted a fair amount of interest, it hasn't generated even a fraction of the buzz of say, a new Resident Evil game. Capcom helps it along by slipping a token for access to the Resident Evil 6 demo inside every copy of Dragon's Dogma. More »
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Pushed from a January release to Valentine's Day, the flagship MMA title UFC Undisputed 3 said today its demo will release Jan. 24 or, a week from this past Tuesday. More »
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Nintendo announced a while back that they'd be rolling out playable demos to their stereoscopic handheld. So where are they? When are they coming? More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5877126&view=rss&microfeed=true 2K Games has unleashed a playable demo for The Darkness II, aka the further adventures of Jackie Estacado, exclusively for Xbox Live Gold subscribers. PlayStation 3 and PC players will get a taste come January 24. More »
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Who's going to download the January 17 demo for38 Studios fantasy action-RPG Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning? Now that folks that play it earn exclusive armor and weapons for Mass Effect 3, I'd say everybody. More »
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If you're wanting to see just how different Final Fantasy XIII-2 is from its predecessor, you finally be able to check out a demo today. The playable snippets of Square Enix's epic fantasy sequel go live on PlayStation Network and Xbox Live today. If you're not in front of a console right now, the video above shows you what to expect. More »
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Capcom's interactive anime epic Asura's Wrath doesn't hit North America until February 21, but you can play it right now via downloadable PlayStation 3 demo, or tomorrow if you're all Xbox-y. Enjoy the demo trailer, randomly in German. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5874815&view=rss&microfeed=true RPG fans will get a chance to test drive Square Enix's upcoming Final Fantasy XIII sequel weeks ahead of it's release with a demo due January 10 for the PlayStation 3 and January 11 for the Xbox 360. [Square Enix] More »
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They crank out a lot of Street Fighter and Resident Evil but Capcom also has a history of putting out weird, unique games like Okami, God Hand and Viewtiful Joe. Rageaholic adventure Asura's Wrath seems to follow in the legacy of such idiosyncratic games. We've written a bit about the mythological sci-fi action brawler, but those of you curious about what it plays like only have to wait a little longer to sample it. More »
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Classic Sonic got his chance to sell folks on Sonic Generations with his demo back in June. Tomorrow it's modern Sonic's time to shine, and he's a lean, mean, generally screwing things up in 3D machine! More »
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As of this writing, there are at least seven YouTube videos, all with more than 100,000 views, tracking pratfalls and slapstick glitches found in FIFA 12—the latest entry in the most acclaimed and respected sports video game series of the past three years. All of these come from regular users playing a demo version that released two weeks ago. More »
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2K Sports just announced on the Facebook page for NBA 2K12 that the game's demo will arrive on Tuesday, for both PS3 and Xbox 360, two weeks before its Oct. 4 release. More »
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The first thing I notice when I maneuver Sgt. Henry Blackburn, 1st Recon Marine, through the smoking door frame of the Tehran apartment complex isn't the smoldering bodies lying on the ground nearby, it's the piece of paper drifting through the room. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5840646&view=rss&microfeed=true Flying Wild Hog's humanity-versus-machines shooter Hard Reset is now available for download via a PC digital deliver service near you. Get it from Steam, FilePlanet, GameFront, and many other fine game downloading services. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5838021&view=rss&microfeed=true The high-definition remakes of PSP God of War games Chains of Olympus and Ghost of Sparta get a PlayStation 3 demo starting tomorrow, August 30 (for PlayStation Plus subscribers). Non-subscribers can sample God of War: Origins starting September 6. More »
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It's also better when it's not removed from YouTube due to copyright claims, as was the leaked demo footage we posted last week. This one is much more clear, much more permanent, and much more narrated. Enjoy! More »
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Proof positive that pre-release demos can make or break a game, my interest level in Relic Entertainment's Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine went from zero to must-buy within 30 minutes of try-before-you-buy gameplay. More »
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During EA's 2011 Gamescom press conference, eight Imperial players attempted to take on one of the game's first major level 50 instances, the Eternity Vault. The end result? I feel much better about my decision to play on the Republic side. More »
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In the third gameplay video from the E3 demo of Metro: Last Light, our protagonists find themselves speeding down what looks to be a pretty deep tunnel. Dark and fast-paced, the video mostly shows the player shooting bad guys on a train, in classic shooter form. More »
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Still on the fence about StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty, Blizzard's spacey real-time strategy game? Maybe the StarCraft II: Starter Edition, the game's revamped demo, is for you. It's the bigger StarCraft II demo that's less restrictive. More »
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This year's Gamescom in Germany will play host to a bevy of firsts for ArenaNet's eagerly-anticipated MMO sequel Guild Wars 2, including the playable world premiere of PvP combat. Exactly how jealous should I be? More »
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Madden NFL 12 moved its release to the end of August but still will deliver something for fans on the second Tuesday of the month, its traditional release date for much of the decade. The Madden demo hits PlayStation Network and Xbox Live Arcade then, and will feature the Chicago Bears against the Green Bay Packers. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5825312&view=rss&microfeed=true With Madden NFL 12 moving its release date to Aug. 30 to be closer to the league's opening day (assuming that happens), the game's demo likewise skips forward a couple of weeks. Tuesday, EA Sports will reveal the demo release date, the teams it will feature, and any other details about the demo. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5823206&view=rss&microfeed=true The demo for Atlus' sexy-scary nightmare climbing game Catherine hits Xbox Live and the PlayStation Network today, giving potential players an excellent chance to figure out what a sexy-scary nightmare climbing game actually is. More »
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In Catherine, Vincent tries to get a little something something for nothing, cheating on his long-time girlfriend Katherine with the evil slutcake Catherine. Atlus gives fans a little something for nothing on July 12 with a downloadable Catherine demo for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. More »
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The most interesting thing about Hitman Absolution isn't its new disguises or ways of killing people with a bit of cord. It's not the decision to open the historically stealthy game up to a bit of action gameplay. It's the insight the game's mechanics are meant to give us into a character we've long controlled but known little about. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5811385&view=rss&microfeed=true UTV Ignition's gorgeous action game doesn't come out until July 26, but you can play it right now in the form of a downloadable demo for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. It's like getting an E3 present! More »
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In today's Speak Up on Kotaku, commenter Dracosummoner talks about a game that sold him with its demo and then let him down in full release. Has that ever happened to you? More »
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In another big win scored in the name of internet streaming gaming, PC players looking to give THQ's Red Faction: Armageddon a try before the game's June 6 release date are going to have to sign up for OnLive. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5805878&view=rss&microfeed=true There's a new Halo: Reach single and multiplayer demo available on Xbox Live today, coinciding with a week-long $39.99 sale on the Games on Demand version. If you've been waiting eight months for a price drop, your time is now. More »
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Duke Nukem Forever is still (*fingers crossed*) on schedule to release June 10 internationally, June 14 in North America. But a select few will get their hands on Duke's long-awaited adventure a bit earlier. More »
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Would a really sweet and totally accurate physics engine really add much to the addictive gameplay of world-carving indie hit Minecraft? Perhaps not, but this build and destroy demo—"Minecraft + Physics!"—according to its creator would certainly make it easier on the eyes. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5780179&view=rss&microfeed=true The next Mortal Kombat comes to the PlayStation 3 in the form of a playable demo exclusive to Plus subscribers on March 8, releasing next week to the non-subscribing masses. More »
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Dragon Age II's Hawke might be a male for official marketing purposes, but on my Xbox 360 he's a saucy female rogue with a fiery temper. Check out some highlights of playing the demo as a lady Hawke. More »
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Bulletstorm got a pre-release demo on the Xbox 360 and PS3. "In other news, PC gamers are grumpy about this," Epic Games' Cliff Bleszinski tweeted last month. Well, Bulletstorm will get a PC demo, but after its release. In other news, PC gamers are probably grumpy about this. More »
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If one million players download the Dragon Age II demo in the week following its February 22 release on the Xbox 360, PC, and PlayStation 3, magic artifacts will be theirs for the taking. BioWare issues its Dragon Age II Call to Arms. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5763359&view=rss&microfeed=true Finally PC gamers will be able to check out what Xbox 360 gamers have had for more than a month: The Crysis 2 demo. Starting March 1, computer gamers will be able to check out how the game plays on their rigs by downloading it here. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5761995&view=rss&microfeed=true See if The Creative Assembly's return to Japan is as good as it looks on February 22, when a demo of Total War: Shogun 2 hits Steam, well in advance of the game's March 15 release date. More »
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