Ubisoft will launch a Hawx 2 demo for Xbox 360 and PS3 next week. The demo is set to offer two different single player missions. Interception Course sees gamers play a Russian pilot sent to intercept stolen aircraft. Meanwhile, Seek and Destroy puts players in control of an elite US …
Read More »Modern Warfare 2 demo finally lands
Activision has at last released a demo of smash hit FPS Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. The download, which includes the entire Cliffhanger level, is now available to download for free on both Xbox Live and the PlayStation Network. However, it’s unlikely that there are many people left who …
Read More »Milo gets in-depth demo
Microsoft has given attendees of the Technology, Entertainment and Design Global conference in Oxford the most detailed look yet at Kinect’s most exciting piece of software – Milo. Furthermore, despite previous claims to the contrary, MGS creative director Peter Molyneux has once again sparked fears that the ‘game’ might not …
Read More »Achievements in Crackdown 2 demo
In a first on Xbox 360, the demo for Ruffian’s Crackdown 2 will offer players the chance to earn some Achievements. Ten will be available in total, each offering 10G. However, users will have to buy the full version of the game before the points are added to their Gamerscore. …
Read More »XBOX: Kinect demoed on stage
This is what happens when technology stops getting in the way” – that’s the line that Xbox Live general manager Mark Whitten has used to introduce Kinect to the LA audience at E3’s press briefing An on-stage designer simply waved to sign in to the software. Kinect recognised him straight …
Read More »Just Cause 2 demo tops 2m downloads
Square Enix has announced that the demo for Just Cause 2 has been downloaded more than two million times. The demo was released on PC, XBLA and PSN earlier this month and gives players a 35 square mile taste of the upcoming open-world action game, due for release next Friday. …
Read More »Sony patents deteriorating demo
A new take on how to deliver demo games has reportedly been patented by PlayStation platform holder Sony. Best described as a ‘deteriorating’ or ‘degradable’ tech, the idea is that gamers would initially receive the full version of the game in question. However, over time features would be removed until …
Read More »3.5m downloads for BFBC2 demo
The Xbox 360 and PS3 multiplayer demo for Battlefield: Bad Company 2 has been downloaded over 3.5m times since it was released by EA last month, the publisher has revealed. Since its arrival gamers have successfully slaughtered 500m times, though they’ve also revived 25m of their fellow soldiers. In addition …
Read More »PS3 Motion Controller demo at GDC
Sony is set to demonstrate the latest version of its motion controller prototype at this year’s Game Developers Conference in March. The unveiling will give a rare public presentation of the unfinished peripheral, which was first unveiled at last year’s E3 event. The full story can be read on Develop.
Read More »Darksiders demo to launch on February 25th
THQ will release a demo of the Xbox 360 and PS3 versions of Darksiders on February 25th. The download will offer a taste of the game, a hack ‘n’ slash adventure set on a post-apocalyptic Earth, which debuted back in January to respectable sales. It will contain the entire first …
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