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Wii owners will be able to download demos of key WiiWare titles through a new service that launches this week. Nintendo announced that the first demos would be made available this Friday, and new ones will be added on a regular basis. However, the demos will only be available for …
Read More »FIFA and PES demos tomorrow
Konami has confirmed that the Pro Evolution Soccer 2011 demo will be released on multiple platforms tomorrow – the same day as EA releases its first public FIFA 11 taster. Great news,” UK PES team leader Jon Murphy revealed on Twitter. Xbox 360 demo confirmed for the 15th September alongside …
Read More »Move demos coming to PSN
Consumers looking to get involved in the PlayStation Move experience but not intending to pick up the Move Starter Pack will be able to download demos of a number of Move-compatible titles over PSN. The news comes from the US PlayStation forum where the platform holder states: Most of the …
Read More »Move Starter Pack detailed
Sony has listed the demos that will be included in the UK version of the PlayStation Move Starter Pack, that will be launched in the UK on September 15th. The in-game disc will include tasters of Sports Champions, Start the Party, The Shoot, EyePet: Move Edition, TV Superstars and Tiger …
Read More »Natal and Move need GAME
Ahead of what will be one of the fiercest contests ever seen in the games industry later this year, GAME has argued that the support of High Street retail is vital to the success of the upcoming motion control revolution. Both Microsoft and Sony will launch their motion controllers, dubbed …
Read More »Crytek foresees ‘the end of free demos’
The CEO of indie studio Crytek has defended EA’s divisive ‘premium downloadable content’ strategy, while also predicting the extinction of free game demos. In an interview with Develop, Crytek’s co-founder Cevat Yerli said he wasn’t sure that a demo of Crysis 2 was going to be released. He also said …
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