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DiRT 2 PC demo hits the track
by David Hinkle 
{ Dec 1st 2009 at 4:30PM }
And if you're still on the sidelines, wondering whether the game is for you (or, more importantly, if your puny rig can handle all of this Xtreme tessellation action), then why not try the game out right now? Codemasters was kind enough to hook up our sister site Big Download with a PC demo, so feel free to get a little dirty. Just, uh, change your clothes first. Your mom would kill us if you ruined that new Nickelback T-shirt.
Dante's Inferno demo on PSN Dec. 10, XBLM Dec. 24
by Justin McElroy { Dec 1st 2009 at 2:00PM }
Those preferring PSN will get the demo on Dec. 10, a date which has the dual benefit of (1) being two weeks earlier and (2) not making the baby Jesus cry.
Comet Crash demo lands on PSN
by Randy Nelson { Nov 24th 2009 at 8:15PM }
If you're going to get the game (and we couldn't recommend it more, really) and have some Amazon credit or a gift card at the ready, Comet Crash is also going to be available via the online mega-retailer starting later today -- at the $4.99 price, to boot.
Winter Sports 2010 demo skates to XBLM
by Richard Mitchell { Nov 24th 2009 at 5:30PM }
After a little digging, we found a trailer on the YouTubes and confirmed our suspicions. Yep, it's a traditional Olympics-esque collection of mini-games, testing your skills at timed button presses and the like. The sports on hand include snowboarding, skiing, figure skating, speed skating, bobsledding and more. Though, honestly, why would you need anything other than figure skating?
Watch the trailer after the break.
Add the Winter Sports 2010 demo to your 360 download queue
Bayonetta demo available in North America and Europe Dec. 3
by JC Fletcher { Nov 23rd 2009 at 11:30AM }
With this demo, you'll be able to gauge the limits of your Bayonetta fandom. Maybe you'll like it enough to buy it. Maybe you'll like it enough to buy the PAL limited edition. Or enough to import the PAL limited edition (for North American gamers). Or maybe you'll freak out about Bayonetta and feel compelled to import the Australian limited edition. This is why demos are so important: you can make sure you actually like the game before you bring yet another fancy plastic foot-pistol into your home.
Gallery: Bayonetta
Gravity Crash lands a global PSN release on Tuesday, November 24
by Andrew Yoon { Nov 20th 2009 at 2:00PM }
The game has certainly come a long way since its E3 showing, especially in terms of visuals. Unlike so many other PSN games, Gravity Crash will launch with a free demo which will include access to four levels and the in-game level editor (seen after the break). The demo will give you nearly unrestricted access to the editor, with one caveat -- you'll only be able to publish levels online by buying the full game.
Gravity Crash will be available on PS3 for £6.29 / €7.99 / $9.99. A PSP version -- which also includes a level editor -- is also in the works, and is likely to arrive in December. For more details on the game, check out Episode 140 of the PS Nation podcast.
Gallery: Gravity Crash
Source - PlayStation.Blog Europe
Source - PS Nation podcast
Demo, the Smash Cars, you can have
by Andrew Yoon { Nov 18th 2009 at 7:00PM }
"Just one action-packed lap around the track with real-time physics, innovative stunts and next-generation graphics will be sure to capture gamers' attention," said Vladimir Starzhevsky, co-founder and CEO of Creat Studios, Inc., in a press release. Hopefully, the demo will include more than just one lap.
Gallery: Smash Cars
Rumorong: No Splinter Cell Conviction demo with Assassin's Creed 2
by Ben Gilbert { Nov 17th 2009 at 5:20PM }
Joystiq has confirmed that the blurry video and NeoGAF forum member's claims of a Splinter Cell Conviction demo voucher shipping inside Xbox 360 versions of Assassin's Creed II were nothing more than an enticing balloon full of hot air. As the picture you see above reveals, copies of ACII sold by GameStop included a Splinter Cell Conviction leaflet meant to solicit pre-orders of Ubisoft's next big game, while a similar leaflet (included in our Amazon.com copy) contains a URL and code ("CONV1C71ON") for ... ringtones and wallpapers? Yes, sad, but true. Looks like we got our hopes up for nothing, folks.
[Thanks Eric!]
Demo, the Mushroom Wars, you can have
by Andrew Yoon { Nov 17th 2009 at 4:18PM }
Gallery: Mushroom Wars (PSN)
Rumor: Splinter Cell: Conviction demo voucher in Xbox 360 Assassin's Creed II
by David Hinkle { Nov 16th 2009 at 12:40PM }
One user over at NeoGAF claims a copy of Assassin's Creed II on Xbox 360 came with said insert, while further evidence from HipHopGamer shows what appears to be the alleged insert (it's since been removed from the original video; but Kouppa-Network Live still has it up). Logic points to the demo being the same portion of gameplay we checked out back at E3, though there's no evidence to verify that.
We've contacted Ubisoft for comment and will update this post when we hear back.
[Thanks, tmacairjordan87]
Source - NeoGAF post
Source - HHG video with insert reveal removed
Source - Pulled video showing insert
Investigate a Flash demo of Miles Edgeworth's new game
by JC Fletcher { Nov 12th 2009 at 11:30PM } 
It doesn't take a brilliant deductive mind with excellent taste in cravats to puzzle out that this demo contains spoilers, since it reproduces the first scene in the game. However, we suspect that you won't be able to resist, after almost two years of no Ace Attorney games.
Reminder: Left 4 Dead demo now available 4 all
by Richard Mitchell { Nov 10th 2009 at 12:00PM }
You might as well give it a try. It's not like there's anything else going on, right?
Add the Left 4 Dead 2 demo to your Xbox download queue
Dante's Inferno demo burning up Xbox 360 and PS3 next month
by Griffin McElroy { Nov 10th 2009 at 11:30AM }
Though Visceral Games' video game adaptation of the classic parable known as Dante's Inferno (which, fun fact, was actually a book adaptation of Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey) won't see the light of day until next February, we'll be getting our dirty, sin-soaked hands on a demo for the game in December. In 'The Gates of Hell,' players will be able to traverse the entire first level of the game, taking them from the surface world to the titular portcullis, where they must battle (and presumably kill) Death himself.
We imagine the game gets much easier after, you know, there's no more Death.
We imagine the game gets much easier after, you know, there's no more Death.
So you want to play the Bayonetta demo early, do you?
by Xav de Matos { Nov 6th 2009 at 11:00PM }
Registration for the "contest" will be open from Monday, November 9 to Friday, November 13. Winners will be notified on Monday, November 16. Those not selected will then be referred to as "the group least likely to win a 'boot-gun thing' firing contest" ... or PlayStation 3 players. Should you not get selected, you might want to take advantage of making a Japanese account.
Warhammer Online's free trial becomes endless, caps level at 10
by Griffin McElroy { Nov 6th 2009 at 2:00PM }
Sounds like a wise move on Mythic's part to increase interest in the title, but we're worried that it might create a new breed of Warhammer trial players who get treated like second-class citizens by their subscription-paying counterparts. "Keep walking, ten-capper," they'd say without making eye contact, "we don't take kindly to you folks around here."
