PC

The Diablo III Starter Edition Lets You Play Before You Pay

Too terrified of a little clicking to put your money down on Diablo III? Perhaps you can talk someone out of a Diablo III Guest Pass and gain access to the free Starter Edition, aka the purgatory of the undecided.


February 23, 2012
News

Pouring Like An Avalanche Down SSX’s First Mountain

The SSX demo landed yesterday, with the full title arriving, at last, on Tuesday, rebooting EA Sports’ much-loved snowboarding series. The last SSX release was the Wii-only Blur in 2007; before that, SSX on Tour in 2005. It’s long enough that even some old hats may feel like newcomers in the seven-year layoff this game has had from traditional controls.


February 13, 2012
News

The Mass Effect 3 Demo — You Can Watch It, Or Listen To It, But You Can’t Play It (Yet)

Kotaku AU

Some people already have the Mass Effect demo right now, but most of us mere mortals will have to wait until tomorrow to play it. But today? Well, you can watch it, or listen to it!


PC

European Gamers Get A Shot At Early Mass Effect 3 Demo Starting Today

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.


February 1, 2012
PlayStation

Want To Play Resident Evil 6 Early? Buy Dragon’s Dogma

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.


January 20, 2012
News

UFC Undisputed 3′s Demo Arrives On Tuesday

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.


January 19, 2012
Nintendo

A Chunk Of Resident Evil Revelations Will Be The 3DS’ First Playable Demo

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?


January 18, 2012
Xbox

Xbox Live Gold Members Can Demo The Darkness II Right Now

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.


January 12, 2012
News

Mass Effect 3 In-Game Goodies Will Do Wonders For The Kingdoms Of Amalur Demo

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 armour and weapons for Mass Effect 3, I’d say everybody.


January 11, 2012
PlayStation

Grab Final Fantasy XIII-2′s Playable Demo Today

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.