Tag archive: Demo

Launching nearly ten months after the Nintendo 3DS hit North American shores, Nintendo is rolling out support for demos that can be downloaded through the Nintendo eShop. As of January 19, Nintendo 3DS owners can download a trial version of Capcom's Resident Evil: Revelations, a title that's launching in North America in approximately three weeks. During the following week, 3DS owners will be able to check out Sega's Mario… Read More

One of our favorite games of E3 will soon be playable by you. THQ has announced that a two-level Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine demo will be released for the Xbox 360 and Windows PC on August 23, followed by a PS3 demo on August 24. Those who have already preordered the game on Steam will get the demo on August 18, a few days early. The Steam promotion will correspond to a game discount on the service. Finally, those in the Space Marine… Read More

The guys at Gearbox Software have made a business out of finishing games for other studios, working on several big series like Half-Life and Brothers in Arms. They also deserve credit for actually finishing Duke Nukem Forever. Duke will hit shelves shortly (July 10), but in the meantime, Gearbox is showing off Aliens: Colonial Marines, another game that's been in development for many years. We visited the Sega booth to check out the game,… Read More

Tomb Raider may be one of the most iconic and most famous gaming brands, but you wouldn't have guessed it if you've played a Tomb Raider game in the last 10 years. The series may have helped make Angelina Jolie a household name, but Lara has needed some attention for a long time. Thanks to the Square Enix purchase of Eidos, Croft may finally be getting the attention she so desperately needs. Tomb Raider is a sort of reimagining of… Read More

In the last few years, touch control has revolutionized the way we interact with mobile devices. The technology has been so popular on smartphones that Apple used its proven touch approach to reinvent the dead tablet market with the iPad. Thanks to the blooming growth of these devices, touch is taking off in a big way, taking on new form factors and posing a potential threat to our oldest friend: the PC.

Nokia did its best to avoid CES this year, but we caught it at a small booth at the Digital Experience event. Nothing unreleased was on display, but we did get a chance to play with Nokia's E7, which is a lot like the N8, but with a nice slide-out, bump-up keyboard. When I reviewed the N8, one of the odd things about it was how much it seemed like it should have a slide-out keyboard. All of the design cues pointed toward one, but it… Read More