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Unreal Tournament 3 Beta Demo Download

The Unreal Tournament 3 Beta Demo is now available, a little earlier than planned. The 741 MB download is available on ComputerGames.ro, FanGaming, FileShack, Gamer’s Hell, 3D Gamers, FilePlanet and Worthplaying.

All maps in the demo can be played locally against bots, or online against human opponents. Unreal Tournament 3 is currently slated to ship in November for PC.

HeatRay (Deathmatch): This battle takes place in a night-time urban setting. Players battle over who gets to use a Dark Walker super weapon after it is spawned by a passing drop-ship. If you manage to get it, be sure to rack up the kills quickly since everyone will be gunning for you. The Dark Walker is like a giant piñata — when it dies it drops a U-Damage and a Berzerk power-up. If you want to stay hidden from the Dark Walker keep an eye out for the Invisibility power-up.

ShangriLa (Deathmatch):A stark contrast to HeatRay’s moody setting, ShangriLa is a sunny, tranquil map set high in the Izanagi Mountains. This map is designed in the traditional style of big Team Deathmatch maps, so it should please the most hardcore UT Deathmatch players. Fight over the U-damage in the central courtyard, or try to control the Shield-belt alley. You can find jumpboots in a vulnerable spot at the end of a dock, but the risk is worth the reward as they will go a long way toward helping you control the map.

Suspense (Vehicle Capture the Flag):A Set on a massive suspension bridge deep in Axon territory, this map is a playground of gameplay possibilities. It’s a favorite in Epic office playtests because you can find almost all the Axon vehicles, as well as the Redeemer super-weapon. Whether you are sniping from the bridge towers, camping with the tank, towing hover-boarding flag-runners from your Raptor, controlling the redeemer from underneath the bridge, bombarding from afar with Hellfire SPMA artillery, or doing fast attacks with Manta’s and Scorpions, everyone will find something they love doing in Suspense.

TimeShift Demo Download

Playable demo for TimeShift is now available, offering samples of Sabre Interactive’s 4D shooter. The demo is available on Sierra’s FTP Server  in English and German. There is also a corresponding torrent seed for you torrent users.

The Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare Demo Download

The Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare single-player PC demo is now available over at Yahoo! Games. It weighs in at 1.37 GB, so make sure you jump over there and start the download before the server blows up. If you find more download locations please let us know we will add them to the list. Download mirrored at 3D Downloads, 4players.de, ActionTrip, ComputerGames.ro, eXp.de, FanGaming, FileFront, FileShack, Fragland.net, Gameguru Mania, Gamer’s Hell, and Internode Games Network.

Required (minimum) Specs

CPU: Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 2.4 GHz or AMD(R) Athlon(TM) 64 2800+ processor or any 1.8Ghz Dual Core Processor or better supported
RAM: 512MB RAM (768MB for Windows Vista)
Hard Drive: 8GB of free space
Video card: NVIDIA(R) Geforce(TM) 6600 or better or ATI(R) Radeon(R) 9800 Pro or better

Recommended Specs

CPU: 2.4 GHz dual core or better
RAM: 1G for XP; 2G for Vista
Hard Drive: 8GB of free space
Video card: 3.0 Shader Support recommended. Nvidia Geforce 7800 or better or ATI Radeon X1800 or better

AVENCAST: Rise of the Mage Demo Download

Publisher Lighthouse Interactive and developer ClockStone Software now offer a playable demo for AVENCAST: Rise of the Mage, their imminent action/RPG.

“The demo will allow players to experience AVENCAST’s unique combat and spell casting system as they battle numerous demonic enemies. A tutorial will also be available to allow players to hone their skills before heading into battle. With more than 1.5 hours of gameplay, over 20 different spells to master, countless items to uncover, vicious enemies to battle, and exotic environments to explore, players will soon discover whether they have what it takes to rise to the challenge and save their world.”

The download is available on 3D Downloads, ComputerGames.ro, FileFront, FileShack, Gamer’s Hell, and Internode Games Network.

F.E.A.R. Perseus Mandate Demo Download

The 750MB F.E.A.R. Perseus Mandate demo is now available to download:

As a member of a secondary F.E.A.R. team, you are brought in to discover more information regarding the secret project at the Armacham facilities. Expect the intensity of battle to continue in the second expansion pack to the critically acclaimed first-person shooter, F.E.A.R. Releasing November 6, 2007, for the PC, “F.E.A.R. Perseus Mandate” is a stand-alone expansion pack allowing all gamers to join the carnage and destruction in the F.E.A.R. universe.

Product Features

• Stand alone expansion pack means you’re ready to play
• New multiplayer including Instant Action for the first time on PC!
• Uncover the mystery that surrounds Armacham and truth behind the Perseus project
• Employ new weapons, including the Chain Lightning Gun, Grenade Launcher, and Advanced Rifle
• Face off against a horrifying new group of enemies, the Nightcrawlers
• Engage in unpredictable encounters with combat adaptable A.I.
• Frenetic multiplayer support for up to 16 players

Download from:

• FilePlanet
• Official website
• Worthplaying

UT3 Beta Demo Release Within Two Weeks

The Epic Games Forums have word from Epic’s Mark Rein to expect a beta demo for Unreal Tournament 3 this month, maybe as early as this week.

Just wanted to give you a heads’ up that we’re getting pretty close to releasing the Unreal Tournament 3 Beta Demo for Windows. The Beta Demo will allow instant action play against bots as well as online multiplayer. The purpose of the Beta Demo is to test the game on a large variety of hardware configurations and get gameplay feedback from the community. The development team feels they’re pretty close to being ready to release this so it could come out this week but for safety sake I’d say it should be out within two weeks.

We have a few fan sites in tomorrow to play the full game and I’m sure they’ll be sharing their comments pretty soon afterward.

**Update**  Demo Download

F.E.A.R. Files & Project Gotham Racing 4 Demos On Live

New Demos for the Xobx 360:

Content: F.E.A.R. Files: Extraction Point Demo
Availability: Canada and United States
Size: 584.87 MB
Dash Text: [ESRB: M (Mature) Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, Strong Language] F.E.A.R. Files combines the award winning F.E.A.R.: Extraction Point with the brand new F.E.A.R.: Perseus Mandate in one terrifying package. This demo based off of the events in Extraction Point showcases the hyper-stylized action and paranormal horror that define F.E.A.R. Engage the Replica soliders and powerful supernatural entities in close quarters combat with a powerful arsenal, including the new Minigun. Highly destructible environments and combat adaptable AI bring the action to life in this follow up to the critically acclaimed F.E.A.R.Content:

PGR 4 Demo
Availability: All Xbox LIVE regions
Size: 1.27 GB
Dash Text: [ESRB: E (Everyone) Mild Lyrics] Race three exotic cars and two beauteous bikes through the streets of Macau and a snow laden Nürburgring. Includes an exclusive Nürburgring Snow Challenge and unique PGR Arcade Events.

Bizarre’s news page reveals the PGR4 demo contains content not found in the full retail version.

Clive Barker’s Jericho Demo Download

The playable demo for Clive Barker’s Jericho is now available, providing a sample of the upcoming horror-themed shooter from popular author Clive Barker.

The demo premieres on GameSpot (registration required), where word is: “This demo includes an introductory Jericho video and lets you play as three of the Jericho squad members through the sewers of Al Khali.” The 1.1 GB download is also mirrored on ActionTrip and FanGaming.

Crysis Demo Delayed A Little Longer

The single player demo, which was scheduled to be released next week, had to be delayed to ensure the retail version’s release on November 16th.

Hi everyone,

We have some news to announce.

First, I am sorry for the bad news - the Crysis single player demo will now be available everywhere on October 26th, 2007.

We are taking some extra time to make sure you that you have an amazing experience but also we did not want to risk the release date of Crysis at this stage. To get the game into your hands by November the 16th, we had to make this call.

Now the good news - the big surprise. The SP demo will be released with our CryEngine 2 - Sandbox 2 game editor, giving the community the opportunity to get familiar with the vast amount of tools they will have at their disposal four weeks before we ship, something we have always wanted to do.

This is an exciting time for us at the studio as the development of Crysis comes to an end and we are only a few weeks from Gold Master. We appreciate your patience and are looking forward to getting Crysis into your hands on November 16th.

Thanks,

Cevat Yerli
CEO, Crytek

Tarr Chronicles Demo File Updates

An updated version of the recently released Tarr Chronicles demo is now available. Word is: “It adds various bug fixes, enhanced Vista support and improved support for multi-core processors.” The updated demo is available on 3D Downloads, FileFront, Gamer’s Hell, and PixelRage.