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Download: Death Track Resurrection Demo v2

Posted Sep 4th 2008 5:00PM by Steven Wong
Filed under: Downloads, Demos, Action, Driving, Multiplayer

In Death Track: Resurrection players take on the role of a rookie driver that enters the tournament for the first time. They soon learn that the battle on the track is sometimes not fair and to achieve the top results they need to believe the end justifies the means. After each race all pilots leave the field, some in body bags some with prize money. Bigger engines and bigger guns can be all that stands between a good driver and tombstone.

Download the Death Track: Resurrection Demo (890 MB)

Download: More Spore prototypes to play with

Posted Sep 2nd 2008 4:30PM by Steven Wong
Filed under: Culture, Downloads, Demos, Sandbox, Simulation, Spore

The Spore Community Site has been busy with brand new prototypes for fans to play with. Prototypes are tools the developers use to help test theories and explore design directions. The public normally never gets to see these prototypes, but the Spore developers decided to pass them out for fans to try out and toy around with. We have all the prototypes available for Spore fans to try out. Remember that EA does not support these prototypes, they've never been tested, and many aren't easily explained. All prototypes are less than 1 MB.

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Download the Spore GonzagoGL Prototype
Download the Spore Waterboy Prototype
Download the Spore NetCity Prototype
Download the Spore Gaslight Prototype
Download the Spore Crowd Prototype
Download the Spore SPUG Prototype
Download the Spore Space Prototype
Download the Spore Cell Culture Prototype
Download the Spore City Maze Prototype
Download the Spore BIOME Prototype
Download the Spore ParticleMan Prototype

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MacMonday: Larva Mortus

Posted Sep 1st 2008 11:00AM by Akela Talamasca
Filed under: Downloads, Demos, Features, Hands-on, Mac, Indie, Screenshots, Arcade

Larva Mortus is billed as a "retro horror action game" by developers Rake In Grass, and it more than lives up to its name. Calling it a cross between Smash TV and the X-Files would be too facile a comparison, but it's a decent starting point. Combining an intuitive interface with addictive gameplay, Larva Mortus will keep you saying "Just one more level" until the undead cows come home. Let's take a look after the jump!

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Download: Perfect World International Install Client

Posted Aug 29th 2008 3:30PM by Steven Wong
Filed under: Downloads, Demos, MMO, RPG

Perfect World International is a fantasy MMO based in Chinese mythology. Make room on your hard drive for this one, because the four part download totals over 2 GB of data. Go to www.perfectworld.com to sign up for an account to play.

Download Perfect World International Client (1 of 4) (600 MB)
Download Perfect World International Client (2 of 4) (600 MB)
Download Perfect World International Client (3 of 4) (600 MB)
Download Perfect World International Client (4 of 4) (578 MB)

Download: Tank Universal Demo

Posted Aug 29th 2008 11:30AM by Steven Wong
Filed under: Downloads, Demos, Action, Indie, Strategy

Perhaps one of the best indie games to come out this summer, Tank Universal puts you in the seat of a battle tank in a Tron-like world. There, you fight against computer controlled opponents for territory using a massive cannon and a wide array of special weapons. Check out the Big Download review for more information.

Download the Tank Universal Demo (87 MB)

Download: Quest for Glory II Remake

Posted Aug 28th 2008 12:30PM by Steven Wong
Filed under: Downloads, Demos, Adventure

Fans of classic Sierra adventure games have a reason to be happy. ADG Interactive faithfully remade Quest for Glory II: Trial by Fire so that it works on today's computer systems using a point-and-click interface. Best of all, the game is completely free to download and play, so everyone can appreciate AGD Interactive's hard work. This is great news since it looks like Sierra's legacy game series (among other games) will be forever lost with no chance of revival after the Vivendi/Activision merger. It's good to see fans keeping the fire alive.

Download Quest for Glory II: Trial by Fire Remake (85 MB)

Download: Gold Slam

Posted Aug 28th 2008 10:30AM by Steven Wong
Filed under: Downloads, Demos, MMO, Multiplayer, Sports

Gold Slam, a free to play online tennis game, just entered open beta and invites players to jump into the action. go to goldslam.aeriagames.com to create an account and start playing.

Download Gold Slam (335 MB)

Download: Tales Runner Client

Posted Aug 18th 2008 1:30PM by Steven Wong
Filed under: Downloads, Demos, Action, MMO

Tales runner is a free to play MMO racing game inspired from popular fairy tales such as The Frog Prince, Jack and the Bean Stalk, and the Japanese classic, Momotaro. Tales Runner has several modes to offer such as a standard racing mode, a relay race mode, or even a survival mode for up to 30 players. Every type of gamer will discover Tales Runner to be a fun and interactive game. Go to talesrunner.gpotato.com for more information and to register for an account.

Download Tales Runner Client (592 MB)

MacMonday: Big Kahuna Reef 2: Chain Reaction

Posted Aug 18th 2008 10:00AM by Akela Talamasca
Filed under: Downloads, Demos, Hands-on, Mac, Puzzle, Screenshots, Opinion

Now, before you get all reactionary and declaim this title as "yet another Bejeweled clone", let me just say two things right up front: 1) It is a Bejeweled clone, and 2) There's more to it than the standard Bejeweled swap mechanic. What's the big difference? Explosions. Read on for the full scoop!

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Download: Romance of the Three Kingdoms XI Demo

Posted Aug 13th 2008 5:30PM by Steven Wong
Filed under: Downloads, Demos, Strategy

Set during the end of China's Han Dynasty and the 2nd and 3rd centuries A.D., Romance of the Three Kingdoms XI presents the most visually captivating evolution in the history of the series. Blurring the line between video games and art, RTKXI features visuals evocative of classical Chinese ink-paintings along with debates and duels rendered in real-time 3D animation.

Download the Romance of the Three Kingdoms XI Demo (280 MB)

Download: Mabinogi and Patch

Posted Aug 12th 2008 3:30PM by Steven Wong
Filed under: Downloads, Demos, MMO

Mabinogi is a free to play anime-styled MMORPG that takes place in a fantasy land inspired by Celtic mythology. The real-time combat system relies more on strategic gameplay than most other MMO games, but players will be free to explore a world outside of combat. Even owning a pet brings special benefits. Go to mabinogi.nexon.net to create an account and start playing.

Download Mabinogi Install Client (757 MB)
Download Mabinogi Patch (25 MB)

Read Mabinogi first impressions on Massively

Nvidia releases new PhysX enabled drivers and other stuff

Posted Aug 12th 2008 11:00AM by John Callaham
Filed under: Downloads, Demos, Hardware

As promised last week, Nvidia has now released new official drivers for its GeForce 8, 9 and 200 series of graphics cards today. The 177.83 drivers are the ones that enable those chips to have hardware game physics support for PC game that support the PhysX software that Nvidia bought early this year (although its likely that there will be some framerate loss with that support).

Nvidia's new drivers are not the only thing the graphics chip company has available for download. You can also download the previously released PhysX enabled free multiplayer shooter Warmonger from developer Netdevil, the Unreal Tournament 3 PhysX mod, the Folding@Home support and several tech demos (some interactive, some not) that show off various PhysX effects.

Download: Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People: Homestar Ruiner Demo

Posted Aug 11th 2008 3:30PM by Steven Wong
Filed under: Downloads, Demos, Adventure

The wait is over, and Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People has finally premiered, ready to grace our screens. Download the first episode demo, entitled Homestar Ruiner, today! The demo let's you play through the tutorial and the first parts of the game.

Download the SBCG4AP: Homestar Ruiner Demo

MacMonday: The Great Tree

Posted Aug 11th 2008 11:00AM by Akela Talamasca
Filed under: Demos, Hands-on, Mac, Screenshots, Arcade

Reflexive Entertainment's The Great Tree is a game containing elements reminiscent of other titles while still retaining its own unique identity. Regardless of which other games it might remind you of, it's as addictive as anything else, belying its fairytale appearance.

In The Great Tree, you play as a fairy, charged with collecting free-floating pollen to nourish the titular tree that grants life to all fairies. Don't let the faltering voiceover get in the way of your enjoyment of the game; the story itself can be safely ignored. It's really all about the increasingly frenetic gameplay. More on this after the jump.

Download The Great Tree Demo [Windows]
Download The Great Tree Demo [Mac]

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Download: American McGee's Grimm: A Boy Learns What Fear Is (Full Game)

Posted Aug 1st 2008 1:30PM by Steven Wong
Filed under: Downloads, Demos, Puzzle

The premiere episode of American McGee's Grimm, entitled A Boy Learns What Fear Is, can be downloaded and played offline for free. In Grimm, players run around transforming a bright fairy tale landscape to a dark one. The puzzle game is easy to learn and offers a macabre twist to fairy tale stories.

Download American McGee's Grimm: A Boy Learns What Fear Is (193 Mb)