Demos

Originally designed as a Unreal Tournament 3 mod, Prometheus is now available as a stand-alone and free to play game made using the Unreal Development Kit (UDK).

Also known as Prometheus version 4.0, the demo includes:

• A full circle storyline with three new levels
• New awards for tracking progress
• Additional custom textures, meshes and animations
• Bonus original weapon
• New custom layering music system and new voiceovers
• Seamless cutscenes
• New Epimetheus menu with active previews of individual quantum state histories
• Dramatic improvements to the quantum state character movement and firing accuracy

"You're never alone when you have a clone. With the Prometheus Device, you control Einsteinian Physics laws of time and space. Create distinct past, present, and future Quantum States of yourself to solve puzzles and accomplish mission goals in this single player co-op game. You'll need to keep your wits and memory sharp using an original game play mechanic presented in multi-dimensional format inspired by Portal and Mirror's Edge."

Download the Prometheus UDK Demo (321 MB)
Download HD Prometheus Gameplay Trailer (142 MB)
Download the Unreal Development Kit (562 MB)
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This update for Torchlight, an action role-playing game, addresses a list of performance and balance issues. Be aware that it is ONLY meant for the version purchased directly from Runic Games, and those who purchased it from other outlets should check those sites for the appropriate updates. Additionally, players will have to first uninstall the game before executing the patch, then input their game keys. Be sure to keep and/or backup your save games. Full patch notes and installation instructions are shown after the jump.

The patch also doubles as a stand-alone demo for Torchlight and allows for two hours of gameplay.

[Update]: Due to a slight oversight on the developer's part, although the patch really updates Torchlight to v1.12, the game will still show v1.11 on the title screen.

Download Torchlight Demo and v1.12 Patch (418 MB)

The playable demo for Dark Salvation includes two levels from the game and one bonus secret level. The full version can be purchased from Direct2Drive for $14.95.

"The story of Dark Salvation revolves around the main character Talia who is a 24 year old woman that has been chosen by the Spirit Crystal of the Underworld as its new host. Her parents were into the occult and believed that Talia's younger unborn sister Tayana was the key innocent sacrifice they needed to resurrect the Lucafix demon."
Download Dark Salvation Demo (468 MB)
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You may remember a few days ago that folks were getting scammed into sending their personal info thanks to a fake Battlefield Bad Company 2 beta sign up dealie. Well today we have some official news about the beta test for the upcoming first person shooter.

First the bad news: Folks who have a PS3 will get first crack at the beta test for the Digital Illusions-developed game. The PS3 beta begins on November 19 via a code that folks can get when the pre-order the game from several retailers. The good news is that the PC version of the beta will be launched sometime in December and a full blown multiplayer demo will be released for all of the game's platforms in early 2010 ahead of the game's release on March 2.

This trailer is for the DDO Unlimited Shan-to-Kor adventure pack, available in the DDO store for characters level 4 and above.

"Deep below the marketplace, ancient dungeons and caverns hide the long-lost relic the Seal of Shan-to-Kor - a legendary icon from when giants ruled Xen'drik. Fight your way through the Kobold Blockade and defeat the powerful hobgoblin leader of the Caverns of Shaagh to reach the Halls of Shan-to-Kor and retrieve your prize!"

Download HD DDO Unlimited 'Shan-to-Kor' Trailer (32 MB)
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Epic has released the Unreal Development Kit (UDK), a free version of Unreal Engine 3 for aspiring game developers. It's absolutely free for noncommercial and educational purposes. Those that wish to use Unreal Engine 3 for commercial use will need should refer to licensing terms at www.udk.com/licensing. The press announcement, demonstration video and features list can be seen after the jump. For more information, users can visit the official forums or the UDK documentation page.

To demonstrate the power and versatility of the development tool, there are two free games available, made using the UDK. They are:

Whizzle: A vertical scrolling puzzle game in which players swim through levels as Whizzle, an adorable sea creature that collects items and frees tiny comrades from captivity. Avoid the electrifying stingers of the jellyfish! More information about Whizzle, including a developer diary video, can be seen after the jump.

The Ball: An episodic, puzzle-based action game. Known as one of the most award-winning Unreal Tournament 3 mods in the $1 Million Intel Make Something Unreal Contest, "The Ball" has won honors for Best Use of Physics, Best Game Type and Best FPS Mod. Toltec Studios has ported over its UT3 mod to UDK, and the free, standalone version of The Ball is available for download.

Download Unreal Development Kit (562 MB)
Download HD Unreal Development Kit Launch Trailer (80 MB)
Download HD UDK Psyonix Developer Diary (344 MB)

Download Whizzle (112 MB)
Download The Ball (359 MB)

This is the playable demo for Gratuitous Space Battles. The full game can be purchased for $22.99 and the official trailer can be seen above.

Gratuitous Space Battles is a "strategy / management / simulation game that does away with all the base building and delays and gets straight to the meat and potatoes of science-fiction games: The big space battles fought by huge spaceships with tons of laser beams and things going 'zap!', 'ka-boom!' and 'ka-pow!'. In GSB you put your ships together from modular components, arrange them into fleets, give your ships orders of engagement and then hope they emerge victorious from battle (or at least blow to bits in aesthetically pleasing ways)."

Download Gratuitous Space Battles Demo (46 MB)
Download HD Gratuitous Space Battles Trailer (26 MB)

For all of you cheap skates who don't want to spend money ahead of time for Left 4 Dead 2, your time to play the demo for Valve's upcoming zombie co-op shooter sequel has come. Now everyone with a Steam announce can download the demo for free.

Yes, you can check out the campaign and solo modes for the sequel as you run around the zombie-fied city of New Orleans while dealing with new boss zombies and using new melee weapons like our favorite the machete. If you like the demo you can still pre-order the full game for 10 percent off, plus get an exclusive Team Fortress 2 in-game hat.

Welcome once again to Mac Monday, where we preview the latest Mac game releases. This time around, we look at Trapped: The Abduction by Gogii Games, and Harvest: Massive Encounter by Oxeye Game Studio. And once again we find ourselves in a situation where one of these games isn't so great and the other is surprisingly compelling. Find out which after the jump!

Just as they did a year or so ago for the original Left 4 Dead, Valve has allowed people who pre-ordered the zombie co-op shooter sequel Left 4 Dead 2 to have early access to the game's free demo. Everyone else can download the demo via Steam on November 3 and the demo is expected to shut down when the full game is released on November 17.

As we did last year for the original game we are offering up some quick impressions of the Left 4 Dead 2 demo release which features two levels in the game's introductory Parish campaign.

JoWood has released an updated demo for Painkiller: Resurrection, which fixes gameplay issues found in the previous demo. System requirements are shown after the jump.

The Demo contains the complete intro, told in the style of a graphic novel; the tutorial, and the "Cathedral" - the first level of the game's intense campaign. The Painkiller: Resurrection Demo offers around 5% of the full version playtime. In addition to various powerful weapons (which include The Painkiller as well as the fans' favorite weapon, the Stake Gun) the Demo also showcases some of the new enemies.
Download Painkiller: Resurrection Demo #2 (1.21 GB)
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Unity is a multiplatform game development tool, designed from the start to ease creation. This 30-day trial version gives aspiring developers a chance to build their own games without laying down thousands of dollars. It's available in both PC and Mac versions.

Download Unity Game Development Tool 30-Day Trial (162 MB)
Download Unity Game Development Tool 30-Day Trial [Mac] (290 MB)

After over a full day's delay, Valve has now released the PC demo for Left 4 Dead 2 via their Steam service for those folks who pre-ordered the zombie co-op shooter sequel. Valve has not commented on why the PC demo was delayed from its planned released on Tuesday (the Xbox 360 version was released as scheduled) but early this morning people who had previously pre-loaded the PC demo got a pretty massive update via Steam

As promised, the demo has some levels from the game's Parish campaign with access to all of the new melee weapons in the full version along with all of the game's new special "infected" zombies. The demo will unlock for everyone else on November 2 and the full version of Left 4 Dead 2 will ship on November 17.

It's 4:30 pm Eastern time as this post goes live and, well, there are a lot of unhappy Left 4 Dead 2 fans out there. It's been over a day since the expected release of the PC demo for pre-orders of Valve's zombie shooter via Steam but the release has seemlngly been pushed back yet again. Xbox 360 owners have been playing the demo for over a day on their console. Meanwhile Valve has been pushing new updates to the PC pre-load without unlocking the demo to actually play. That includes a rather massive update that was released early this morning. The current expected release is now for 5 pm ET but it's more than possible that could change.

Although we are still waiting for the demo, Valve has updated the Steam client that fixes some Windows 7 issues. Steam has also added an email confirmation system for security reasons for people who want to change their contact info, password and other items on their account.

It's beginning to look like Valve's definition of releasing the demo for Left 4 Dead 2 today meant, "in just one US time zone". We were expecting that the demo for pre-orders of Valve's zombie shooter sequel would have been unlocked and released via Steam by now. However, it's looking like the demo might not become available until late tonight for US residents.

Some people on the Steam forums have shown photos of the coupon when they pre-ordered the game from GameStop that indicated the demo wouldn't be released until 11 pm Pacific Time tonight. If that's true, that means people in the Eastern Time zone won't get the demo unlocked until 2 am Wednesday. We have emailed Valve to get a better sense of when they plan to unlock the demo for Steam users.

Update: Valve has now posted word on their Steam site that the PC demo will be released on Wednesday. There's no explanation as to why there is a delay.