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For the first time in around a decade there won’t be a gameplay demo of the upcoming Madden game from EA. Speaking to IGN an EA rep confirmed that subscribers to Xbox One’s EA Access program will be the only ones offered the chance to access a pre-release version of …
Read More »UPDATED: UFC and FIFA 14 demos now cost £3.99 on Xbox One
Well this is going to go down a treat. The demos for EA’s FIFA 14 and new UFC title on Xbox One have suddenly been given a price tag. Both shorts will cost 3.99 to download ($4.99 in the US), with FIFA 14 at the very least having previously been …
Read More »VIDEO: Nvidia’s Watch Dogs PC demo dispels graphics concerns
Ubisoft has silenced any niggling doubts regarding the visual prowess of Watch Dogs with a new video of the PC version in action. Voiced by Ubisoft Montreal’s Paul Vlasie, the short below shows off the game in all of its full-spec glory using technical tricks such as Horizon Based Ambient …
Read More »Ouya ditching free demo requirement, offering up OS for other hardware
The Ouya team has announced a couple of initiatives that it hopes will bring relevance to the struggling console. Eurogamer reports that head of developer relations Kellee Santiago told a GDC audience that Ouya is removing the need for devs to include a free-to-play demo of all titles uploaded to …
Read More »DirectX 12 unveiled with Forza 5 PC demo
Microsoft has revealed the latest version of its DirectX API at GDC. The new version has been designed work across across multiple platforms including PC, Xbox One, tablets and smartphones. It was claimed he API reduces CPU overhead significantly compared to DirectX 11 and was designed from scratch to take …
Read More »Free Call of Duty: Ghosts multiplayer demo hitting Xbox One and 360
Activision is taking the unprecedented step of allowing free multiplayer Call of Duty access to those who don’t own the game. Starting this Friday (March 7th) and running until Monday (March 10th) a free demo of Call of Duty: Ghosts multiplayer will be available on Xbox Live to all Xbox …
Read More »Don Bradman Cricket 14 demo released, game delayed to 2014
Big Ant Studios has announced that it will not release Don Bradman Cricket 14 this year, but softened the blow by releasing a playable demo for the game. In order to bring the best possible game to the market at the best possible time, we have decided to move the …
Read More »VIDEO: Microsoft’s shows off Xbox One’s slick UI
The Xbox One’s Kinect-controlled UI is the focus of a new video from Microsoft. It starts with the assertion that the clip was recorded on November 1st using live Xbox One code – thereby disproving the unfounded rumours recently doing the rounds claiming that Microsoft was struggling with the console’s …
Read More »FIFA 14 demo out now for Xbox 360, PS3, PC
Update: The Xbox 360 demo is also up now on the Xbox Live IndiaMarketplace. It’s a 1.5 GB download. Original story: The FIFA 14 demo is out now on the Indian PlayStation Store for PS3 and on PC via Origin, but the Xbox 360 demo is still not to be …
Read More »Stuttering Xbox One Dead Rising 3 performance will improve, Capcom insists
Capcom hopes to address the apparent technical struggles suffered by its Dead Rising 3 Xbox One gameplay demo at Gamescom. Videogamer reports that the playable short, currently on display at the Cologne games expo, struggles to maintain 30 frames per second with significant dips suffered when the number of zombies …
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