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Cities XL

This review of the Cities XL demo was published on Shacknews on September 14, 2009. Click here to read it.

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Batman: Arkham Asylum

This review of the Batman: Arkham Asylum demo was published on Shacknews on August 10, 2009. Click here to read it.

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Demigod

This review of the Demigod demo was published on Shacknews on August 3, 2009. Click here to read it.

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The Hunter

This review of The Hunter demo was published on Shacknews on July 8, 2009. Click here to read it.

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America’s Army 3

This review of the America’s Army 3 demo was published on Shacknews on June 30, 2009. Click here to read it.

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Mob Ties Tokyo

This review of the Mob Ties Tokyo demo was published on Shacknews on April 12, 2009. Click here to read it.

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The Last Remnant: I’m Speechless

Before I downloaded and played the demo for The Last Remnant, I had no idea what it was. I didn’t know what kind of game it was, what genre it fit into, what the story was about, or how to play it.

After playing the demo, all of the above is still pretty much true.

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Watchmen: The End is Nigh, And There is Punching

The prisoner is in front of me. He has long hair and is wearing a blue jumpsuit.

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Mount & Blade

Welcome to a Very Special episode of The Demo Man.  Why is it Very Special?  Because I actually played a demo I kind of like, as opposed to the demos I usually play which are pure crap.  Don’t get me wrong, there’s a lot of crap in this demo.  But what isn’t crap is actually really, really good, so I’m afraid I’ll have to say some nice things about it. Bear with me.

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Infernal: Kicking Ass And Taking Souls

Infernal is an in-your-face demo of a game that’s all about kicking ass! Even the menu screen will kick you in the ass with your own face! In fact, the hero of the demo, the guy you play, is named Jake Asskicker. I know, it sounds like I’m making that up, but I’m not — that’s his actual name. Jake. Asskicker. I am not lying.

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