Tag Archives: Demo

Final Fantasy 16 is heading to PC this year. While Square Enix has not given an official release date yet, recent updates from the development team have hinted at the PC version being very far along in development. Now, it seems that a demo might be just around the corner.  …

Stellar Blade is an interesting looking fast paced spectacle fighter which feels like a cross between NieR Automata and Bayonetta. Following the accidental release of the upcoming game’s demo a couple weeks ago, the team at SHIFT UP have now announced its official release. Making the announcement on the PlayStation …

Last year, Bandai Namco surprised us all with the announcement of Sand Land, a new game based on Akira Toriyama's short, 1-volume manga. Fans were immediately drawn in at the sight of Toriyama's distinctive character designs, and now, we can try the game out for ourselves thanks to a free …

The Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth demo has been available for a little while now on PS5 but today, Square Enix has released an update, expanding the amount of the game players can explore early.  The new updated version of the demo is now available, which allows players to explore more …

Square Enix recently released a demo for the highly anticipated Final Fantasy VII Rebirth to much excitement. Unfortunately, fans noticed that the game’s performance mode included greatly degraded image quality. Fortunately, Square Enix have announced a fix for the demo – as well as the final release. Taking to Twitter, …

A couple days ago, the team at S-GAME released a new trailer for their upcoming spectacle fighter Phantom Blade Zero. Though no release date has been given, the team promised that a demo will be released sometime this year. Unfortunately, more details surrounding the demo have been revealed – including …

As predicted, last night during Sony's Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth stream, Square Enix officially announced plans for a demo. Better yet, if you have a PS5, you can download it right now.  The Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth demo has arrived on PS5, ahead of the game's full release on the …

Ahead of its launch on the 26th of January, Bandai Namco have started to rev up the marketing engine for Tekken 8, showing off many of the title’s game modes and announcing an upcoming free demo. Announced via the PlayStation Blog, O’Dell Harmon Jr. – a Specialist for Content Communications …

Immortals of Aveum looked like a really cool game, delivering fantastic visuals powered by Unreal Engine 5, alongside a seldom-used magic-focused FPS concept. Unfortunately, 2023 has been absolutely stacked with good games, so it didn't end up selling that well at launch. To try and get more players to check …

Steam’s Next Fest event sees hundreds of demos for upcoming games released for a short period of time, allowing users to get a taste of just some of the titles set to arrive on Steam in the not-too-distant future. The latest iteration of Steam’s Next Fest has now gone live, …

This afternoon, it was reported that multiple developer sources had seen the Nintendo Switch 2 during a behind-the-scenes demo session at Gamescom last month. Now, we have some more details about what was specifically shown and it would appear that the Switch 2 will ship with the features we've been …

Lies of P is the latest Souls-like to capture the hearts of fans, letting you play as the famous Pinocchio in a cruel, dark Belle Époque world. Following the release of a demo back in June, the game’s director spoke on how fan feedback was helping to make the in-development …

During Sony’s PlayStation Showcase earlier this Summer the console manufacturer showed off a number of exciting new games. One of the standout titles was Phantom Blade Zero – an action heavy experience which features some of the most flashy and bombastic combat seen in a video game. For those who …

The ID@Xbox program was created by Microsoft to help boost the visibility of smaller indie titles, promoting and supporting these creative endeavours. As part of this, Microsoft started its ID@Xbox Demo Fest – the next one of which will go live next week. Making the announcement on the Xbox blog, …

Following the overwhelming success of the Souls franchise we have witnessed many teams taking on the task of trying to carve out their own niche within the genre. One of the more exciting Souls-likes is the upcoming Lies of P; letting you play as the famous Pinocchio in a cruel, …

While the notion of demos has fallen out of popularity in recent years, one of the few companies to consistently release demos for its games is Square Enix. Such is the case with the upcoming Final Fantasy XVI – offering a demo with hours of content and save data transfer. …

Following the overwhelming success of the Souls franchise we have witnessed many teams taking on the task of trying to carve out their own niche within the genre. One of the more exciting Souls-likes is the upcoming Lies of P; letting you play as the famous Pinocchio in a cruel, …

We're just one month away from the launch of Final Fantasy 16. Today, first-impressions pieces went live from select media outlets based on a recent hands-on demo. Now, Sony has confirmed that we'll get to try the game out for ourselves soon ahead of launch.  Final Fantasy 16 will be …

Last week, Blooper Team announced that it would be releasing a demo for Layers of Fear, the remake of the original game built from the ground up in Unreal Engine 5, making use of some of the engine's unique features like Nanite and Lumen technology. Now, that demo is freely …

Blooper Team has been working away on an Unreal Engine 5 remake of Layers of Fear for a while now with the goal of releasing this summer. While we don't have a final release date yet, a playable demo is on the way next week. Blooper Team will release a …

Street Fighter 6 is on the way this summer and Capcom is ramping up to launch with the surprise release of a new demo. The demo is out now on PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 consoles, with plans for an Xbox and PC demo next week.  The Street Fighter 6 …

Last night during the Capcom Spotlight stream, the publisher officially unveiled the Resident Evil 4 Remake demo. The demo is already available for PC, Xbox and PlayStation, giving players a chance to play a portion of the game early.  The Resident Evil 4 Remake demo, otherwise known as the Chainsaw …

Many fans were left surprised by the announcement of Bayonetta Origins: Cereza and the Lost Demon as it seems to differ quite a lot from the mainline entries in the spectacle fighter franchise. If you are still unsure what to think about the upcoming title, a demo has now been …

Last night during Sony's State of Play stream, a new Resident Evil 4 Remake trailer debuted, giving us a look at new gameplay scenes ahead of launch next month. The game's upcoming VR mode has already been announced, but there is also a demo on the way, in addition to …

Like a Dragon: Ishin is an interesting game, as while the title is part of the long-running Yakuza [Like a Dragon] franchise, Ishin is a remake of a spin-off which only released in Japan all the way back in 2014 for both PS3 and PS4. Almost a decade later and …

It has become increasingly uncommon for video game publishers to release demos for their games, especially prior to the title’s launch. That said, Square Enix has historically been rather good in this regard – with the publisher dropping a demo for the upcoming Octopath Traveler II on all target platforms. …

The System Shock remake has been in the works for a long time now, but launch is just around the corner. With the game releasing next month, the developers have released a demo, giving players free access to the game's first level.  If you've never played System Shock before and …

Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty is an upcoming Souls-like from Team Ninja – the studio behind the much-loved Nioh series. Set to release on the 3rd of March, a second demo for Wo Long has now been announced; available on all platforms on the 24th of February. Making the announcement on …

Steam’s Next Fest event sees hundreds of demos for upcoming games released for a short period of time, allowing users to get a taste of just some of the games set to arrive on Steam in the not-too-distant future. The latest iteration of Steam’s Next Fest has now gone live, letting you play hundreds of demos over the course of the next week.

We were all surprised when Forspoken's PC system requirements were revealed earlier this month, calling for powerful GPUs like the RTX 3070 just to hit 30 frames per second. This has caused a lot of concern over the game's optimisation and PC performance. Fortunately, there will be a free demo …