Thursday Demo Theatre

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So now that the E3 rush is over it, we can expect to see a few demos coming out over the next few weeks. Here is what has hit FileShack recently:

  • Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword Demo This demo just hit the net in the past couple of hours so I can't tell you if it's any good, but it's hard to go wrong with a Civ game, isn't it? As an added bonus, you can test our new Quicksilver download servers with this demo. Hit it with a download manager and ten connections!
  • Ultima Online: Kingdom Reborn Client The grandfather of MMOs has been reborn. You can check out a trailer of the revamps before you go downloading a couple of gigs.
  • Upshift StrikeRacer Client If car combat is your thing, this demo is probably worth checking out. It doesn't really have the graphics to blow you away but it's a nice distraction for about a half hour--although the gameplay isn't really all that hot either. Ok, it's probably not worth bothering. Sorry.
  • Dead Reefs Demo A murder adventure game. Check it out if that's your thing. It's not mine.
  • War Wound Demo Fans of isometric strategy will get a kick out of this one. It's a little hard to figure out what's going on at first, but it does feel rewarding once you do. Hey, it's better than work. DO IT.
  • Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2 Demo It's Ghost Recon. You're really advanced. You fight wars. As much as I did enjoy the first game, this one just didnt grab me as much. Still, if you're a fan of the franchise it's worth checking out.

Steve Gibson is the cofounder of Shacknews.com. Originally known as sCary's Quakeholio back in 1996, Steve is now President of Gearbox Publishing after selling Shacknews to GameFly in 2009.

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    July 19, 2007 1:49 PM

    The Quicksilver test is only for Mercury subscribers?

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      July 19, 2007 3:04 PM

      it will be a mercury only feature yeah.. but for the testing on the Civ IV client everyone can try it.

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        July 19, 2007 6:06 PM

        ok, that's what I thought. Before I tried and it said it was Mercury only, now it works for me too...

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