The Unreal Tournament playable demo is hopefully coming out in the very near future. CliffyB of Epic Games made a post to the GT messageboards with a list of the weapons we can expect in the demo. Thanks UU

Rocket Launcher, Pulse Gun, Shock Rifle, Enforcer/Dual Enforcers, Impact Hammer, and the Translocator Minigun

Also, zero sends word on these details Mark Rein revealed:

The demo/test will have 4 or 5 maps. The plan right now (it is still subject to change) is 3 deathmatch maps, 1 Domination map and one Capture The Flag map. Of course there will be bots and a single player ladder (albeit shortened to the 4/5 levels that come with the demo).

Saw over at Billy's Voodoo Extreme that he yanked a message off of Unreal Universe which says this:

This is more of a demo than a test. It based on a release candidate version of UT. But we will be looking for bug reports and compatibility problems. This is one of the final steps on the road to finishing and releasing Unreal Tournament. We'll certainly see what the users report and that will give us a clear picture of how far we are from release.

The demo for Homeworld has been released. As with all game demos now days they made it extra friendly for modem users. Only 62 megs! It's a that "new breed" of RTS style game in a true 3D world. Hopefully it doesnt stink. Anyone who grabs it post a comment for the rest of us?

In case downloading that Rogue Spear demo that came out yesterday intimidates you a bit. Have a look at what EvilAvatar has to say about the demo.

With the release of the Rogue Spear demo yesterday, you probably should head over to Rogue Spear Retreat. They have all of the follow-up action on the demo including a fix for that stuttering server problem which seems to have popped up.

The Rogue Spear Retreat sends word that the Rogue Spear demo has been released over on PCG. Looks like it's being delivered by Gigex again, but it allows a full download, running in at 51.9MBs. Enjoy.

3DHardware.net got a hold of that 'Tree demo' that the GeForce256 has been showing and ran it on some G400 and TNT2U cards. Check out their results.

Well here you go. All that hype about the sequel to Rainbow6 and we're gonna find out if it was worth it or not. According to the guys over at Rainbowsix.net we should be seeing a public demo of the game to download this coming Tuesday. Here is what the sweeties had to say:

Forget the latest offerings from the Backstreet Boys or Marilyn Manson, the mere mention of the Rogue Spear demo is music to ears of every Rainbow Six fan out there. The full retail version of Rogue Spear doesn't ship until later this month, but if all goes well Mplayer.com will have the multiplayer demo available this Tuesday, September 7. Spread the word--this is not to be missed!

Honestly I wasn't a huge fan of the original. It seems just about everyone I know though did enjoy the game so it's probably worth a look. It could possibly have to do with me being retarded and not being able to grasp those complex missions though. I just need a railgun ok?

The Nocturne demo that I mentioned earlier this morning can be downloaded from 3DFiles.com now

Stayne's House of Demos has posted another interesting 1on1 demo. Have a good look at Sujoy Roy playing some 1on1 in his recent weekend frag fest.

It's approaching Labor Day weekend, so kick back and enjoy some gaming with the freshly released Driver demo. Everyone's been telling me how good the Playstation version is, which I haven't played yet. How are ya liking the PC demo?

According to the guys at Darkstone News, we can expect an english demo version of the game by the end of this week. The demo will be released by the guys at PC.IGN at 11:30pm CST on Friday. Thanks VE

A few more details on the Rogue Spear playable demo which should be available for those of you anticipating the sequel to Rainbow6. Thanks to TacitcalPlanet and VE for the word:

It will include all weaponry.
It will not be multiplayer supported.
Look for it Monday or Tuesday.It will NOT be the Kosovo mission, the 1st level that is.
1 training level will be included.
Redstorm will use Gigex.

Ok, fine, here's one bit of news. The Prince of Persia 3D demo is out now. Here's the GameSpot link, snagged from Blue's. Play it for awhile, and hopefully Steve will have woken up by then :) Post your impressions on the Comments board please, I'd love to hear them.

Up on the Intel Owner's Club page is an "exclusive Battlezone II Demo" (14.9MB). This is listed as a "US game demo only" and you are encouraged to play it on a P3. Ok, so do this for me: all you people in like Uzbekistan and Moldova running K7's, DOWNLOAD AND PLAY THIS DEMO. Thank you. There is also an AVI so you can see nifty stuff that is only 2.67MB

Updated: Looks like Intel scored with Activision for the release for the Battlezone II demo that's scheduled for August 27th, which is next Friday! It will be an Intel Exclusive...at least for a few moments until it's mirrored all over the place. Thanks Blue.

The 3DFiles guys have gotten a hold of the SKOUT official demo release. It's a handy dandy 12.8meg download which is a pleasant surprise. Here is a bit of the feature list, grab it and post what you guys think about it in the comments eh?

4th generation graphics engine: full 3d, mirrors and reflections, volumetric fog, dynamic colored lightsources, keyframe based interpolated object animation, ...
21 huge levels
program controlled difficulty level
supporting characters with AI
enemies with good AI
more than a dozen enemies with over 1,500 frames of animation each
network game mode

Just as QuakeCon was wrapping up, Steve had posted some information regarding the possibility of a fixed demo playing feature, as well as DieharD's demo being included. Well Blue just received an email from Graeme Devine giving us both bad news and good news, all at the same time:

No there will not be a special update for playing back the QuakeCon levels. We're in pretty much the final push now to get this thing out the door and we've started to make CD images etc. to test out the game, so another test is looking doubtful. I expect the next update will be the full demo, followed in very short order by the game itself.

Well, been running around all evening taking Mr. Quakecon champion DieharD-r3v over to id Software for his tour of the offices. He got to check out the latest build of Quake3 and a bunch of DM maps. Have to head up to the airport in about 15 minutes to drop off DieharD for his trip back to Vancouver. I've got some pretty good news for you guys though. While up at the offices Graeme had the news that they are *possibly* going to release a new Quake3.exe which will fix the demo playback, and more interestingly include the demo of DieharD's QuakeCon championship game. The release isnt for sure just yet, but its a good possibility. I'll try and find out some more for you guys when I return from the airport. Oh yeah, and here is R3V's homepage. Hope you guys can figure out that midi in the background :)

The System Shock 2 demo release a few days ago not only impressed me, but also the demo reviewing guys at 3DGaming.net. Here's a bit on the 'encounters' one might have:

Some of them are downright freaky, and the haunting images you'll come across such as words scrawled in blood and the bodies of former crewmates enhance the already creepy atmosphere. The only real problem with the game is that the models are a few polygons short of a haystack, so they don't look as good as those found in the majority of shooters today. You have to keep in mind though, this is no shooter… System Shock 2 is using a highly modified Dark Engine (used in Thief), and the advancements they made are numerous and instantly identifiable.