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Solve a puzzle and jump on board the Mass Effect 3 demo ahead of its official release on Valentine’s Day.

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The promised Twisted Metal demo will arrive on the PlayStation Network on January 31, Sony’s Sid Shuman confirmed in the latest US PS Blog podcast. The demo, which is multiplayer only, has not been confirmed for other territories, but should arrive during the same week if it’s coming at all. Eat Sleep Play’s revival of the classic vehicular combat series is due on February 14 in the US and February 17 elsewhere.

Thanks, Joystiq.

Paradox has announced a demo for Neocore Games’ King Arthur II: The Role-playing Wargame is now available, and can be downloaded here. It will provide the player with a taste of what’s to come, allowing a play through the title’s tutorial and its first mission. Expect the demo to take around an hour to complete. King Arthur II – The Role-playing Wargame releases on January 27 on PC.

38 Studios and Big Huge Games have released the demo for Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning on Xbox Live. Currently available for Gold members, the game provides you with a taste of the RPG created by he New York Times bestselling author RA Salvatore, Spawn creator Todd McFarlane, and Ken Rolston, lead designer on Morrwind and Oblivion. Players will be able to create their character using various customization options and continuously evolve it to their play-style using the game’s Destiny system. We’ve got 15 minutes of 720p gameplay for you below. Reckoning releases on PC, PS3 and Xbox 360 February 7 in North America and February 10 in Europe.

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A demo for The Darkness II will see staggered release between January 17 and January 24 inclusive. Hit the break to see when your platform or territory wins the jackpot.

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The latest PlayStation Blogcast has outed a number of demos coming to the US PlayStation Network – Asura’s Wrath, Final Fantasy XIII-2, Grand Slam Tennis 2, Under Siege, and Wanted Corp. Content details were not discussed, and there’s no word on European release yet.

Thanks, Siliconera.

According to Siliconera, Atlus has confirmed that SNK Playmore is working on a fix for troubled online multiplayer in The King of Fighters XIII. Meanwhile, if you’re an Xbox Live Gold subscriber, you can grab a demo ahead of its general release to Silver subs and the PlayStation Network on December 13.

Gaikai has updated its catalogue of browser-based triple A demos to include Dead Rising 2. If your browser can run Java, you can have a go at the 30 minute offering – head on over to Gaikai’s Showcase to try it out, and hit the escape key to skip cut scenes. Other available demos include Dead Space 2, Bulletstorm, and Magicka.

Dead Rising 2 released in September last year, on PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.

Thanks, Kotaku.

Sega’s announced that a second Sonic Generations demo will be releasing on PlayStation Network and Xbox Live on October 19.The demo will enable players to try out some Modern Sonic gameplay, with access to the Green Hill level. The earlier demo contained some of the game’s Classic Sonic stages.

The game releases on November 4 for PS3 and Xbox 360. A PC and 3DS release will follow later in the month.

Blackwell Deception, the latest point-and-click from the award-winning studio behind Gemini Rue, is up for pre-order with a pretty sweet offer.

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Joystiq reports that a Need for Speed: The Run demo has been scheduled for release on console networks on October 18.

In the interim, EA has yanked the announcement, suggesting a change of plans may be on the cards.

The demo was reportedly to feature a desert race in a Lamborghini Gallardo LP 550-2 Valentino Balboni, and to support a “refer a friend” feature giving players access to a 2012 Porsche 911 Carrera S.

Need for Speed: The Run is due on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in mid-November.

The demo of Microsoft and Turn 10′s highly anticipated racing sim Forza Motorsport 4 is due to arrive on the 3rd October – and Microsoft has now dropped the details on exactly what content will make up the demo.

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If you’ve ever played any Sims game, you’d know that – honestly – creating your little computer person is just about as much fun as controlling their little lives. Fortunately, EA know that too, which is why, in the lead-up to the new expansion pack, the company has released a demo for The Sims 3: Pets – and it’s all about Create-A-Pet.

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EA Australia has confirmed the local release date for the much-anticipated FIFA 12 demo.

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THQ has released not one, but three trailers to promote the demo which itself promotes Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine.

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Following the release of the 360 and PC versions of Relic’s Space Marine demo yesterday, THQ’s gone live with a PS3 taster. Watch in HD while I have kittens about how completely awesome it is.

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What are you doing right now? Lies! You’re going to go grab the Owl Boy demo and check out this lovely 2D indie.

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The new gamescom flavoured FIFA 12 gameplay trailer promises to grant you “Pro Player Intelligence”, so you too can be a certified genius alongside Wayne Rooney and Pepe. Video below.

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Codemasters has announced that the demo fro Bodycount is now available on XBL.

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The first downloadable Final Fantasy demo arrives next week.

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