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• Splatoon 2: first Splatfest demo hits next week, SplatNet 2 voice-chat, more news from today's Nintendo Direct

  If you missed the Nintendo Direct earlier this morning which focused on Splatoon 2, there was quite a bit of information dropped.

• Arms review: Nintendo's latest clever idea impresses and frustrates but still feels like a winner

  Nintendo made a fighting game with a slickness that only Nintendo can manage.

• Another Arms Global Testpunch demo takes place this weekend

  If you miss out on this weekend’s event, you’ll get another chance to try Arms the first weekend of June.

• Prey doesn't have a PC demo, but the two hour Steam trial system is "like a demo already"

  Raphael Colantonio of Arkane Studios has addressed concerns that some fans have expressed about what Prey’s absent PC demo might mean for the game’s PC version.

• The Dishonored 2 three mission trial is now available on all platforms

  The Dishonored 2 free trial is now available for PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.

• Tales of Berseria demo now available for Steam and PlayStation 4

  Bandai Namco has released a demo for Tales of Berseria for Steam and PlayStation 4 users.

• Outlast 2 demo pops up on European PlayStation Store, will probably give one of us a heart attack

  And now for something actually scary for PlayStation, Xbox and PC users.

• Resident Evil 7 gets a new trailer and a demo update today

  Resident Evil 7‘s excellent marketing campaign continues today with a new trailer and an update for the Beginning Hour demo.

• Ace the Trials of the Blood Dragon demo on PC, get the game for free

  Not a bad deal.

• PES 2016 PC demo will be available on launch day

  PES 2016 will be available in try before you buy format.

• Papers, Please dev releases demo for next project

  Papers, Please developer Lucas Pop has put out a very early demo for his next game, Return of the Obra Dinn.

• NBA Live 15 demo and trial available next week

  NBA Live 15 is probably in the “try before you buy” category for many fans thanks to a rough couple of releases, but EA is making that possible.

• The Final Fantasy 15 demo will be at least three hours long

  Final Fantasy 15’s playable demo will not include any boss fights, but you will be driving the car around.

• FIFA 15 demo out now on Xbox One, other versions later

  FIFA 15’s much anticipated demo is out now on Xbox One, with versions for other platforms to follow later today.

• PlayStation Vita Pets gets mobile demo

  Sony is experimenting with something quite unusual – an Android and iOS demo of a Vita exclusive game.

• The Blackwell Epiphany demo now available

  The Blackwell Epiphany has spawned a short taster ahead of its April 24 release date. Pick it up here to get a feel for the award-winning franchise’s adventure stylings. If you like what you see, you may want to catch up on the series to date; bundles are available through GOG and Steam, or directly […]

• Airscape: The Fall of Gravity demo offers hands-on with flying octopus

  Airscape: The Fall of Gravity is one of this clever and gorgeous indie platformers with a twist – but this one also stars an octopus, elevating it out of the morass that is our inbox. The international indie team behind Airscape has released a demo for Mac and PC, so you too can enjoy the […]

• Dead State demo expected soon, possibly before the end of January

  Dead State developer DoubleBear has confirmed a demo will soon be available for the zombie survival RPG.

• Soul Sacrifice Delta trailer shows off demo coming to Japan next week

  Although we’ve no word on when the western version will arrive, a demo for expanded Vita RPG re-release Soul Sacrifice Delta arrives on the Japanese PlayStation Store next week. Details and trailer through the break.