Nintendo CEO Satoru Iwata has confirmed that in the near future it will test out providing demos on the WiiWare service.

Apparently the reason why demos will be provided on the network is because Nintendo wants to try and lure in new shoppers to the service.

To quote: "During the Q&A session at a recent earnings briefing, Iwata told investors that Nintendo would begin...

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Valve today announced the availability of the Left 4 Dead 2 demo to all PC gamers via Steam.

The Left 4 Dead 2 demo features gameplay taken from “The Parish” campaign, set in the New Orleans French Quarter.

The demo weighs in at 3.64 GB and is now available for all on Steam.

Playable by 1 to 4 players over local or Internet connections, the demo...

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Sony Associate Producer Jenny Barbour has revealed today on the PlayStation Blog that BUZZ! Quiz World launches next week on PS3.

To quote: We’re just a week out from the launch of BUZZ! Quiz World PS3 on November 10, so we wanted to take a moment to give you a little information about the latest BUZZ! installment on PS3 and get you excited for its release.

If you’re...

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During an interview with G4TV (linked above), Quantic Dream co-CEO and writer/director David Cage reveals some details of the an upcoming Heavy Rain PS3 demo, his concerns, and why a demo will be important for gamers to try to gain a better understanding of Heavy Rain’s concept.

To quote: "G4: Have you considered releasing a short demo via PSN of a scene such as the Norman...

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Today Backbone Entertainment Designer Kyle Vincent Tunison has announced that Military Madness: Nectaris for PS3 is coming to PSN this week for $9.99.

To quote: I’m back yet again to talk with you about Military Madness: Nectaris as we approach its impending release on the PSN this Thursday.

Military Madness: Nectaris will be released this Thursday on the PSN! You PS fans...

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Today MaGiXieN has released PSP Custom Firmware 5.03GEN for HEN-B, which supports the PSP-3000 and PSP-2000V3 revision consoles.

Download: PSP Custom Firmware 5.03GEN for HEN-B

To quote, roughly translated: Finally we arrived at the online Custom Firmware 5.03GEN for HEN-B (PSP-3000) and we're glad you're also likely to want to test it.

The essential novelty of 5.03GEN-B is the support...

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According to several sites this weekend, including E4G.info (linked above), Polyphony Digital has confirmed that a Track Editor will be included in the upcoming release of Gran Turismo 5 for Sony's PS3 console.

To quote: With the recent rumors and videos that have been going around about Gran Turismo 5 having a track editor, we decided to contact the developers to find out...

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Today Gowans007 on NeoGAF has reported that Microsoft is now giving XBox 360 Devs the ability to stop guide party chat from within online games.

Currently, players have the option of forming a private chat with players, but that will soon change.

To quote: "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 will force players to decide whether or not they’ll play the game and join the...

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Today God of War 3 PS3 demo voucher codes have began circulating, with numerous people confirming that the download weighs in at a whopping 2.7GB in size.

To quote from VG247.com (linked above): "SCEE is now sending out mails with promo codes to get the God of War III demo, which is now available.

We’re downloading as we type. It’s the E3 code. Says so on...

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Gearbox Software has released a Borderlands patch v1.20 update today for the PlayStation 3, XBox 360 and PC.

The patch is 53MB in size and includes many fixes, as detailed below from ennui on their official boards (linked above):

Solved Issues – these issues should no longer occur

Issue: PSN friends list not functioning properly
Status:...

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