Leaked demo play for Mass Effect 3 surfaces on the web [Video]

I am a big fan of the Mass Effect video game franchise having played both 1 and 2, so needless to say I; and a whole bunch of other people, can hardly wait for the game to ... continue

Turn your Xbox Silver account into Gold for a month by playing Mass Effect 3 demo

This is an interesting way to accomplish two things: show people what they are missing by not having a Gold Xbox account and how good the next release of Mass Effect is going to be. The way it ... continue

Err … Modern Warfare 2 gets a new single-player demo

Nine months after the full game launched, a single-player demo for Modern Warfare 2 has nonchalantly sauntered into the room. Yeah, a demo. Punctual, much? It's available right now from Xbox Live and PlayStation Network, and I'm guess ... continue

Madden 11 demo for PS3, Xbox 360 now live

Just a quick heads-up that the demo for Madden NFL 11 is now TOTALLY LIVE on both Xbox Live Arcade and the PS3's PlayStation Network. Yay! Not sure if ol' Barack makes an appearance in this, but I ... continue

Uh … WTF?: EA planning to charge for game demos

If videogame publishing giant EA has its way, we could all very soon be paying for larger game demos on our Xbox 360s, PS3s, and Wiis. While demos on Xbox Live and PlayStation Network are currently free, the ... continue

Darksiders getting 90-minute demo on Xbox 360, PS3

The problem with doing a demo of a game such as the Zelda-esque Darksiders? It's big, and hardly suits being squashed into a 20-minute trial. In the past, this has meant makers of large adventure games have occasionally ... continue

Pre-order Left 4 Dead 2 now and get the demo early

Valve today announced release plans for the Left 4 Dead 2 demo, revealing that those who pre-order the game from retailers or Steam will get it first, on October 27. Looks like the Left 4 Dead 2 ... continue

No Modern Warfare 2 demo planned, says developer

Sad cat is sad. Who's to blame for our melancholy moggy, our troubled tabby? Nasty ol' Infinity Ward, that's who. The Modern Warfare 2 developer revealed today via Twitter that it had "no plans" for a pre-launch demo of ... continue

God of War III demo included in God of War Collection

God of War Collection on the PS3 will feature remastered versions of both God of War and God of War II on a single Blu-ray disc, complete with significantly sharper graphics. That opening sentence alone is an excellent ... continue

How to lose friends and anger people the TechCrunch way

Chris Shipley, the extraordinarily hard working executive producer of the bi-annual DEMO conference is stepping down this year, and taking over is Matt Marshall, founder of VentureBeat. During Shipley's reign at DEMO, the conference has served as ... continue

What startups can learn from fluffy bunnies

With so much vitriol this week as TechCrunch50 tried to kill DEMO, then got trumped by Steve Jobs, we need a positive antidote to the negativity. What better way to consider how startups can be better than ... continue

TC50: Payola or a dodgy site from Ashton Kutcher, I know which I’d pick

The battle of the startup conferences is in full swing today, with DEMOFall08 up against TechCrunch50. I've shared my thoughts previously on my issues with the marketing pitch for TechCrunch50, that it's a great conference damaged by ... continue

TechCrunch50: $3.5 million x Disingenuous

Brad Stone in the New York Times has finally published his TechCrunch50 vs Demo post. I spoke to Stone last week on the subject, but obviously my so-called venom towards Michael Arrington wasn't showing because I wasn't ... continue