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Demo dive! Jump into Steam Next Fest and try out some these neat demos
Steam Next Fest: February 2024 Edition is a few days in, and once again we’re highlighting a small taste of the thousands of demos you can try out.
Because it can be a bit overwhelming, we’re wading through the pool of demos to bring you a list of cool-looking titles you may want to try out. On it you will find everything from roguelikes to city builders, to RPGs to shoot ‘em ups, so have a look.
Steam Next Fest: February 2024 Edition runs through February 12, and alongside demos, many developers are hosting livestreams to discuss their upcoming releases. There are also chats with the devs that will continue for the duration.
LudoNarraCon returns to Steam with over 35 demos and 140 discounts
Digital festival LudoNarraCon is back for its fifth year, showcasing games that are all about story-telling and narrative. It kicks off today, May 4th, at 10am PT/6pm BST and runs until next Monday, May 8th. The event is being hosted on Steam where you can sample 36 demos, enjoy discounts on over 140 games, and watch 15 panels through a livestream. Highlights this year include three ‘fireside chats’ with Ron Gilbert of Monkey Island fame, the designer of the OPUS series Scott Chen, and Life Is Strange: True Color’s staff writer Felice Tzehuei, who’s sitting down to chat with our lovely reviews editor Rachel.
AUO demos microLED displays for laptops, but they’re not quite ready
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ve probably heard about Mini LED and microLED, two of the most important breakthroughs in display technology in recent years. The first is a more advanced version of LCD where the backlight features a dense array of LEDs that enables OLED-like deep contrast…
Nintendo Live 2023 Event Announced With Demos, Tournaments, and More
Epic Games demos Unreal Engine 5.2 features
Epic Games demoed the cool lighting and shadow features of its Unreal Engine 5.2 game engine at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco. Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney and Unreal Engine leader Nick Penwarden showed impressive features like a new substrate shading system that enables artists to author materials at a level of quality […]
Xbox Releases 12 New Game Demos For GDC 2023 Online Event
Microsoft has released 12 new ID@Xbox demos as part of its Game Developers Conference (GDC) 2023 Online Event. The 12 demos are live on Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S today and will be available until March 27, 2023. This means you only have a week to try them out.
Although GDC is held at the Moscone Center in San Francisco each year, players do not need to attend the show in order to access the demos. Though attendees will also have a chance to check out the demos in-person at the ID@Xbox Sponsored Kiosk during the convention.
Below is the full list of game demos available as part of the GDC Online Event: