A Bionicle Heroes demo is now available, offering the chance to sample
Traveller's Tales' upcoming virtual LEGO action game. The one level demo can be
found on
Cenega
Poland Website and the 321 MB download is mirrored on
3D Gamers and
Gamer's Hell.
The newly opened
Zoo Tycoon 2: Marine Mania Product Section now offers downloads of a demo of
this expansion pack for the theme park sequel (thanks
Frans). Here's word on the
273 MB demo: "Download this free, playable Zoo Tycoon 2: Marine Mania demo and
whet your appetite for the ocean of fun that awaits you as a marine tycoon!
Check out a few of the new marine animals, such as the green sea turtle and
rockhopper penguin. Train orcas and dolphins to perform cool tricks. Create
splashy marine shows that dazzle your guests. Get a sneak peek at some of the
marine-themed buildings and scenery to deck out your zoo. Plunge into a sample
campaign."
The
3D Realms Forums (thanks
Voodoo Extreme)
offer the news that the
Triton digital
distribution service is shutting down (or has already done so, as their site is
404 "not found" as of this writing). The service was responsible for the digital
distribution and management of Prey, and without it running, download copies of
the game cannot authorize and launch. Until things are cleared up further, even
3D Realms is unclear as to what this all means. Here's the post by web-guru Joe
Siegler:
After checking into it, we have been informed that the Triton
service is shutting down - we should have some information about this situation
shortly.
I don't have any further information about how things will all play with with
keys, reg codes, Triton, logging in, or anything else at this time.
I'm looking into it - I swear, as soon as I have some more info on all this, I
will let you know.
A new Battlefield 2142 demo dedicated server is now available, corresponding to
the recently released multiplayer demo for EA/DICE's military shooter sequel.
The server offers everything needed for a standalone demo server. The download can be found on
the EA FTP server (direct link), mirrored on
3D Gamers,
FileFront,
Gamer's Hell,
and
Worthplaying.
Congrats to the Mets on sweeping the Dodgers. Revenge is said to be a dish best
served cold, and I think it's safe to say the burn from losing in the '88
playoffs was pretty darned cool by now. Not so cool was the Yankees loss, not
because I have that much sympathy for the bombers, but the older munchkin is
completely obsessed with them and baseball, so the elimination at the hands of
the Tigers resulted in many tears. I tried explaining that there is no crying in
baseball, but that didn't work so well for Tom Hanks, and it didn't work so well
for me either.
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