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Demos vs betas

Posted by Jesse Leigh on June 2nd, 2011

One big shift that’s been occurring in gaming is the gradual disappearance of the game demo. It hasn’t disappeared entirely as there are still demos out there for people to download on Steam or XBL but one thing I absolutely cannot stand is when a title launches what the publisher refers to as a beta. [...]

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