Gears associate producer Tanya Jessen told Shacknews.com that there are no plans for a GoW2 demo. She says that such a fast release of a sequel that this caliber means that they won't have time for the demo.

Will this end up hurting GoW2 sales?

Call of Duty 4 and Halo 3 both had successful demos or beta tests before the launch of those games. Both of those games sold millions of copies on launch and today are the most played games on XBOX Live.

Of course, Gears of War 1 didn't have a demo and it is the #5 most played game on XBOX Live; two years after release.

Will GoW adopters give up that game for the sequel without a demo?

FASA says that the Shadowrun demo will hit the XBOX Live Marketplace this week. Wednesday June 6th is the target date although FASA says that it may wait until June 8th to release the demo.

Perhaps it has got something with the soon-to-be-ending HALO 3 beta. After all, we've discovered that Bungie is going to refer all of the beta participants over to Shadowrun.

Some people claim this is best first person shooter on the XBOX 360. However, some major reviewers have given this game scores less than 7.0/10. I personally think it's the best FPS to be released for the XBOX 360. Gamespot users don't agree with Gamespot's review either.

I'm almost convinced to write a point-counterpoint article investigating why Shadowrun is getting low reviews. I do know the game has been knocked for having poor graphics, no campaign, and not being a role-playing game (yeah, Shadowrun has a huge backstory and a loyal fanbase that is displeased that the game wasn't called "Shadowrun - the first person shooter adapted by Microsoft". Seriously. Those guys are worked up over this game not having a subtitle). Of course, I think the graphics look great.

What say you? Try out the demo later this week and see. You'll be playing a version of the game that's very similar to the beta that several THX's got to play.

Tip: Play Elf and buy Teleport to move around the map quick and Resurrect your team members. Elf too fast for you? Play Human and make sure some buys Tree of Life in the first round.

By the way: we hear you'll be playing on Power Station:

Stay tuned for announcement about a Shadowrun LAN we are going to hold.

The Shadowrun demo is set to release on this date as of the time of this posting:

http://shadowrun.hushedcasket.com/2007/05/18/shadowrun-demo-66-demo-details/