The past week has been pretty productive in terms of demo releases, so in order to make it easier for people to track down their favorite game, here is a quick roundup of what was released in the past week :

• CSI: 3 Dimensions of Murder
• Refuse. Home, Sweep Home!
• Heroes of Might & Magic V
• Daemonica
• Strategic Command 2 Blitzkrieg
• Down In Flames
• Brigade E5: New Jagged Union
• City Life
• Desperados 2: Coopers Revenge
• Bone: The Great Cow Race
• Keepsake
• 2006 FIFA World Cup
• Dungeon Lords

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You play John Armstrong, a young medical student, drafted into the National Guard during a world-wide alien invasion. During a critical mission, your team is wiped out and success depends on you.

NASCAR SimRacing is the perfect combination of realism, true racing ‘feel’, depth, and advanced EA SPORTS presentation. This beta patch disables disqualification and provides more time for players to react to yellow flags and the associated rules. Read more for details and downoad links...

Join the famous CSI team in Las Vegas and investigate five all-new cases using the latest forensic science. This updated demo allows you to try out a training level and one complete case, First Person Shooter, but no details as to what is updated are available at this point.

Today 3D Realms posted their latest installment in the weekly Prey update in which Human Head Studios Chris Rhinehart goes a little offroad, and instead of his usual weekly roundup, asked several other HumanHead employees to give a rundown of what, for them, is a typical day, or night, in the Prey development.

Ankama Studio will be at the E3 (Los Angeles, May 10 - 12, 2006) to preview WAKFU, Dofus-Arena and the DOFUS extension "Riders of the Dragoturkey". Read more for details on each title...

Capcom today announced Mega Man Battle Network 6 in two versions – Cybeast Gregar and Cybeast Falzar for the GBA. The popular net battle series reaches a dramatic climax as familiar heroes, Lan and Mega Man, find themselves on unfamiliar terrain both in the real and cyber worlds.

Valve announced that it is frantically trying to put the finishing touches on Episode One for preloading to begin May 1st. "The past couple of days have been spent with the team adding commentary tracks. Hopefully it will be interesting for people to gain some insight into our development processes. It's pretty hectic around the office, but it is always a lot of fun to be so close to shipping."

Building upon Monster Hunter and Monster Hunter G (Japanese release only), which were originally released on the PS2, Monster Hunter Freedom is the ultimate package, including new missions, additional features and content adapted for the PSP system.

Another day, another batch of game trailers was released. Instead of giving them all their own posts, we grouped them, and so far there are trailers for :

• X-Men: The Official Game [ALL] - Wolverine Trailer
• Over the Hedge [ALL] - Trailer #3
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  We will update this throughout the day when new trailers become available. Read more for download links ...

Icculus has released the dedicated linux server files for Infinity Ward's Call of Duty 2 to go with last week's Win32 patch. Read more for download links ...

Brought to you by Bohemia Interactive Studio, the creators of Operation Flashpoint, Armed Assault will reacquaint gamers with the ultimate in realistic, combat gaming. Armed Assault features a new engine with a fresh modern setting. Freedom of action and immersive complex environments, blended with a unique touch of total simulation.

Power Stone Collection is a compilation including enhanced versions of Power Stone 1 and 2, originally released for the Sega Dreamcast and arcades. These fast and furious 3D brawlers put a new spin on "last man standing" as characters take each other on in frenzied match ups amidst fully interactive environments.

In the world of Legend of Ares, the actions of our players play a major role in the story of the entire game. Through the format of the Trinity system (rank, war, trade), a player can significantly affect the world around him by hunting, warring, trading, and questing (thanks Blues). MGame also announced that sign ups for the Legend of Ares's closed beta will start on April 24th.

Paradise is an adventure game which immerses the player in the heart of Africa, at once eternal and terribly contemporary. The first in a series of updates, Benoit Sokal tells us more about the 'Baobab Village.'

The beloved armored Arthur, with his renowned boxers in tow, charges onto the portable gaming scene as Capcom today announced Ultimate Ghosts 'n Goblins, an exciting side-scrolling action adventure game for the PSP.

Chromehounds is a squad-based action title puts gamers in control of giant mechanized military weapons of war. With a strong focus on cooperative and competitive online gameplay, the game is sure to satisfy players looking for a deep, involving Xbox Live experience.

NCSoft announced today that it accepting sign-ups for the Dungeon Runners closed beta test. Dungeon Runners is a fast paced, action RPG experience where you take on the role of a brave hero and explore dangerous dungeons, battle ferocious monsters, and discover unique items!

Dead Rising is survival horror game, in which you play Frank West, a freelance photographer who has made his way to an idyllic suburban town to get his hands on the scoop. He soon discovers that the town has been overrun with zombies, and while fighting off hordes of gruesome zombies, you have to discover the cause of the disturbing outbreak.

Project Gotham Racing 3 fans who connect to Xbox Live today will get a nice little surprise as Microsoft and Bizarre have released an auto update adding various new features and fixes to the racing game. Read more for details ...