Download free XBox game demos

Find free XBox game demos

By Jim Lynch, ITworld |  Personal Tech, free xbox games Add a new comment

Here's how you can find free XBox game demos. These demos will let you check out the latest and greatest XBox games for free. You can download them via your XBox, but here's how you can check them out in your web browser.

1. Open your web browser and go to the XBox site.

2. Click on the Games link at the top.

3. Under the Downloads link, click on Game Demos.

4. You'll see a list of free game demos that you can download and play on your XBox.

5. Note that you can sort these free game demos by clicking on the drop down menu at the top right. You can sort according to the following choices:

Release Date
Best Selling Today
Best Selling All Time
Top Rated
Title

This makes it very easy to find the gaming demos that you're interested in playing.

6. Note also that you can click on the Genre links on the left to find free game demos in a particular category. Here are the genres available:

Action & Adventure
Avatar
Classics
Educational
Family
Fighting
Kinect
Music
Other
Platformer
Puzzle & Trivia
Racing & Flying
Role Playing
Shooter
Sports & Recreation
Strategy & Simulation

7. Note also that you can click the Game Ratings choices on the bottom left to filter out your game demos according to their ratings. Here's a list of ratings categories:

All Game Ratings
E (Everyone)
E10 (Everyone 10+)
T (Teen)
M (Mature)
RP (Rating Pending)

Playing game demos for free on your XBox is a great way to check out the hottest games before you buy them.

Jim Lynch is a technology analyst and online community manager. Jim has written for many leading industry publications and sites over the years.


He also writes the Desktop Linux Reviews blog, the Eye On Linux blog and writes his own tips blog Technology Tips and Tweaks.


You can also read many original columns, reviews and roundups on JimLynch.com. These articles include some excellent free software roundups for the iPhone, iPad, Mac and other platforms.


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