The beta demo version of Frontlines: Fuel of War has been released for the PC platform.

Consisting of two maps: Oilfield and GNAW, you'll be able to try out the game dynamics from developers Kaos Studios, founded by the chaps who bought you the Desert Combat mod for Battlefield 1942.

No CD Key validation is required by players, but you may need to uninstall this version if you go on to install the final demo when it's released. Grab it from GP Downloads (1.8GB)

Here's the latest New Zealand game release updates.

Released today...
Today was fairly slow for releases, with just a few minor titles:

* Jumper on Xbox 360 (due tomorrow on PS2 and next week on Wii).

THQ today confirmed comments made by Frontlines: Fuel of War developer Kaos that the game will have support for "over fifty" players on Xbox Live.

The first map to do so will be "Village", which begins as a close-quarters fight through small buildings before graduating into an open battlefield as said buildings are blown apart by the battle.

THQ says that other maps will be opened up for 50-player combat once demand has reached a point where additional dedicated servers need to be brought online. THQ has also stated that the PC version has support for 64 players.