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Showdown Effect demo out now

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It’s a busy day at Paradox: they’ve just released a demo for The Showdown Effect – their 2D fighting kung-fu Smash Bros. alike. Meanwhile, they’re doing a Reddit AMA and streaming their own game. 

You can go to the Steam Store and begin downloading The Showdown Effect demo right now. It’s actually super-fun: a 2.5D multiplayer action game inspired by action movies from the 80’s and 90’s. It’s a recipe for pure, unadulterated mayhem that can easily swallow an evening.

If bandwidth is an issue, you could always pop over to Paradox’s twitch.tv channel and watch someone else be subjected to the explosive chaos. The stream is live tonight at 19:00 GMT (right now) and will include guests from the GD studio. The Reddit AMA begins at 21:00 GMT.