Ahead of the Steam Visual Novel Festival running 8/7-8/14, here are some major announcements for the spy thriller interactive novel [i][b]There's Always a Madman: Fight or Flight[/b][/i]: [olist] [*]A [b]new free demo is available right now[/b] with the following updates: (a) contains 5 out of the 11 chapters from the full game (the previous demo had only 2 chapters), (b) the default volume sliders have been decreased from 100% to 50% so the sound should be at a reasonable volume with the ability to turn it up if you find it too soft, (c) more tracks and better-fitting music used in the pre-existing chapters (and added new music for the new chapters, of course). [b]This new demo covering five chapters will remain up indefinitely (at least through the October Steam Next Fest) and is not limited to the one-week Visual Novel Festival[/b] [*]A [b]new release date trailer[/b] has been added to the [url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/2390500/Theres_Always_a_Madman_Fight_or_Flight]game's Steam page[/url] showing off more of the story and what you'll do in the game, including a glimpse of something NOT in the newly-released demo. The new trailer has also been added to the [url=https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaHFkzHblsQfyuQF-mR-MPA]company YouTube page[/url]. [*][b]March 15, 2024[/b] selected as the release date for [b]There's Always a Madman: Fight or Flight[/b]. The game's main antagonist is someone named Brutus, so definitely fitting that players should [b]beware the Ides of March (3/15)[/b]. Plus, one of the many reference points for the game is Mission: Impossible, and the climactic scene on the train in the first Mission: Impossible film is referred to in-movie as "[b]Job 3:15[/b]" (after most of the film centers around something known as "Job 3:14") [*] The end slate for the new trailer also announces that [b]the game's Kickstarter will launch on October 9, 2023[/b]. I will write a separate news piece about the specific Kickstarter reward tiers, but for now, you can [b]sign up to be notified for free when the Kickstarter launches[/b] right [url=https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/sunnydemeanorgames/theres-always-a-madman-fight-or-flight?ref=1ea8le]here[/url]. And you can see info about what [b]Kickstarter-exclusive rewards[/b] there will be like getting your name in the credits or getting the game up to two weeks early in [url=https://steamcommunity.com/games/2390500/announcements/detail/3675547700998584814]this previous Steam announcement post[/url] [/olist] Remember to wishlist and try out the new demo on the [url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/2390500/Theres_Always_a_Madman_Fight_or_Flight]Steam store page for There's Always a Madman: Fight or Flight[/url]. [b]Because there's always a madman, and you're the best agent we've got, Franklin Benjamin![/b]