Davis from Denkiphile: "Ubisoft has been pushing ShootMania Storm for a long time already, emphasizing its potential as an eSports title, and they are definitely going all out for the launch on April 10. The launch party will be open to anyone 18 and over, lasting two days from April 6 to April 7 at the Cobb’s Comedy Club in San Francisco. In addition, it will be the battlegrounds for a $100,000 tournament featuring teams like Curse, SKGaming, and PAX East tournament winners Ride the Lightning. For more information on the event, visit the official launch party page here and register for the San Francisco event at the Eventbrite page. Be one of the first 600 people and get VIP entrance as well."
One Angry Gamer "Now here’s a bit of news you probably didn’t see coming: Nadeo has announced that you can gain free access to their ManiaPlanet games right now, no strings attached. You download the free demo and for 48 hours straight you can play the ManiaPlanet titles for free."
Shootmania Platform, developed by Nadeo, will be free in its current beta form for the whole summer.
The Trackmania games rarely go on sale, so getting any and/or all of them is a recommendation.