The Darkness demo slithers onto the XBLM (finally)

Posted Jul 20th 2007 10:45AM by Dustin Burg
Filed under: News, Xbox Live Marketplace, The Darkness

We were promised it in June, it was then delayed a few times, but it is finally here. Up on the XBLM this morning is a 1.27GB single player The Darkness demo featuring three campaign levels of death, darkness and more death. And if you don't already know, The Darkness has received generally favorable reviews for its campaign although most everyone agrees that its multiplayer is rather lackluster. But the demo is all about the campaign, so if you have yet to get your hands on The Darkness we advise giving the demo a download and experiencing first hand what black eels with teeth protruding from your body actually feels like.

Tags: 2kgames, starbreeze, starbreezestudios, taketwo, thedarkness, xblm

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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

7-20-2007 @ 11:09AM

Lharmon said...

hahaha! What!? Shouldn't they release this kind of thing BEFORE the game drops? I don't know... What I DO know, is that this game is a lot of fun, and worth buying (or at least renting).

7-20-2007 @ 11:18AM

Kicks said...

I hope they didn't spend a lot of time on this demo instead of fixing the mp lag issues :)
The multi-player could be fun if it wasn't so jittery.

7-20-2007 @ 11:32AM

Grant said...

lol

7-20-2007 @ 11:33AM

Grant said...

that should have read:
(insert display string text)
lol

7-20-2007 @ 11:34AM

Kicks said...

Heh, I did notice that before the demo was released

7-20-2007 @ 3:08PM

burgerbat said...

Steer clear of this crap. Most over-hyped game of the summer.

7-20-2007 @ 4:15PM

James said...

I'll probably download this one. Does anybody know if GoW is ever getting an XBL demo? I figure everybody on the planet but me has played it by now, but I thought it might still be worth asking...

7-20-2007 @ 5:28PM

Strider_J said...

i've played this game. its quite cool.

but.. don't we have enough of these FP shooters already? it's FPS this, or FPS that, etc. different settings, characters, etc. but it's all the same set up.

anyhow, shouldn't demos drop before the game comes out?

7-20-2007 @ 7:08PM

Esquire616 said...

Agreed that the DEMO should always drop before the full version. However, I'm probably gonna check this out - it looked like it had potential.

7-20-2007 @ 7:19PM

Jeff Miale said...

Where is it??? I can't find it!?!!!111 I REALLY NEED IT!!!!!1111????// No, seriously. The demo isn't on live right now, wtf mate?

7-20-2007 @ 7:22PM

Kevvymcd said...

yea so i just checked XBLM and its not there so i dont know whats up. stop lying to me Xbox 360 fanboy

7-20-2007 @ 8:18PM

Wil said...

Scroll to the bottom of the NEW RELEASES demo list. It was at the bottom for me.

7-20-2007 @ 8:25PM

Kurifurisan said...

The demo has been pulled for some reason...be patient...it should be back up soon.

7-20-2007 @ 11:37PM

djtrey5208 said...

I don't see the demo!! I wanna play!!!

7-21-2007 @ 2:38PM

Brave said...

You Lied to Me.

:(

seriously, I looked everywhere last night...

7-21-2007 @ 2:46PM

Justin U said...

Should be back later today.

7-23-2007 @ 6:28AM

Turboman said...

burgerbat, your loss. x)

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