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Wolfenstein sampler there too.

EA has released a Brutal Legend demo on Xbox Live Marketplace.

Update: As you rightly pointed out, this is only available to people in the US and Canada.

It's massive at 2GB, but offers a long-awaited taste of Tim Schafer's latest creation, in which roadie Eddie Riggs travels to a fantasy, heavy metal-themed land. The full game arrives on 16th October. Our extensive coverage can be found below.

Also, Activision has popped an XBL sampler for Wolfenstein out. This is considerably smaller at 578MB and not nearly as exciting. That's because the supernatural Nazi-themed shooter has already been released and reviewed. Our Wolfenstein verdict can be found elsewhere.

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penhalion #1 2 years ago

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About bloody time!

Releasing it to frakin' pre-orderers only for the first week was so stupid as to be insulting!
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Phattso #2 2 years ago

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Brutal Legend is US only, and still (erroneously) requires a pre-order code.
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Phattso #3 2 years ago

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Europe gets it on the 1st of October, from what I read today in my fevered attempts to get the damned thing.
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Eraysor #4 2 years ago

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Screw you USA!
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spidermanalf #5 2 years ago

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16:50 and not there for me!
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Razer #6 2 years ago

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Not there on mine either...
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cyacomini #7 2 years ago

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Notice Warriors : Street Brawl has appeared on marketplace too - anyone tried it yet?
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abrakababra #8 2 years ago

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Forza 3 demo is up on live, why was there no mention of that?
No sign of Brutal Legend.
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tossetaz #9 2 years ago

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Getting pre-order-code
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seasidebaz #10 2 years ago

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Stupid preorder code box. Stopping me downloading AWESOMENESS CONDENSED.
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PlugMonkey #11 2 years ago

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Forza 3 demo is up on live, why was there no mention of that?

You mean like this one?

http://ww w.eurogamer.net/articles/forza-...
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cyacomini #12 2 years ago

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abrakababra - you twat!
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siro #13 2 years ago

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Great, now I turned on my xbox, just to not find the download. The second comment already explains this (+1 to Phattso), but what do I learn from this:

Ignore article, jump to comments, that's the way to go. (Just like with reviews
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RedPanda #14 2 years ago

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MrChallacombe #15 2 years ago

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robbed! no demo.
at least the Forza demo is there.

oh and ninja gaiden 2 on PS3 with ayane which they have failed to mention. more 360 bias?
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RedSparrows #16 2 years ago

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360 BIAS THEY MENTIONED A 360 DEMO BIAS BASTARD EG
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Balboa #17 2 years ago

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@MrChallacombe Out of the 19 stories in the main list on the front page, 10 are Sony-centric.

So if EG are biased towards the 360, they're about as good at is as they are telling the difference between the US and EU marketplaces
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sneetch #18 2 years ago

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Also it requires a Gold account. It'd be nice if EG mentioned these things.
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SleepyDeathFred #19 2 years ago

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This sounds really petty but I really hate the word "sampler" for demos - makes me think of a swivelling book of paint colours or something.
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penhalion #20 2 years ago

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So it's not actually available at all! This just gets stupider and stupider. Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh are they trying everything possible to make me hate the initial experience of this game so much that I end up not bothering to buy it.
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abot #21 2 years ago

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Releasing a demo to those who pre-order is like buying a car and then taking a test drive.
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JJrabbit #22 2 years ago

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Nooo! I was going to chuck my laptop onto the floor and rush to the xbox to download it. Then I read the comments and now I only have a broken laptop and no Brutal Legend demo.....
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BiscuitBase #23 2 years ago

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Eurogamer? USA-gamer more like LOL
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abot #24 2 years ago

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I downloaded the demo. There are alot of cutscenes but the whole vibe is really fun. Just what I expect from Tim and his sense of humor. Definitely looking forward to the full version in Oct.
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basalarmageddon #25 2 years ago

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hey EG.
RESERCH MUTHAFUCKER. DO YOU KNOW OF IT?

[Edit]also stop stealing news story's from kotaku you retards

Edited by 1 at 24/09/09 @ 20:38
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Gallilee #26 2 years ago

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THIS IS AWESOME!!! If I lived in the states. Thanks EUROgamer.
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hiddenranbir #27 2 years ago

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2 gig demo? blah, I'll just pre-order.
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MrChallacombe #28 2 years ago

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Wow, people are really touchy about possible bias.
I have all consoles so i really don't care one way or another if they are or are not biased.
it's still may favourite games website.
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layleeloo #29 2 years ago

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@ abot

How and where are you then? It is now 22:08 in the UK and still isnt there!?
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abot #30 2 years ago

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@hiddenranbir its about 1.57GB

It sucks that all countries are treated differently with release dates. English language demo's should be day 'n date. There's no excuse for different release dates. It only make sense for localized demos since you have the extra work of translation.

There are alot of cutscenes in the demo and the hack n' slash gets a little samey but I'm sure there will be other combos etc. to unlock in the full version. Its alot of fun. Can't wait to play it in Oct.
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abot #31 2 years ago

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@layleeloo I'm in the states.
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Goodfella #32 2 years ago

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Well done EG, so the demo is only available in the US. *slow claps*
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ejstyles #33 2 years ago

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Bright side, the hilariously bad Darkest of Days demo is now open for US Silver members/canny UK folk... Console yourself with some time travelling shootery.
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abot #34 2 years ago

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@ejstyles Darkest of Days is an interesting premise but lousy execution.
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abot #35 2 years ago

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According to 1up...

Next week, on Oct 1, BL demo will expand to Silver access.
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layleeloo #36 2 years ago

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@ abot

Oh crap
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abot #37 2 years ago

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@layleeloo

MS got the exclusivity on the demo for this week only which appears to be just in the states. On Oct 1 it will be in Europe on XBL gold and silver AND on PSN for PS3 folks.
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Spekingur #38 2 years ago

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@Eraysor: I thought they were already? ;p

Also, you should be able to create a US account - unless the material in question has ip-filtering. Maybe we shall get more blood, gore and sex in our European-more-free-thinking demo? One could always hope anyways
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muscleblade #39 2 years ago

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No Brutal Legend demo, no Wolfenstein demo, but a Forza 3 demo then.

Change the whole heading:

"Forza 3 demo now on Live."
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kendoji #40 2 years ago

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I saw the demo on Xbox LIVE yesterday - then again my account is US (through a series of mistakes and accidents), would that explain it? I didn't download it yet, though. Will try tonight.
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Fab4 #41 2 years ago

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Location Letdown!!
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glottis0 #42 2 years ago

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Way to blue-ball us Rob. 1st isn't too far away though I guess.
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sneetch #43 2 years ago

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From the article:
Update: As you rightly pointed out, this is only available to people in the US and Canada.

Oh no you don't! Everyone, keep pointing it out until we make Rob cry.
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Shigawire #44 2 years ago

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I really liked the demo and I certainly will buy the game when it comes out
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kipper #45 2 years ago

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From the article:
Update: As you rightly pointed out, this is only available to people in the US and Canada.

Or to European people who spend 10 minutes making an extra US account.

edit: and needing to pre-order another game as well? Madness.

Oh, and if they don't want Silver people to play the Wolfenstein demo, it's quite simple, I won't buy Wolfenstein, thanks.

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shadowsblaze #46 2 years ago

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Phattso: 'Brutal Legend is US only, and still (erroneously) requires a pre-order code. '

Not quite true. I pre-ordered the game from Game some time ago. Last week they sent us a code to download the demo and I've been playing it since then. So U.K. gamers can get to play the demo early without needing a U.S. account.
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omalleytown #47 2 years ago

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One fake email account later and the demo is downloading. I even received a month of gold for free as a new sign up so there was no problem accessing it. Live in the US is different. Even the little windows are a different size. It's like I'm on holiday
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zakrocz #48 2 years ago

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@ omalleytown

I'm gonna give it a go, cheers for the info
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