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Bleszinski would rather get game done.

Epic Games has no plans to release a demo of Gears of War 2.

"No, we're not doing a demo," design director Cliff Bleszinski told Eurogamer at a multiplayer hands-on event in Los Angeles on Monday.

"We could do a demo but then Gears 2 would be out in February," he explained.

Gears of War managed to sell over 4 million units despite Epic never releasing a demo, but we always hold out hope for these things.

Still, Gears 2 looks jolly good regardless thanks to a stunning campaign level demo at Microsoft's E3 conference.

We also got the chance to play Horde and Guardian game modes at the Gears 2 event last night and will be bringing you our impressions of those and all the rest from Bleszinski tomorrow.

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kangarootoo #1 4 years ago

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Nobody needs a demo for this game really. We already know what it is going to play like, and it will sell regardless.
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asphaltcowboy #2 4 years ago

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Yep!
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Xerx3s #3 4 years ago

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/chainsaws AC
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drumbaby #4 4 years ago

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Aye, just play the first one all the way through...it no doubt looks exactly the same as any GOW sequel's demo...and lasts nearly as long
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asphaltcowboy #5 4 years ago

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/Hammer of Dawns Xerx3s
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chiz #6 4 years ago

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More timecrysis with fancy gfx
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DUFFKING #7 4 years ago

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inbeforegears1.5
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makeamazing #8 4 years ago

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Hope no demo's doesnt become a standard..
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SixFootHalfling #9 4 years ago

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/active reloads sniper - downs AC, then Xerx3s, then curb stomps both to obtain an achievement
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MuppetThumper #10 4 years ago

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yeah who needs a demo? it will be the same homoerotic shite featuring burly twats in bandanas. Maybe when I was 15 I would have thought it was cool but nearly double that tally and I just can't take such pap anymore.

My heart sinks when I think how much this crap will sell.
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Bander #11 4 years ago

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Wonga: "I wanted to try our UT3 for the PS3 before buying it. Can't seem to find the demo."

You can do what I did and try the PC demo.

It looked amazing but the gameplay is practically the same as it was in the '90s, and this felt wrong to me. UT2004 could get away with it, but the difference between visuals and control is too great now.

The irony is that Gears of War's contributions to the genre are the reason my expectations got raised. Epic literally shot themselves in the foot, as in Gears this can stop or (Gears 2) slow down the player, while a UT3 character can just keep running and bouncing all over the place right up until they're are killed outright...
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