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Arkham Asylum Demo Out 8/7, Plus New Trailer

Prepare to fight a limited amount of crime in Gotham City this Friday.

Eidos sends word that its slick-looking new Batman game Arkham Asylum will get a demo version releasing on Xbox Live, PlayStation Network, and PC this Friday the 7th. That seems like a smart move; while everything we've seen of the game so far looks hot, you just never know about these licensed games until you actually get your hands on them. I'm certainly optimistic that Arkham is going to be cool, but it's still nice to try before you buy, no? 
 
Here's a new trailer to commemorate the news. 
 
 
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I tried out the demo at Gamestop today and it was fun but the combat is extremely easy.

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Is the PSN really getting this on Friday?  I thought they only updated the PS Store with new content on Thursdays.
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Did the trailer dieded?

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Edited By high_seraph

gotta love demos... i'm actually pretty excited about this game.  of course its the first one ive played since Batman on the NES so... 
 
video not working for me either.

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@spinoir said:
" its been reviewed in the uk Gamemaster mag....96 out of 100! "
Yeah, but I'm assuming you've heard about publisher Eidos policy of only allowing early reviews to be published if the review grade is high enough (90% or more)? I'm hoping that Batman is as good as it looks, but in this case it's more important than ever not to pay any attention at all to early reviews...
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this'll inspire from jealousy, for about a week the gamespot by my house already had a demo for the game up.

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Trailers not working.
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I'm just really excited to finally get my hands on this game, I refused to play the PS3 demo in-stores.
I hope this game is all it's cracked up to be, maybe Eidos won't completely fuck up now that Square Enix owns them

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@OllyOxenFree said:
" @Brad said:
" Video's working fine for me, what's happening for you guys? "
Stuck at "Loading..." "
same here
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its been reviewed in the uk Gamemaster mag....96 out of 100!
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i will get demo, but video dont work

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i've only seen a trailer loooong ago and while it looked amazing i wondered about gameplay. granted i couild just look at some gameplay videos. in any case, watching it just doesn't compare to playing it, most of the time.

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Sweet! I forgot that this game is arriving fairly soon, and this demo should tide me over.

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@wolf_blitzer85 said:
" wow a pc demo? that makes me happy "
My initial thought.
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Video is STILL not working! I really want to see the new trailer! So excited for this game!

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Edited By Zatoichi_Sanjuro

EU PSN updates on Thursday evening not Friday. 
 
Is this different for the U.S. PSN?

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Awesome, really been wanting to try this out.

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Awesome can't wait to get my hands on the demo.

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Will definitely test it out, but it's probably not a purchase for me.

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I think they're going to focus too little on stealth and too much on combat and that's where the game might suffer.

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Video's not working for me either, can't wait to try this game

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Awesome, can't wait to try it

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i believe the demo is the same exact thing I've played at my local Gamestop

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Game looks awesome 
Video isnt working for me though, what the hell???
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awesome.. a demo is always good.. and shows the confidence of developers/publishers about their game.. this game's gonna rule..

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A demo for the PC version and on the same day as the consoles? Is this possible? I will be trying it this friday.

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@Brad: It just says "loading..." forever
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I agree, good point Brad...that, and I've been wanting to play this game since I first heard about it! I am sure it will be sweet. So...close...to Firday... 
Ah, and that trailer rocks as well.
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August 7th is my birthday and I get a Batman demo. Yippee!

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I'm gonna be on vacation, I can't wait to play it when I get back, I'm really excited for the game.

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Played this game a bunch about a month ago. It's pretty awesome.

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Also, on the iPhone, it says it cannot find the file specified. Wrong video link in the CMS?

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TypeError: Error #1010: A term is undefined and has no properties.
    at com.hourglassinteractive.media_player::MediaPlayer/init()
    at com.hourglassinteractive::HiFlash/paramsLoaded()
    at flash.events::EventDispatcher/dispatchEventFunction()
    at flash.events::EventDispatcher/dispatchEvent()
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@Death_Unicorn:  that sucks. you can get the demo online with a pc from this link, http://marketplace.xbox.com/en-US/games/catalog.aspx?d=8 and then put it on the box with a network connection. I mean I dont think you need an xbox live subcription to do that, right?
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Video isnt working for me either and im not really interested in this game (yet) but might get the demo to try it.

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Aha, I will definitely be downloading this. I'm not too sure on this game, will be nice to try before I buy!

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@NickM said:
" @CL60 said:
" It better not be the same demo that's in stores...cause then people would just be like "DURHURR ITS JUST BEAT EM UP ALL THE TIME" "
There's a store demo?
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Has been for months.
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@CL60 said:
" It better not be the same demo that's in stores...cause then people would just be like "DURHURR ITS JUST BEAT EM UP ALL THE TIME" "
There's a store demo?
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Demo Trailer:

  





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YAYA!!!!! 

getting hyped up for this one, one of the few games i can afford to buy this year!
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It better not be the same demo that's in stores...cause then people would just be like "DURHURR ITS JUST BEAT EM UP ALL THE TIME"

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A playable demo is exactly what I needed from this game at this point. It was starting to slip from my radar so I look forward to getting some hands on time with it prior to it's release.

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just keeps loading, doesn't even bring up the video quality screen

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Now will be able to see for are self's if it lives up to all the hype it's getting.

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As a Batman fan, I hope this lives up to the hype. The trailers and dev diaries all seem positive, but you never know. 

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@Brad said:
" Video's working fine for me, what's happening for you guys? "
Stuck at "Loading..."
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Will it seal or break the deal? We'll see on Friday.

I'm hopeful.