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Add to del.icio.usR6 Vegas Demo on XBL Marketplace - October 26, 2006 -
Ashwin |
One of the smartest things that a game developer can do to better market their game and sell many copies is to release a playable demo that showcases the game. The XBOX Live Marketplace infrastructure allows for an easy venue for releasing these demos.
Unfortunately, Microsoft has decided that certain demos are only worth releasing in the US or Europe or Japan. One would think that this would be a hindrance to a gamer, but fear not. Turns out all you have to do is visit Xbox.com and create a new gamertag which is attached to an email account housed in Japan or Europe.
A case in point is the new Rainbow Six Vegas demo which is only available on the non-US marketplaces. Go figure!
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3 responses to 'R6 Vegas Demo on XBL Marketplace'
Gah…don’t get me started on those idiots. Onna plus side, the new tony hawk demo is awesome…
You know, I keep looking at it and just haven’t downloaded it. Maybe I should try it?
[...] I got a chance to play the Rainbow 6 Vegas demo last night. This demo hasn’t been released in the US yet due to some exclusive deal with OXM so you will have to the trick of I talked about here to get your hands on the demo. I already own G.R.A.W and found that gameplay to be fairly tough. The controls are a little tough to get used to and I feared that R6 Vegas would be similar. [...]