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EA Explains GameStop's 'Exclusive' Madden 10 Demo, Confirms Separate Public Demo (Updated)
by Chris Faylor, Jun 17, 2009 9:23am PDTUpdate: The general Madden NFL 10 demo is slated for "late July," EA has clarified. We're also told that the public Giants vs. Cowboys demo will sport 1 minute quarters, not the previously reported 2 minute quarters, with the company apologizing for the confusion.
Original: Though GameStop yesterday announced that it was offering an "exclusive demo" of Madden NFL 10 as a pre-order incentive, publisher Electronic Arts has informed Shacknews that a downloadable demo will be available to the public as well.
"We will also be issuing a demo via Xbox LIVE and PSN that features the Giants vs. Cowboys with 2 minute quarters," the company told us. "The GameStop demo is exclusive in terms of content. For example, the GameStop exclusive demo features a rematch of Super Bowl XLIII featuring the Steelers vs. Cardinals with 5 minute quarters."
We're checking in to see when the public demo will be released for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. The GameStop exclusive demo is expected "by the end of July."
The full version of the football game--in development for PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii and PSP--arrives in North American retailers on Friday, August 14.
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As a brit, I only understood the words "exclusive demo".
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If you're going preorder the game, you don't need an incentive, you're already doing what the incentive is suppose to do. I can see if you're on the verge of preordering the game and this might help you decide since you get the benefit of an exclusive demo, but why not wait? Why not wait for reviews first? Isn't that the reason why you're holding back? You don't want to preorder something crappy. If the game is really that good, you shouldn't have a problem with preordering.
Is this demo really going to show you everything the game has to offer? That sounds like either a really awesome demo or a really bad game.
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