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Ubisoft offering free H.A.W.X. demo to Xbox 360 users
Lydia Sung - Wednesday, February 11th, 2009 | 2:41PM (PT) 0 Like


One download per Gold account

For those who are curious about Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X., Ubisoft currently has a limited time offer for Xbox 360 owners.

A free download of the demo is now available via Xbox LIVE Marketplace, and 360 owners with Gold accounts can add the demo to their download queue from the Marketplace website.  There's a limit of one download per account (or e-mail), and the file is 724 MB.

In addition to the special offer, there's a modest collection of screenshots on the H.A.W.X.'s Marketplace page, along with a brief description of the upcoming strategy and simulation tile:

Tom Clancy’s HAWX lets you become a pilot of the future; it is an awe-inspiring game primed to revolutionize the way you think about combat in the sky. Cutting-edge technology, devastating firepower, and intense dogfights bestow this new title a deserving place in the prestigious Tom Clancy franchise. Soon, flying at Mach 3 becomes a right, not a privilege.

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    THM since Jan 2008 | Feb 11, 09
    We'll wait and see whether H.A.W.X can beat the awesome Ace Combat Series!!!! We'll see...................
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    tallteen86 since Feb 2003 | Feb 12, 09
    Just what is the point of limiting it like that?

    I saw it on LIVE as being Gold exclusive, but I didn't know it was both limited time, and one time per gold account DL.

    So I guess silver accounts won't get the demo. At least not soon, perhaps after the game comes out eh?
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    | Feb 12, 09
    The game is useless for people with silver accounts isn't it? I thought it was online multiplayer only, so going by that logic it isn't a *bleep* move imho.
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    DeathMonkey since Sep 2007 | Feb 12, 09
    "Free" demo? They're meant to be free!
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    streetcarp81 since Mar 2004 | Feb 12, 09
    the demo is not that great. if u ever played ace combat, esp ace combat 6 u will think of HAWX as its little brother. its a good game but im going to stick with Ace Combat. I would buy HAWX when it comes down in price though, maybe when its down to $25-30usd.
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    RabidChinaGirl since Oct 2007 | Feb 12, 09
    quote DeathMonkey
    "Free" demo? They're meant to be free!
    Obviously the Killzone 2 demo wasn't. xP
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    kik36 since Apr 2007 | Feb 12, 09
    quote RabidChinaGirl
    quote DeathMonkey
    "Free" demo? They're meant to be free!
    Obviously the Killzone 2 demo wasn't. xP
    The Killzone demo was free as well except in the states. There are just some marketing geniuses trying to cash in on these weird timed exclusive demos. Doesn't make much sense to me......especially since if you couldn't wait for the KZ demo, all you had to do was create a UK account and download it. I will NEVER pre-order a game just to get a damn demo.....that's silliness.

    Now I understand MS has to give their gold membership some incentive......but a frcikin' exclusive demo....that you can download once.....seriously?!!! You Xbox users don't get unlimited downloads on demos???? Is that really some sort of perk for you guys? I know nothing about Xbox, so those are legitimate questions LMAO
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    RabidChinaGirl since Oct 2007 | Feb 12, 09
    quote kik36
    Now I understand MS has to give their gold membership some incentive......but a frcikin' exclusive demo....that you can download once.....seriously?!!! You Xbox users don't get unlimited downloads on demos???? Is that really some sort of perk for you guys? I know nothing about Xbox, so those are legitimate questions LMAO
    After you download something, it's tied to your account, I think. Marketplace knows you've already downloaded a file, and they'll ask you if you want to DL it again -- my experience. I'm not sure how this particular demo works, since I only got it yesterday, and I obviously haven't really needed to DL it again (unless it delete it from my HDD).

    If you delete something like a game from your HDD, a message will pop up telling you you can access the game on Marketplace any time to reDL.
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    kik36 since Apr 2007 | Feb 12, 09
    Oh that's good. Makes this demo seem even more odd that it only has one download. Not sure what they are trying to accomplish there, other than stopping people from sharing.

    PS3 has this thing called "Qore" which is some sort of video magazine thingamajig and if you're a yearly subscriber they offer exclusive demos sometimes......but they're generally free in a week or two anyway, so never understood what the big fuss was about.

    Edit: I just looked up the difference between gold and silver members.....never realized the silver members don't get to play multiplayer!!! Damn, that sucks. If I ever get an Xbox it would only be for offline games I guess.
    Last edited by kik36 :: Feb 12, 09
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