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Skate 2 demo coming, insert horrible skate trick pun here photo

EA Black Box's Skate 2 hits the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 sooner rather than later -- January 21 to be exact. 

It looks like a demo for the game is coming even sooner, at least on the Xbox LIVE Marketplace. According to an official Xbox "Download and Win" contest page, a demo is on its way, if the words "Skate 2 Demo Download & Win Sweepstakes" are any indication. And as far as I'm concerned, that's a pretty damned good indication.

No specific date for demo availability is mentioned, but part of entering the contest is "downloading the free Skate 2 demo from Marketplace between 3:01 A.M. ET on January 8 and 11:55 P.M. ET on January 15, 2009." So if I were to place a bet, I'd say the demo will be available by next Thursday at the latest. 

Demo or not, I'd probably pick up Skate 2 anyhow. But giving me a little taste a few weeks before release is always a good thing ... unless it's absolutely awful. But given the quality of the first game, that's a bit hard to imagine.

If you can't wait for the Skate 2 demo, check out our hands-on preview from last August.

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13 comments | showing # 1 to 13

galagabug 's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/02/2009 08:42
galagabug
nice!
Professor Pew's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/02/2009 09:02
Professor Pew
Skate 2 demo is SKATE!
iconsam's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/02/2009 09:11
iconsam
Skate! Sk33T! Sk33t!
Nick Chester's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/02/2009 09:17
Nick Chester
@Professor Pew:

You're doing it wrong. It's "Skate 2 demo features people skating, too."

God.
mistic's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/02/2009 09:22
mistic
Sweet can't wait for SKATE2 too :-)

so a demo will hold me over nicely till it gets here :-)
pascuz46's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/02/2009 09:45
pascuz46
Kick ass! cant wait to try out this demo and hopefully they'll put out a Killzone 2 demo and that freaking Rez 5 demo! ARRRRRG.
Scrixx's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/02/2009 11:54
Scrixx
I guess EA's month is January since last year was Burnout Paradise and now Skate 2!
silvain's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/02/2009 15:42
silvain
hatehatehate

hatehatehatehate

Move along.
epoch's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/02/2009 15:45
epoch
back to the 'grind'...no no no I mean this game gonna knock you out like it was 'ali'
ScreamingScarab's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/02/2009 16:49
ScreamingScarab
Just as long as I can get off my board and walk up the stairs, I will be happy.

Hopefully they will make the flickit tricks more responsive. I've done so many pop.shove.its while I was trying to do 360 flips it's not funny.

Also, I can make a female character! Let's see how a Silent Hill woman looks on a skateboard!

Corky and the Juice Pigs "Skateboard".

Lyrics:

I put a wheel in her right hand
I put a wheel in her left hand
I put a wheel between her legs
I used my Grandma as a skateboard
And we went up and down
And we went 'round and 'round
We did the Alley-Hop, we did the Acid-Drop
Went down a hill and we took a spill
And now Grandma is dead!
Professor Pew's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/02/2009 17:01
Professor Pew
I'm sorry Nick, GHWT made me do an 360 nollie kickflip around the memepark :(
Praise Skynet's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/02/2009 18:28
Praise Skynet
When is "Scat 2" coming? 2 girls 1 cup is sooooo 2008
Dexter345's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/05/2009 17:22
Dexter345
Dang, I was sort of hoping I'd get a chance to finish all of my holiday games before I'd have to pick up skate. 2.
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