Bioshock PC demo now available (3. Update)
Bioshock PC demo now available (3. Update)
With the Xbox 360 demo of Bioshock already available through the Xbox Live marketplace, developer Irrational Games updated its community website with news on a PC version:
[...] Currently, the PC demo in its final stages of testing and approval. We are pushing to get it out to you as soon as possible. It will be out during the month of August, and everyone is working at full capacity to deliver it to you before the game hits store shelves [...] -- Elizabeth Tobey, The Cult of Rapture
It is presumed, that content and extent of the PC and Xbox 360 demo will be similar. Playing through the console appetizer takes you at least around 15 minutes -- depending on your pace. If you can't wait to see what's offered, demo walkthrough video #1 and #2 will give you a full tour. Also mind having a peek at the 60 seconds launch trailer. Bioshock will be released August 21st in the U.S. and August 24th in Europe.
Update: According to Elizabeth Tobey over at The Cult of Rapture, the demo will be out on August 20th.
At 7 PM EST the BioShock PC demo will go live for you to enjoy. We will have exclusive pre-loading at Fileplanet.
2. Update: The "Bioshock demo" (1,87 GBytes) is already available from file sharing sites. According to an ongoing discussion over at imagecomics.com, people have a workaround to use pre-loaded files from Fileplanet.com before activation. Screenshots can be found in the official 2k forums.
3. Update Here's a list of available mirrors and in case you run into troubles with the graphics, try the beta drivers by Nvidia or the ATI hotfix:
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The Bioshock demo was released early on Fileplanet briefly, and by some magic of internet technology, it has now arrived on the file-sharing scene. Fileplanet was planning an exclusive demo release on Tuesday, but the cat is out of the bag now.
Hay I got xp!
I got another xp!
hmmm.
I think i found a possible exploit.
How u mean? Like comment spamming for exp? Cause it's intentional that you gain 1 exp for posting a comment -- posting news gets you 10 exp. Depending on your exp, you level up and get access to more features.
Yep I was referring to the spamming for xp... it wouldn't be very hard to point a spam-bot here and get basically unlimited XP. I do rly like the xp idea tho (being a MMO gamer, I thrive on XP).
This great game needs no demo, go buy it.
I bought it on steam.