Demo 29th :D

[MorgothNL]

The demo had just been announced :D

check it out http://www.fighterops.com/forum/showthread.php?p=103558#post103558

[SeaCat]

That mean the 30th for PS3?I hope so..

[MorgothNL]

ah yeah.... sorry.. should have added 'xbox' in the title.. don't know about the PS3 release :(

[Zensuji]

Omg

[Steiner]

Here's the official press release:

IL-2 DEMO AVAILABLE WEDNESDAY

IL-2 STURMOVIK: BIRDS OF PREY XBOX 360 SINGLE PLAYER DEMO DETAILED

Milton Keynes, 27th July 2009– 505 Games in collaboration with 1C Company have today confirmed the date of the single player Xbox 360 demo for upcoming flight combat title IL-2 Sturmovik: Birds Of Prey. Gaijin Entertainment’s hotly anticipated WWII action simulator will get the demo treatment on Xbox LIVE Marketplace from 29th July, with the full release hitting UK shelves on 4th September for Xbox 360, PS3, PSP and DS

The IL-2 Sturmovik: Birds Of Prey demo will give players a taste of two of the game’s memorable conflict scenarios, The Battle of Britain and The Battle of the Bulge.

In Battle of Britain: Red Skies Over Dover, players are given the role of an RAF pilot commanding the legendary Mk. II Spitfire with B wing armament (two canons, four machine guns). What starts off as a routine‘mopping up’ mission on a few stray He-111 German bombers soon develops into a fracas in which the RAF faced their finest hour. The mission demonstrates the skills required to intercept larger bombers as well as the more nimble Stuka bombers. The effective use of wingmen will become apparent as the mission unfolds and survivors will have the opportunity to land on a home airstrip.

In Battle of the Bulge: Tiger Hunt, the US Air Force P-51D Mustang is the weapon of choice as players are invited to pick off some German armour ploughing through the Ardennes. Defending FW-190 fighters will also have to be dispatched; although the Tigers are the primary target as US forces aim to stem the German advance and defend the front line. The mission will allow players to try rocket attacks on ground targets as well as sample the snow capped vistas of the December Belgian landscape.

Based around large-scale aerial combat over the ground-based military operations of World War II, variety is at the heart of the actionin IL-2 Sturmovik: Birds of Prey. Players participate in the most famous confrontations of the era piloting fighters, battle planes or heavy bombers across a range of missions. There are 6 theatres of war in which to engage– The Battle of Britain, Stalingrad, Berlin, Sicily, the Battle of the Bulge and Korsun– representing the main airborne battles of World War II in Europe.

As well as taking environmental and landscape visuals to new heights by incorporating satellite technology, IL-2 also boasts a tangible damage effects engine. Players will see real-time damage to the aircraft such as holes in the wings and trail lines during dogfights.

IL2 Sturmovik: Birds Of Prey will be published by 505 Games in collaboration with 1C Company on 4th September 2009 for Xbox 360, PS3, DS and PSP. Visit the official website at www.il2game.com for all the latest information.


http://www.mcvuk.com/press-releases/49502/IL-2-Sturmovik-Birds-of-Prey

[Raw Kryptonite]

1) The release date 9/4 is the UK release, right? Is it also releasing 9/4 everywhere including the US or are we still stuck with 9/15?


2) This does mean the demo will be available everywhere on Wed, not just certain countries?


3) WHY did my wife and I have to schedule vacation for Thursday this week! Cripes! One day with the demo?!

[irrelevant]

I'm curious to know when the PS3 demo will be released. If I have the demo in my paws, I can wait the extra week between the UK and US release dates. :P

[P-51]

I'm curious to know when the PS3 demo will be released. If I have the demo in my paws, I can wait the extra week between the UK and US release dates. :P

Ill tell you how brilliant it is on the 4th :P

[Spitfire23]

I'm curious to know when the PS3 demo will be released. If I have the demo in my paws, I can wait the extra week between the UK and US release dates. :P

thursday 30th for ps3 as the ps store is updated on thursdays

Im so Frikken excited! someone put me in cryo sleep till thursday?

[irrelevant]

thursday 30th for ps3 as the ps store is updated on thursdays

Im so Frikken excited! someone put me in cryo sleep till thursday?

Money. Thanks for that! :cool:

[Buggins]

I'm curious to know when the PS3 demo will be released. If I have the demo in my paws, I can wait the extra week between the UK and US release dates. :P

I don't think it's coming to PSN. They didn't even announce it in the press release. Bummer..

[Anton Yudintsev]

I don't think it's coming to PSN. They didn't even announce it in the press release. Bummer..

To all my knowledge - it will be comming.
Yet Sony's policies of charging publishers for traffic - is awful.

[Saturat]

demo?Wednesday?*audible breathing*
:grin:

[Spitfire23]

To all my knowledge - it will be comming.
Yet Sony's policies of charging publishers for traffic - is awful.

Are you saying that as far as you know its coming out thursday?

or are you just saying its coming but dont know when?

Thanks

[juz1]

The demo had just been announced :D

check it out http://www.fighterops.com/forum/showthread.php?p=103558#post103558

is there anyway to find out the time of release? ( just curious as I'm GMT+9)

cheers,:cool:
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[Anton Yudintsev]

Are you saying that as far as you know its coming out thursday?

or are you just saying its coming but dont know when?

Thanks

It is coming, but I don't know when.
Actually, I've read about X360 release date here.

[Spitfire23]

It is coming, but I don't know when.
Actually, I've read about X360 release date here.

oh i see lol, youve only just found out like the rest of us.

Cheers Anton

[Yossarian]

I am one excited virtual pilot, I can't wait till Wednesday.

Bandits, wednesday, 9 o'clock, Tally Ho..............

[David603]

Damn. I have a Uni class starting at 9am on Wednesday, and I won't get back to the student halls till after 5pm. Still, it could be worse.

[Yossarian]

What uni you at David, I have big problems with downloading stuff at mine in Salford, they block ports and have strict NAT, it drives me mental. At least I'm not back there till late September.

[David603]

Aberdeen. I'm doing a summer school course that will get me onto a Chemistry degree course, because I need 3 Bs at Higher for Chemistry and I only have 2 Bs and a C. The proper course starts in September, which means I probably won't get much time for the full game either.

[xNikex]

I see war along the horizon.

But, in all seriousness... *Drops on floor foaming at the mouth and seizing with happiness*

[Desode]

I can't wait to try this demo, its eating at me really bad. I sure hope that the demo has flightstick support in it. I got out the Ace edge today and dusted it off.

Anton do you know if the demo has the flightstick support put into it ?

DESODE

[red71rum]

It is too bad that my old MS sidewinder 2 with forcefeedback will not work with the game. I am really looking forward to the demo also.

[Riceball]

Anton, will the demo have all three settings? (Arcade, Realistic and Sim)

[dandymountfarto]

ooooh its like being a kid at christmas!!!!

[Mr_V]

Some more info:

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/xbox-live-birds-of-prey-demo-tomorrow

The demo promises to showcase two of the World War II flight simulator's most famous scenarios - the Battle of Britain and the Battle of the Bulge.

In the former, players fly an Mk. II Spitfire with B wing armament (two canons and four machine-guns, apparently), and the mission evolves into a big old fight with large and small bombers after a breezy opening.

In the Bulge, meanwhile, you're in a USAF P-51D Mustang attacking FW-190 fighters and German armour in the Ardennes.

No info on realism settings, &c.

[Buggins]

According to this, http://www.cinemablend.com/games/IL-2-Sturmovik-Demo-Coming-Soon-18866.html, the PS3 demo is coming too, but they also said PC which we all know not to be true, so I won't hold my breath. Can't believe demo gets announced when my Xbox got RROD..

[haitch40]

Some more info:

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/xbox-live-birds-of-prey-demo-tomorrow



No info on realism settings, &c.

falt in the quote
its not the USAF its the USAAC it was not called the airforce till 47

[haitch40]

According to this, http://www.cinemablend.com/games/IL-2-Sturmovik-Demo-Coming-Soon-18866.html, the PS3 demo is coming too, but they also said PC which we all know not to be true, so I won't hold my breath. Can't believe demo gets announced when my Xbox got RROD..

also it says it is il2 sturmovik not bop but thet is just a mistake or do they know nothing

[philip.ed]

falt in the quote
its not the USAF its the USAAC it was not called the airforce till 47


Yes, but the USAAC was superseeded by the USAAF, which was active from 20 June 1941, so for the period modelled, the USAAF is correct. :rolleyes:

[DH1979]

I'm curious to know when the PS3 demo will be released. If I have the demo in my paws, I can wait the extra week between the UK and US release dates. :P

PS3 demo announcement shortly over on twitter birds of prey page.

[peterdegrotere]

hope for a multiplayer, dont think so

[DH1979]

hope for a multiplayer, dont think so

im sure its single player only, but should have all difficulties though.

[Siege777]

That's really amazing the demo's coming out so soon, and out of nowhere too. Thanks, guys.

I was getting really fed up with the way companies have been handling demos lately.

Most of the time now, they don't bother to make the demo until After the game is released and then expect you to preorder.

And even worse, a few companies have started offering the demo as a bonus for preordering the game! Maybe it's just me, but giving someone a demo version of software, which is meant to help evaluate whether they would want to buy it, as a reward for already buying it is as a*sbackwards as you can get.

[peterdegrotere]

im glad ive kept my xbox360 ,even i play ps3, can play the demo sooner this way

[Spitfire23]

hey has anybody got the Il-2 demo come up on Xbox yet? (in the UK)

Im a PS3 user but happen to have a 360 at hand, ive signed in on it and the demo isnt up there.

Please forgive me lol ive no idea how it works or what time the xbox updates its marketplace.

Regards, Spitfire

[Zensuji]

It usually updates at 9am but can be a lot later in the day.....I think 1943 popped up at around noonish

[juz1]

I have a UK xbox down under (GMT+9) and no demo is there yet:(
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[SleepTrgt]

I have a UK xbox down under (GMT+9) and no demo is there yet:(

Im Downloading right now, Try it through official xbox site

[Desode]

Its 5:20 am here and no demo yet, but they are usally up around 5:30 to 6 am here.
DESODE

[Spitfire23]

i see, looks like im gonna set up camp infront of the tv and wait

[elneilios]

Im Downloading right now, Try it through official xbox site

I just checked the XBox Live marketplace on my PC - it isn't there so not sure how you managed to kick off the download!

[elneilios]

I just checked the XBox Live marketplace on my PC - it isn't there so not sure how you managed to kick off the download!

Aha! Found it....
http://marketplace.xbox.com/en-GB/games/media/66acd000-77fe-1000-9115-d802464f07d1/?of=1

[SleepTrgt]

66% now, so within 10 mins im playing the demo!