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Xbox Live Mass Effect 3 Demo to Come With Limited Gold Access

MIcrosoft are offering Silver XBLA members limited Gold access when they try out the Mass Effect 3 demo

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With money currently tighter than a screw after a World's Strongest Man DIY Challenge, a demo is a great way of checking out a game before buying it full price. On the Xbox 360, single player demos can be tried by all (eventually), but multiplayer demos are only accessible to Gold members. No Mass Effect 3 co-op demo for you! That is until Microsoft announced limited Gold access for Silver members who try out the Mass Effect 3 demo.

Access to Gold Live membership is perhaps not that significant for Co-Optimus readers; we need Gold to play co-op! However, this is a great opportunity to rope some of your co-op shy friends into having a game or ten with you. It appears that this Gold trial will only give you access to Mass Effect 3 (despite the poor wording ot Microsoft's press release below):

In celebration of ME3, Xbox is pleased to provide fans access to ME3 demo multiplayer for the time leading to launch. Xbox LIVE Gold gives you exclusive benefits including multiplayer gaming, member-only deals & previews, and access to entertainment with Netflix, ESPN, Hulu Plus and more.

Mass Effect 3 is due out on the 6th March and has a set of 4 player co-op missions, alongside the already awesome single player experience.
 

Source: Social.bioware.com

 
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Steve Melton
8:46 AM
2/6/2012

Just for clarification, XBLA is XBox Live Arcade, not Xbox Live. The abbreviation for Xbox Live is simply XBL.


thomeval
10:25 AM
2/6/2012

How long will the temporary Gold benefit last?


samoza
11:10 AM
2/6/2012

Edited! The details aren't particularly clear as Microsoft sent out a powder piece rather than the facts. It appears that you get access to the online part of the demo between the release of said demo and the game - that should be around 17th Feb through to 6th March. Not 100% confirmed yet though.


kevinclough
12:07 PM
2/6/2012

So basically they only give you enough Gold access to play their demo. I'll be playing the demo on PS3 and that is where I will buy it if I do decide to get it. Is there any word yet on an online pass because I would be more likely to rent this one?


Engineer Seven
12:22 PM
2/6/2012

@Kevin It's an EA game, you can more or less bank on an online pass.

@Samoza I believe it will work like this ME3 Demo will be Gold Exclusive for a week starting on the 14th (with MP opening up on the 17th for people who do not have early access). On the 21st the week of Gold Exclusivity for the demo will expire (standard MS policy), be open to Silver members who then have temporary Gold until March 5th (the night before release).


Silentstriderm
4:35 PM
2/7/2012

@Kevin: This is from IGNs ME3 wiki, talking about the co-op mode

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Release Date: 03.06.2012
Genre: RPG
ESRB: Mature

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