Square Enix today announced the demo for Just Cause 2 will release on March 4th, 2010.

Available for the PlayStation 3 , Xbox 360 and PC, the Just Cause 2 demo will feature 35 square miles of the Lautan Lama Desert, taking up just one of the many islands in the 400 square miles of the Panau archipelago, including towns, villages, military installations, mountain ranges, missions and more.

Hunt down and assassinate one of the game’s 50 military colonels; devastate military bases, bio fuel chambers, government infrastructure and more; hijack tuk tuks, military 4x4s, armoured vehicles, mopeds, helicopter gunships, light aircraft, mini vans and numerous other military and civilian vehicles; freefall from desert outcrops or from burning planes at 20,000 feet; and unlock one full, multi-stage mission, traversing the mountains to a heavily fortified government radar station and ending in an unforgettable desert car chase.

“The Just Cause 2 demo is simply massive and with so much to do, the replay value is enormous,” said Lee Singleton, General Manager of Square Enix London Studios. “It’s easily one of the biggest freeroaming demos of all time and for fans of openworld games, it’s unmissable.” (more...)

Avalanche Studios' and Eidos' sent out a new Just Cause 2 trailer that introduces us to a little thing called gravity. Tie an enemy to a gas canister, shoot it, and watch him fly around hopelessly. Unfortunately for him, gravity always wins. Check out the trailer above and see how you can use it to your advantage.

Just Cause 2 releases March 23 for Xbox 360, PS3 and PC.

Eidos' Just Cause 2 is due out next month, so talks about a demo have begun to sprung up. Fortunately, Eidos has confirmed that the game is indeed getting the pre-release demo treatment, and it's "on its way."

"Just Cause 2 demo on its way, details to follow!" they tweeted before later adding, "No details just yet, only confirmation that there will be one. Stay tuned and we'll post details as soon as possible."

They also released a new trailer for the game, which you can see above.

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Square Enix today announced that Just Cause 2 for the PlayStation 3 will ship with a built-in video capture feature, allowing players to record clips of their greatest in-game exploits and upload directly to YouTube.

By activating Just Cause 2’s video capture feature, players will be able to automatically record the last 30 seconds of gameplay directly to the PlayStation 3’s hard drive and upload to YouTube. Also available from the in-game menu is a 10 minute capture feature which allows players to create more detailed and planned presentations. Players will be able to capture and share in-game mission walkthroughs, create online speed-run competitions, direct their own South East Asian-inspired Machinima and more, with the best YouTube videos linked from the official website allowing users to vote on their favourites, with prizes awarded for the best of the best.

Just Cause 2’s video capture and upload feature will be available exclusively for the PlayStation 3. All formats will release in-stores on March 23rd, 2010, in North America and March 26th, 2010, in Europe, Middle East, and Australasia.

In this new trailer from Just Cause 2, Eidos takes advantage of YouTube's annotation feature, allowing viewers decide what happens.

As Rico attempts to rescue Agent Operative Jade Tan from deep within an enemy base, it's up to you to decide how he does it. Simply watch the video and you'll be asked what you'd like Rico to do next. Whether that's engaging in some stealth-like tactics to get in and out unseen, or come crashing in from above via fighter jet, it's up to you.

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Square Enix has announced that all pre-orders for Just Cause 2 in the UK are to be shipped in an exclusive, limited edition format. Available to pre-order now, the pack contains a set of in-box and downloadable in-game tools for causing complete chaos by land, sea and air.

The limited edition comes complete with the Black Market Chaos Pack, containing five must-have downloadable guns and gadgets, experimental and heavily upgraded items from the Agency’s research and development division, and a fold-out Panauan Intel Map, packed with information and hotspots for causing chaos and destruction.

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