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Perfect Dark Zero Demo and Content Downloads

In her ever-evolving battle against the evil dataDyne Corporation, Joanna Dark's mission is far from over. Microsoft Game Studios and Rare® today announced that a free playable demo and new content for Perfect Dark Zero™ will be available for download in Xbox Live® Marketplace, providing new challenges and an opportunity for new fans to join the fight against dataDyne.

The demo gives lets you play through an exclusive preview of one of the best-selling Xbox 360™ launch titles. Leap into the world of Joanna Dark by playing through the Outpost in solo mode, with a friend via split screen co-op, or cooperatively over Xbox Live. Challenge friends, strangers ,and A.I. bot enemies alike on the brand new multiplayer map, Plaza.

Additionally, several updates will soon be made available for current owners of the game (they will automatically load when you sign on to Xbox Live).

Download Joanna to your hard drive.

Included in the free auto-updates are eight new bot personalities, making these artificially intelligent enemies even more treacherous. Some of the new bots even get personal—"judge bots" instinctively attack the player with the most kills, while "bully bots" attack the player with the least. "Venge bots" are constantly out for blood, targeting the last person that killed them. The infamous "DarkOps bots" are being added, and will be available in all multiplayer scenarios.

In addition to the demo and auto-updates, Xbox Live Marketplace will soon feature new premium content downloads for Perfect Dark Zero, including four new multiplayer maps. Check out this video preview.

Who needs Bond when you've got Joanna?

Set in the year 2020—years before the original hit game—Perfect Dark Zero is the origin story of the legendary Joanna Dark, a perfect agent and ultimate weapon.Equip Joanna with definitive state-of-the-art weaponry and spy gadgets in the Xbox 360-exclusive prequel to the first-person shooter Perfect Dark. For more information about the game, visit the official "safe house."