Visceral Games, an Electronics Arts studio today announced Dante’s Inferno “Divine Edition” exclusive for the PlayStation 3.

In addition to the game, all those who purchase Dante’s Inferno on the PlayStation 3 will receive this special edition which includes developer commentaries, a Wayne Barlowe digital art book, the soundtrack to the game and a digital version of the complete Longfellow translation of Dante Alighieri’s Inferno all for the standard retail price of $59.99.

The studio also announced that a Dante’s Inferno downloadable demo for PlayStation 3 is available for free on the PlayStation Network today.  The demo will also be available on Xbox LIVE on December 24, 2009.

Jonathan Knight, Executive Producer for Dante’s Inferno, had the following to say;

“We are thrilled to offer an exclusive game pack for PlayStation 3 gamers. The PlayStation platform has a long history of delivering AAA action/adventure games. Adding Dante’s Inferno to that rich catalogue is very exciting for the team. And with the demo now available on the PlayStation Network, players can finally get a taste of what awaits them in the full game on Feb 9th.”

In the Dante’s Inferno “Gates of Hell” demo, gamers will experience Dante Alighieri’s re-imagined past, as a crusader who returns home to Florence to discover his true love, Beatrice, murdered. Sworn to her rescue, Dante must journey to the Gates of Hell and beyond to battle undead monstrosities, unholy boss demons, and Death himself. Offering a glimpse into the vast world of Dante’s Inferno, the demo serves as a prelude to the player’s perilous journey through the nine circles of hell.

http://www.gamersdigest.net/4219/dante%E2%80%99s-inferno-divine-edition/

PS3 gets the demo today, 2 weeks before 360 owners, and this Divine Edition comes at the standard RRP!

Some serious loving from EA here; I suspect they're offering PS3 gamers extra incentives to make sure no one holds off on getting Dante's Inferno because of GOW3.

Well that's a sweet deal...Guess i'll download the demo later and check out what it's got to offer

Nice, demo today! :D

thats sik!
cant wait to play!
so happy we get all that stuff Exclusivly for the normal RRP price!

I suspect Sony have offered to pay for most/all of the advertising for the game and likely struck a deal to include this exclusive edition and the early demo release. Will certainly encourage multiplatform owners to buy the PS3 version.

I am 'shocked' that Sony gets this exclusive deal (they do not buy third party exclusives as far as I know). This game was not on my radar, but since I am a big fan of the book, I my pick this up just for the digital copy and the sound track. This is very good marketing on the part of the developer.

Sony's reputation for not buying exclusivity, stems from the fact that in previous generations they were far and away the market leaders; publishers WANTED to be on Playstation systems to have access to the huge market share those systems enjoyed.   The same is simply not true now.  Unless this game is targeted only at the japanese market (where the PS3 enjoys a huge lead over the 360), they got SOME KIND of incentive from Sony for this.

As for me, I will download the demo and check it out later today, I'm on the fence about this game.

sweet thing, will play the demo later today.

trying to go after GOW fans with that in my opinion

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