Konami has announced a playable demo of Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance

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The three-stage demo will be made available via PlayStation Network and Xbox Live Marketplace from January 22 in North American and January 23 in Europe.A new trailer has also been released to accompany the announcement, which you can check out below. It shows off Raiden and the game's Zan-Datsu combat system in impressive form, even if they do rather worryingly only manage to net a B for the performance.Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance will be available from February 19 in North America, February 21 in Australia and February 22 in Europe.

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