Update:

The Kickstarter backer demo for Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night is available today.

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Alongside the demo's release, a new story trailer has been debuted, you can watch below.After its delay last week, the demo can now be played by backers who supported at the $60 or higher tier. For more on the demo, as well as IGN's coverage of Bloodstained from E3 2018, read on.Original story follows:

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Kickstarter backers of Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night will have to wait just a little bit longer than expected for the game's demo. While it was supposed to go live yesterday, that didn't happen. Instead, the demo has been delayed to June 28."We showcased the demo at E3, but after watching many people play the demo, we found a couple of bugs that we want to fix and several adjustments we wanted to make in order to deliver a better beta experience," producer Koji Igarashi said in a statement posted to Blodstained's Kickstarter page Continuing, Igarashi said his team had been working toward fixing the bugs right up until yesterday, but the studio just couldn't get it finished in time. Igarashi apologized to backers for the delay and thanked them for their patience.Roberto Angel-Corlux from publisher 505 Games also apologized to fans while trying to find a silver lining for the delay. For instance, fixing the E3 bugs first before releasing the demo to the public will lead to fan feedback helping to identify other issues.Speaking of which, IGN went hands-on with the Bloodstained demo at E3 and came away feeling like it's the spiritual successor to Castlevania that fans have been waiting for Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night releases later this year on PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, PC, and PlayStation Vita. Spinoff Curse of the Moon is available now, and IGN's review found it to be a substantial appetizer

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