Spend the Holidays in Hell with the Dantes Inferno Gates of Hell Demo

December 1, 2009

Spend the Holidays in Hell with the Dante’s Inferno ‘Gates
of Hell’ Demo

Visceral Games Announces Free Downloadable Demo Available
on PSN December 10th and on Xbox Live December 24th

December is about to heat up! Electronic Arts Inc. today
announced that the playable demo for Dante’s Inferno™ will be available as a
free download on PlayStation Network on December 10 and on Xbox Live on December
24. Dante’s Inferno takes gamers on a quest through hell, in an action-packed
adaptation of part one of Dante Alighieri’s epic poem, The Divine Comedy. The
‘Gates of Hell’ demo includes the entire opening level and gives gamers a taste
of the terrifying odyssey to come in the Nine Circles of Hell as depicted in the
full game.

In the demo of Dante’s Inferno, players are introduced to
Dante Alighieri’s re-imagined past as a crusader who returns home to Florence to
discover his true love, Beatrice, murdered. As her soul escapes her body, she is
kidnapped by the dark shadow form of Lucifer. 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
to the inner bowels of hell.

“The world of Alighieri’s Dante’s Inferno is such a rich,
detailed, and often alarming universe, that all of us at Visceral Games put our
hearts, and dare I say souls, into creating something truly intense and
exciting,” said executive producer Jonathan Knight. “We hope gamers enjoy this
tease of hell, and come away from the experience lusting for more when the game
comes out on February 9.”

Developed by Visceral Games™, the award-winning developers
behind the critically-acclaimed Dead Space™ franchise, Dante’s Inferno is an
epic descent through Dante Alighieri’s nine circles of hell – limbo, lust,
gluttony, greed, anger, heresy, violence, fraud and treachery. At a blazing-fast
60 frames per second, each circle features unique environments, all new
creatures, terrifying demons, story elements and are scored distinctly to set a
tone that fits each circle of sinners.

Gamers will get to go to hell in North America beginning
February 9, 2010 and in Europe on February 12, 2010 for PlayStation®3 computer
entertainment system and the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system as
well as the PlayStation® Portable (PSP®). The Gates of Hell demo will be
available on the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 consoles.

Dante’s Inferno is rated M for Mature by the ESRB and is
currently awaiting PEGI classification. For more information on Dante’s Inferno,
please follow the Dante’s Inferno team at Visceral Games on Twitter at

www.twitter.com/danteteam
  and visit the game’s official web site at
www.dantesinferno.com 
where the team explores a new circle of hell, with new content and updates on
the ninth day of every month.