Better late than never? As of this week,Modern Warfare 2now has a single-player demo. It went live yesterday on PlayStation Network and hit Xbox LIVE earlier today (download link).

You can probably understand why Infinity Ward didn’t do this prior to the game’s launch last November.Modern Warfare 2is something of a known quantity at this point, and putting together a demo would’ve been time away from active development.

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Still, whynow? Are the add-on maps to blame? At any rate, I say download the demo if you aren’t necessarily into “war games” or even first-person shooters. The “Cliffhanger” level — a good example ofMW2‘s thrill-ride-style design — is playable in full.

The opening area of the Whisper mission, in a small grove.

The Divide in the Cosmodrome, where the Guardian was resurrected.

A holofoil Ribbontail, as seen in collections.

The Phoneutria Fera hand cannon, inspired by the Season of the Haunted armor set. It has a unique, galactic glow.

Three Fuses appear in a match of Apex Legends' Wild Card mode.

Mad Maggie opens a supply bin and an item with a symbol indicating infinite ammo appears.

Legends slide through a zipline in King’s Canyon in Apex Legends.

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The Yeartide Apex tex Mechanica SMG with a Holofoil glow.