Table Tennis bounces onto XBL

Free demo of Rockstar's Ping-Pong hit now available on Xbox Live Marketplace; 526MB download offers one- and two-player offline modes.

Following speculation last week on the blog of Xbox Live programming director Larry "Major Nelson" Hryb, a demo of Rockstar Games presents Table Tennis is now available on Xbox Live Marketplace. Weighing in at 526MB, the demo features pro playable characters Mark and Liu Ping and a three-game set in China's National Table Tennis Auditorium. It has options for one- or two-player offline games, but it does not support Xbox Live matchups.

The Table Tennis release is the latest in a series of high-profile demos to make it onto Xbox Live. Like the recent Dead or Alive 4 demo, the Table Tennis demo arrives long after the full game was shipped to stores. Other recent demos to help Xbox 360 owners through the summer include The Lord of the Rings, The Battle for Middle-earth II and Prey.

Besides being the subject of a fair amount of critical acclaim, Table Tennis also uses the same graphics technology as Rockstar's most anticipated release of next year. It is based on Take-Two's proprietary Rockstar Advanced Game Engine, which will also power Grand Theft Auto IV. (Current-generation Grand Theft Autos use the RenderWare engine, which is now owned by Take-Two rival Electronic Arts.) GTA IV will arrive simultaneously on the 360 and PlayStation 3 on October 16, 2007, in the US, and October 19, 2007, in the UK.

47 Comments

  • Phantsy16

    Posted Jul 31, 2006 3:25 am PT

    yay

  • Sagacious_Tien

    Posted Jul 27, 2006 6:22 am PT

    I've played more of this game in store kiosks than I would in the demo, so it's redundant to me, but it is still nice that it is now available. I recommend all try it if they can, it's a very fun game.

  • anamnawshad

    Posted Jul 27, 2006 4:22 am PT

    Sweet for 360 owners........

  • chickenoverlord

    Posted Jul 27, 2006 3:38 am PT

    Sounds awesome... strange really... but i can't wait!

  • PyroSean30

    Posted Jul 27, 2006 3:30 am PT

    why is this in the PS3 news? but anyway, i heard good things about this game and this is good news to try it out

  • rynmls

    Posted Jul 27, 2006 12:11 am PT

    great news... for 360 owners of course...

  • jeebs213

    Posted Jul 26, 2006 10:56 pm PT

    i'm gonna buy a 360 just to play all of these great demos, forget about the $60 games!

  • ocdog45

    Posted Jul 26, 2006 9:39 pm PT

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  • Tommi88

    Posted Jul 26, 2006 7:29 pm PT

    i just love this game bought it today !

  • SavoyPrime

    Posted Jul 26, 2006 5:56 pm PT

    *turns on the 360 and starts downloading*

  • The_X_Factor_69

    Posted Jul 26, 2006 4:20 pm PT

    i must say that i am impressed by the demo...mabye i'll buy it if i can find it at a discount price

  • gmrscore-addict

    Posted Jul 26, 2006 3:50 pm PT

    ping... pong

  • thekey

    Posted Jul 26, 2006 3:34 pm PT

    Those that haven't played it. Play it!!!!

    bigj61
    You must have not read the artical, the game uses the same graphic tecnology that GTA4 is going to use.

  • roSco_train

    Posted Jul 26, 2006 3:15 pm PT

    The Doa4 demo is up now too!!!!

  • Generic_Dude

    Posted Jul 26, 2006 2:46 pm PT

    Well, I'm gonna have to check this out. The graphics in it are pretty impressive. GTA should be kickass, provided the frame rate holds up for it.

  • cesarotromundo

    Posted Jul 26, 2006 2:40 pm PT

    DUDE! PING PONG

  • enoslives7

    Posted Jul 26, 2006 2:20 pm PT

    ping pong....ARE YOU KIDDING ME ?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!

    the apocalypse is near

  • hemakm3

    Posted Jul 26, 2006 2:20 pm PT

    Will check this out.

  • 03mareed

    Posted Jul 26, 2006 1:46 pm PT

    wasnt it already out i could of sworn it was already out i am Uk based

  • Edward1211

    Posted Jul 26, 2006 1:35 pm PT

    pretty cool

  • jcloverboy

    Posted Jul 26, 2006 1:29 pm PT

    demo was the only way I was going to play this one. Graphics look sweet but didn't seem to have much replay value.

  • NeoJedi

    Posted Jul 26, 2006 12:26 pm PT

    It's fun to see that Microsoft puts out demos a month or two after the original game has hit store shelves. I thought demos were supposed to come out BEFORE the retail game, to give you an idea on how it is.

  • HyperMetaDragon

    Posted Jul 26, 2006 12:18 pm PT

    Yipee!

    And what does this have to do with GTA IV? Well, they're both made by the same company, and there's speculation going around that they'll both use the same graphics engine.

  • SrLynx

    Posted Jul 26, 2006 12:17 pm PT

    I wanted to check this game out eversince it was released, so this is a good way to see what the fuss is all about.

  • T1Panda

    Posted Jul 26, 2006 12:14 pm PT

    Might have to check that out.

  • Dafdiego777

    Posted Jul 26, 2006 12:13 pm PT

    When I get back from vacation, I'm going to download this and Prey...

  • Neomelkoreta

    Posted Jul 26, 2006 12:10 pm PT

    as much as I dont particularly like rockstar for their GTA games which got incredibly boring about 1 hour into GTA3, I am looking forward to playing this game, hopefully my friend DL'd the Demo!

  • Slice267

    Posted Jul 26, 2006 12:03 pm PT

    I already own it but I encourage everyone to try it out

  • samekila

    Posted Jul 26, 2006 11:58 am PT

    downloaded late last night it way better then I thought it would be I will buy it now galaga is on xbox live arcade to

  • The_MrB

    Posted Jul 26, 2006 11:54 am PT

    Whoot, I'll definitely download it.

  • LosDaddie

    Posted Jul 26, 2006 11:52 am PT

    The Xbox360 and Xbox Live continue to get better & better! Only a jealous fanboy would deny it.

    Go, MS!!

  • netsgiantsfan24

    Posted Jul 26, 2006 11:46 am PT

    nice ive been wanting to play this game for a while but never got the chance too. im downloading it right now

  • tyler2010

    Posted Jul 26, 2006 11:45 am PT

    It should have came out before the game......

  • spydrman5472

    Posted Jul 26, 2006 11:43 am PT

    As long as GTA4 looks and plays better than Saint's Row no one will have anything to worry about. Even though I'm a huge GTA fan I'm thinkin' 'bout gettin' Saint's Row just as a warm up to GTA4. If Sain't Row turns out decently maybe it'll even raise the bar on what GTA4 will be forced to accomplish (like online multiplayer and graphical prowess). Can't wait!

  • smiley17O

    Posted Jul 26, 2006 11:32 am PT

    SWEET IM GANA GO DOWNLOAD IT NOW i have all ways wantesd to play this

  • masskilla334

    Posted Jul 26, 2006 11:31 am PT

    yeah!!!!

  • eduardjm

    Posted Jul 26, 2006 11:28 am PT

    god bless xbox live

  • Duh_to_the_avo

    Posted Jul 26, 2006 11:23 am PT

    While the game does run on the same engine, unfortunately it would be pushing it to say that GTA IV will look like table tennis. Table tennis only had to draw two game characters and a background with items, while GTA will have to animate vast environments with many characters and items. Hopefully GTA IV will look great, but it wont be as good looking as this, warcraftfan234.

  • o_sausage

    Posted Jul 26, 2006 11:20 am PT

    downloading now

  • The_Crowing

    Posted Jul 26, 2006 11:20 am PT

    They're using the same engine (RAGE) on GTAIV.

  • warcraftfan234

    Posted Jul 26, 2006 11:20 am PT

    If you check out the screenshots for Table Tennis, that is the same graphics for GTA IV.

  • jkr2krz

    Posted Jul 26, 2006 11:18 am PT

    Personally I wish demo's would come out like a week or so after a game's release but hey better late then never. BTW/FTW and asking "what does this have to do with gta IV .. read the whole STORY all the way, to the end prior to commenting.

  • DrPwnage

    Posted Jul 26, 2006 11:18 am PT

    Demos are fun.

  • Franchise2k6

    Posted Jul 26, 2006 11:17 am PT

    cool

  • DoubleAxe

    Posted Jul 26, 2006 11:16 am PT

    neet

  • supermario-2000

    Posted Jul 26, 2006 11:15 am PT

    I'll give it a shot!

  • bigj61

    Posted Jul 26, 2006 11:15 am PT

    what does this have to do GTA IV?

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