Avatar PC demo available online

Ubisoft has released a surprise demo of its upcoming James Cameron’s Avatar: The Game on the German Coke Zero site.

The 1.6GB download, seemingly unavailable anywhere else but http://www.cokezero.de/ (other than mirror sites), consists of an English-language demo of the first-person shooter based on the upcoming feature film James Cameron’s Avatar.

Here are the minimum system requirements:

•    Operating System: Windows XP (with SP2) or Windows Vista (with SP1) •    Processor:o    3 Ghz Intel Pentium D 830 o    AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+ or better •    RAM: 1 GB Windows XP / 2 GB Windows Vista, Windows 7 •    Video card:o    NVidia 6800 or ATI X1650 or better o    256 MB DirectX 10.0-compliant video card or DirectX o    9.0c-compliant card with Shader Model 3.0 or higher o    See Supported List more information. •    DVD-ROM: DVD-ROM •    Hard Drive Space: 1.5 GB •    Sound: DirectX 9.0c Compatible Sound Card with Latest Drivers •    Internet: Broadband connection and service required for multiplayer mode •    Windows-compatible mouse required

Recommended Configuration:

•    Operating System: Windows XP (with SP2), Windows Vista (with SP1) or Windows 7 •    Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo Family, AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+, AMD Phenom or better •    RAM: 2 GB •    Video card: o    NVidia 8600 GTS or better, ATI X1900 or better o    512 MB of graphic memory o    See Supported List for more information.•    DVD-ROM: DVD-ROM •    Hard Drive Space: 1.5 GB •    Sound: DirectX 9.0c Compatible Sound Card 5.1 with Latest Drivers •    Internet: Broadband connection and service required for multiplayer mode •    Windows-compatible mouse required Supported Video Cards at Release Time:•    NVIDIA GeForce 6 Series - GeForce 6800 Ultra, 6800 GT, 6800 •    NVIDIA GeForce 7 Series - GeForce 7950 Series, 7900 Series, 7800 Series, 7600 Series, •    NVIDIA GeForce 8 Series - GeForce 8800 Ultra, 8800 GTX , 8800 GTS, 8800 GT, •    8800 GS, 8600 GTS, 8600GT, 8500 GT •    NVIDIA GeForce 9 Series - GeForce 9600 GT, GeForce 9800 GTX •    NVIDIA GeForce 200 Series - 250 GTX, 280 GTX •    ATI RADEON X1000 series - X1650, X1800, X1900, X1950 •    ATI RADEON HD 2000 Series - HD 2600, HD 2900, GT/XT •    ATI RADEON HD 3000 Series - HD 3850, HD 3870, HD 3870 X2 •    ATI RADEON HD 4000 Series - HD 4870, HD 4850 X2, HD 4870 X2