So I had mentioned the delay of Pro Evo Soccer 2008 for North America in a previous post. Well, to make up for the bad news I’m going to tell you how you can grab the newly posted demo which is only available to UK subscribers. I’m sure you’re asking, is the demo worth getting? Fifa 08 demo is already out and I’m lazy. Well, if you want to bow to evil EA then go right the fuck ahead. But the PES 2008 demo has a full game available with 5 different national squads like Portugal and Brazil for the low low price of 1.3 gigs. The gameplay has always been the pinnacle of sports gaming and only gets better. As well, creating a UK account will give you access to download other content and be able to use it on your US account. So keep reading if interested…

The following is for a Japanese account, but the principal should work for US ones also, just fire up Google to find the details for whatever store takes your fancy to gather the address details:

1) Head on over to Microsoft’s passport Web site (if you’re logged in to a current account, make sure to sign out). Sign up for a new, free Hotmail account.

2) When asked, remember to answer that you’re from Japan — don’t worry, you dirty liar, we won’t judge you.

3) The next part, which would be the “trickiest,” is entering some additional information about where you are from. You’ll have to enter bogus information. The following should work fine (the phone number is for a Domino’s Pizza near Akebonobashi Station in Tokyo):

Postal code: 150-2345
Province: Tokyo-to
Phone Number: 098-974-0604

4) Once you’ve activated your new Hotmai account, it’s time to head on over to your Xbox 360. Switch profiles if necessary (the X button) and create a new profile, and a new Xbox Live account.

5) You’ll next have to sign in with your new Japanese passport. Keep the number for Domino’s Pizza Akebonobashi handy, because you’re going to need to enter it again.

6) Create a gamertag and … that’s it!

Anything downloaded off of the Japanese marketplace can be played using accounts from other regions.