Sega has confirmed the release date of Shinji Mikami’s (who brought us games like Resident Evil, Devil May Cry, etc) newest baby, Vanquish. The demo will be available on August 31st in North America, and September 1st in Europe.

The official demo is titled Velocity Attack. As Sam, the US government agent decked out in a futuristic ARS battle suit, players will be fighting the Russians in a race for the planet’s dwindling resources. Sam will have an arsenal of weapons and upgrades, as well as the the ability to hijack “walkers”, or use his suit’s unique Boost and AR mode to take down enemy robots. The demo will also feature a boss, Argus, as the climax.

Vanquish is set for release in North America on October 19th, in Australia on October 21st, and Europe on October 22nd for the Xbox 360 and Playstation 3.