It was bound to happen one day: A pre-release demo has been patched. PS3 owners experienced some matchmaking issues with the initial release of the Aliens vs. Predator trial. Now developer Rebellion has not only fixed the bugs, but has added a few new features to the multiplayer demo, including the ability to create and search for specific matches.
Players that have the old demo installed on their hard drives will find it no longer works. An "Incompatible Version" error will appear for those attempting to play it. Instead, players are advised to go back into the PlayStation Store to re-download an updated demo. Yes, it's another 800MB-ish download, but if you want an early taste of Aliens vs. Predator, this will have to suffice.
Reader Comments (10)
Posted: Feb 12th 2010 8:27PM Farseye said
Will be worth it... took forever to find a match before, and when I couldn't find anyone I would do a 1v1 with my friend... atleast I found out how to switch species.
Posted: Feb 12th 2010 8:42PM MrXile said
A patch for a pre-release demo lol - was bound to happen eventually!
Damn it - had the 'old' demo installed, but not played it yet, now I have to delete it, and re-download the thing...
Damn it - had the 'old' demo installed, but not played it yet, now I have to delete it, and re-download the thing...
Posted: Feb 12th 2010 9:13PM billythekid247 said
haven't tried re-downloading but I get no message in the original demo
Posted: Feb 12th 2010 9:21PM (Unverified) said
I just deleted my version of the demo, and i didn't get "Incompatible Version". BUT i found some other info from another site:
PlayStation 3 users have had a rough time with the AvP demo recently. Now, SEGA and Rebellion have announced that an updated version of the Aliens Vs Predator demo is looking to sort out the problems.
A new, updated version of the Aliens Vs Predator multiplayer demo is now available via the PS Store. The original demo, which was riddled with problems, will not be functioning any more.
The firm apologized to PS3 gamers regarding the issues.
SEGA Europe’s Gary Knight stated:
We are confident that the matchmaking issue has been fixed with this new demo and we will be monitoring community activity closely over the coming days to ensure that it has been fully resolved. We would like to thank the community for all of their valuable feedback and continued patience.
Jason Kingsley, CEO of Rebellion clarified the reasoning behind the choice of a Deathmatch mode for the demo of the shooter.
We chose Deathmatch as the mode for the demo as it’s very familiar to all FPS gamers and minimizes restrictions on players while they are getting to grips with the controls of each of the three playable species. We have plenty of new modes in the game and players only have to wait a matter of days before they can play them when the game launches.
If you want to know how your demo is old, Sega’s released an article explaining how. Aliens vs. Predator arrives on February 16 for North America and February 19 for Europe.
PlayStation 3 users have had a rough time with the AvP demo recently. Now, SEGA and Rebellion have announced that an updated version of the Aliens Vs Predator demo is looking to sort out the problems.
A new, updated version of the Aliens Vs Predator multiplayer demo is now available via the PS Store. The original demo, which was riddled with problems, will not be functioning any more.
The firm apologized to PS3 gamers regarding the issues.
SEGA Europe’s Gary Knight stated:
We are confident that the matchmaking issue has been fixed with this new demo and we will be monitoring community activity closely over the coming days to ensure that it has been fully resolved. We would like to thank the community for all of their valuable feedback and continued patience.
Jason Kingsley, CEO of Rebellion clarified the reasoning behind the choice of a Deathmatch mode for the demo of the shooter.
We chose Deathmatch as the mode for the demo as it’s very familiar to all FPS gamers and minimizes restrictions on players while they are getting to grips with the controls of each of the three playable species. We have plenty of new modes in the game and players only have to wait a matter of days before they can play them when the game launches.
If you want to know how your demo is old, Sega’s released an article explaining how. Aliens vs. Predator arrives on February 16 for North America and February 19 for Europe.
Posted: Feb 12th 2010 9:23PM (Unverified) said
Just forget what i posted over here. I dind't read the whole thing, STUPID ME xD Lalz
Posted: Feb 12th 2010 10:07PM kentuckyfried said
Thanks for the update joystiq.
Posted: Feb 12th 2010 10:27PM (Unverified) said
too bad it still sucks
Posted: Feb 12th 2010 11:12PM (Unverified) said
As a Marine, firepower is your main offense/defense, and a handy sprint helps keep you out of harm’s way. I really enjoyed Alien Infestation, a mode where every player starts as a Marine, and soon after,
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Posted: Feb 13th 2010 10:19PM (Unverified) said
The demo itself (PS3/360/PC) was/is a POS.
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Posted: Feb 28th 2010 1:38AM (Unverified) said
Patched Aliens vs human..This is very interesting story ..From the Starting we want to see and meet once time with Allian ..how do they live in his place ..I want to know all that...
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