There’s a new article on CVG where Rebellion give us an update on how the demo’s been doing. Basically, it’s had 14,000 downloads on X-Box Live with an approval rating of 4.5/5. There was an issue with the PC demo where people had difficulty with the matchmaking. That was patched almost straight away, however PS3 users are still left unable to play the demo unless you do it via friends. Here’s what they had to say on the matter:

“The one unforeseen issue was the matchmaking on PS3, that really came out of left field and we’ve still got Sony engineers helping us look into what is at fault. I understand why people question how it wasn’t spotted sooner but we just can’t replicate that kind of scale in normal testing.

“Had we left Create and Browse Games in there as with the full game the problem wouldn’t have been so serious. Bottom line is we’re really sorry to all those PS3 owners and are working as fast as possible to find a solution which will help them enjoy the demo too.”

There’s a couple of new articles. There’s a new preview on CHUD, Guardian and XBox360Achievements and an interview on Kotaku. The Kartel have recently uploaded a “mega feature” including interviews, hands-on impressions and more.

There’s also a new review in Game Informer Magazine (scan here) where it scored 5.75/10. I wouldn’t take too much stock of what he said because the things he was complaining about aren’t really relevant. Thanks to Tim, ikarop, newbeing and Richman678 for the news.

Sega have just released a short video of gameplay from the first marine mission. It is a 2 minute long video with your first encounter with multiple Aliens. It takes place during the strip club segment of the first level:

Thanks to ikarop for the news.

Sega have released another trailer for Aliens vs Predator called Combat Tactics. The video highlights how to use the melee combat system. It shows how to light attack, how to block, use heavy attack to break block and how you can counter a heavy attack.

Thanks to ajm for the news.

The PC demo for AvP has been just released on STEAM. You need to register on their website in order to download and play the demo. To download the demo (1214MB) click here or try the link on the picture below. See you in the battleground! If you’re not sure if you PC can handle the game, please check the system requirements out here.

To post your impressions of the demo in the forum, please use the Demo Feedback thread. You can also view the Availability thread which will be updated as soon as the demo is released on the consoles.

Update 09:53: The X-Box 360 demo has been released in the X-Box Marketplace (780MB).

Update 14:13: The demo can now be found in the European PSN store on the Playstation 3 (1138MB). The American PSN store hasn’t been updated as of yet but give it a few hours.

Update 16:50: Rebellion just made an announcement about the infamous matchmaking system issues. A patch to fix this issue will be released shortly. Check the full announcement here.

Update 22:21: The demo has finally been released in the American PSN store. An update has also been released for the PC demo to fix the matchmaking issues. The steam application automatically updates your demo if a patch is available. Rebellion are working on fixing the problems for the PS3 demo but there is no timeframe on that.

Sega have finally announced that the Aliens vs Predator demo will be out tomorrow! As we confirmed last week, it will be released on Playstation®3 via Playstation® Network, Xbox®360 via Xbox Live and Games for Windows™ via STEAM. It will be a multiplayer demo and all three species will be available to play as. The level included in the demo is called Refinery.

An Aliens Vs. Predator multiplayer demo is set for release on Xbox Live, Steam and PSN TOMORROW, Sega’s confirmed.

The multiplayer demo gives access to all three species – the Colonial Marine, the Predator and the Alien – and Deathmatch mode on Refinery, one of the game’s multiplayer maps.

Jason Kingsley, CEO of Rebellion said of the demo: “Multiplayer was a huge part of our original AVP game back in 1999, and we’ve kept the spirit of that classic experience in creating the multiplayer for our new Aliens vs Predator. With the demo now gamers can get to grips with each of the three iconic species so they can hone their skills and be ready for when the game launches and battle commences.”

Well, that was a surprise. The full game’s out on February 19 in Europe. See screenshots of the demo below…

Let the countdown begin! Check out the link for some new screenshots too. Thanks to ikarop for the news.

This week on 1UP.com’s weekly show, Game Night, AvP is being featured. The guys at Game Night are showcasing the single player campaign for the marine now. You can watch the show live here or in the link provided below. You can also submit your own questions to them via their message board or Twitter account. Don’t worry if you missed the show, you will be able to catch the recorded footage on their website tomorrow.

In other news, there are two new video interviews with Tim Jones on G4TV. The footage shows part of the Alien and Predator campaigns. The Alien gameplay preview also features the Alien Queen in all its glory.

Yet another trailer has been released. This time it’s for Infestation Mode where one player starts the match as an Alien Hunter and their task is to kill the Marine prey. When a Marine player is killed they will join the Alien Hunter team and help to kill off any remaining Marines. Check the video out here or stream below:

It’s definitely one of the better trailers. Like before, hopefully Sega will post it in HD soon. Thanks to rzrzkid for the news.

Staff member Ikarop has made a very interesting thread in the forum detailing all the weapons and abilities that the Marines, Aliens and Predators have in the game. There’s also new controllers layouts for each species on the X360, presumably taken from the instruction manual.

Thanks to Ikarop for the news.