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TimeShift wasn’t the block buster title that Sierra Entertainment was looking for. That is why today, Sierra announced that they will be releasing a free multiplayer map pack on Xbox Live today. Titled “Futures-Past Multiplayer Map Pack,” the pack contains five new maps, all compatible with the various game modes. If you have a free minute and were one of the few people who bought TimeShift, I would defiantly recommend giving the pack a download. What’s it going to cost ya?

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This is just a reminder that the demo of Haze, previously announced as out “early May,” will be hitting the PlayStation Network tomorrow, May 8. The demo features 4 player, drop-in/drop-out co-op multiplayer, as well as part of the standard single-player campaign. I don’t know about you guys, but I think it’s worth a download.

Remember when I posted a news item about the Premium Edition of Soul Calibur IV? I promised to revisit it if any new information came out, and today Namco explained in further detail the Premium Edition’s contents.

The Premium Edition comes with a XL T-shirt. The Xbox 360 version’s shirt is white and has Yoda on it. The PS3 version’s is black and has Darth Vader on it. There is also the mysterious “Tournament Kit”, which in all reality is just a card with a tournament tree on it. Also included, is a comic/art book which will explain the events that happened before Soul Calibur IV.

I’ll leave it up to you guys to decide if its worth the $80 price tag. Personally, I think I’ll pass.

Read: Look At What’s Inside The Soul Calibur IV CE. 

Namco Bandi have announced that Soul Calibur IV will be hitting North American stores on July 29. There will be the standard $60 game, as well as an $80 premium edition. What does the premium get you? Not only will you get a metal box, a comic book and a “tournament kit”, but also access to “extra customization content.”

“Tournament kit” and “extra customization content?” That is so vague that I can’t help but be intrigued. You can be sure I’ll post the details on these two elusive selling points one they are released.

Read: Soul Calibur 4 To Disregard Canon On July 29.

Today, more details on Grand Theft Auto IV’s multiplayer were released. Four of the fifteen game modes were detailed. There will be the classic Team Deathmatch, GTA Race, Cops ‘N Crooks (think Counter-Strike) and Hangman’s Noose (co-op escort missions). Other details released are:

• Confirmed 16 player online play.
• The online map is the same as the singleplayer map.
• There will be no co-op for singleplayer missions, however there are many co-op multiplayer modes.
• Ranked online games earn you money for character customization.
• Races can be played with or without guns.
• Voice chat volume depends on how close players are to you.

All in all GTA4 seems to be shaping up quite nicely. It is going to be a hard few weeks as I count down the hours till it’s release day, April 29.Read: Grand Theft Auto IV Multiplayer Hands-On (PS3, Xbox 360).

It’s no April fool. A demo of Army of Two hits Xbox LIVE Marketplace April 1. The demo includes both the training level as well as the first level of the game.

Once the demo is out, other downloadable content will begin to arrive. In the first pack, there will be one new multiplayer map, two new campaign maps and a SSC Challenge obstacle course. There is no official word on the release date or price of the DLC.

I can’t wait for this demo; I’ve been on the fence about picking up Army of Two and hopefully it’ll let me know what’s up.

Read: Army of Two Demo Coming April 1st.