According to Richard Mitchell over at joystiq.com, the patch, which is available for both versions of the game (Xbox 360 and Windows), has tweaked and fixed several gameplay and stability issues. The autobalance has also been changed, and should now more aggressively try to place you with friends during matches.

What’s even more exciting is the announcement that there will be a double XP weekend this coming weekend, in order for players to celebrate the recent launch of the 2 new Section 8: Prejudice maps. The double XP weekend begins on Friday 3rd at 1AM EST, and will continue until Monday 6th at 1AM EST.

As noted over on the forums.timegate.com website, the recently released patch has also fixed a rare issue where a player’s controls would become unresponsive after they performed a fatality, as well as a rare lock-on crash that sometimes occurred during gameplay.

You can read what other fixes and improvements have been made via the forums.timegate.com website. Did you buy the new Section 8: Prejudice ‘Overdrive’ map pack DLC?

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According to Pete Haas over on the cinemablend.com website, the ‘Overdrive’ map pack is due to be released next Wednesday, June 1st. The new downloadable map pack will add two brand new locations to the multiplayer game. This includes Abaddon and Sky Dock.

The Abaddon map features a power cell facility that’s surrounded by magma craters, while the Sky Dock maps takes place at a military base located in an icy environment. Both of the new maps will be able to be played online and offline in all of the game modes.

For those of you that have not played the first-person shooter game before, Prejudice is the digital-download only sequel to the Section 8 game. In Section 8: Prejudice, players don power suits that let them fly through the air in short bursts, as well as run at high speeds.

Players enter combat through orbital dropships, and have the ability to choose where they want to be dropped on a map. Gamers also have the ability to call down drop pods that contain defensive structures and vehicles while they are in the middle of a match.

The upcoming map pack will become available through Games for Windows Marketplace and Xbox Live Arcade, and will cost you 320 Microsoft Points or $4. Are you tempted to download the new ‘Overdrive’ map pack?

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According to a recent article by Christopher Rick over at gamersdailynews.com, Section 8: Prejudice will be arriving at different times for the different platforms, with Xbox 360 owners receiving it before anyone else. The upcoming game is due to hit Xbox Live Arcade on April 20th.

Those who want the Microsoft Windows version will have to wait until May 4th to start playing the game. The PlayStation 3 version unfortunately hasn’t been given a release date as of yet. All we know at this point is that it will be arriving on the PlayStation Network sometime in the summer.

The Section 8: Prejudice game – which is a direct sequel to the 2009 game Section 8 – features a 5-hour story-driven single-player campaign mode, as well as a Conquest multiplayer mode that supports up to 32 players and a Swarm 4-player co-operative mode.

Other features include offline bot support for all of the game modes, Dynamic Combat Missions that ensures no 2 multiplayer matches ever play the same, dedicated servers for all platforms, clan management tools and highly customizable equipment and weapon loadouts.

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