Lost Planet patch out at launch

It seems Capcom’s Lost Planet demos on Xbox Live Marketplace have served a dual purpose. Not only have they provided gamers with a chance to sample the goods before release, but Capcom themselves have used the feedback received from both demos to improve the game.

“Capcom has been reading boards, emails and blogs, collecting thoughts and ideas directly from the growing community,” the Capcom team explained.

A patch will be ready for the game’s release on January 12, 2007 and should auto download when you load the game up for the first time. You can see list of key changes made to the lobby and matchmaking system compared to the demo below:

• Private slots can be set by host
• Invite friends to a match
• Number of players in a room will be displayed next to name of the room
• Players will not be kicked all the way out to the main menu if they try to join a full game
• New button allows players to refresh the match list without going out to the main menu and selecting Quick Match again
• Players will now go to a post-game lobby at the end of a match, not kicked back to the main menu
• The ability to replay a match with the same group without leaving the post-game lobby
• Cycling maps on replayed matches when map selection is set to Random
• Text size on the team selection screen will be greatly increased when using non-HD resolutions
• When manual team selection is set to ON, players will have 20 seconds to form teams
• The time limit on each match will be maxed out at 60 minutes, instead of the current unlimited time
• A player’s custom match criteria will now be saved