Aliens vs. Predator DLC Brings Four 'Hunter Edition' Maps to All Next Week

The four bonus multiplayer maps included in the premium-priced Hunter Edition and UK Survivor Edition of Aliens vs. Predator will be available for all owners of the game to purchase and download next week, according to publisher SEGA.

The "Swarm Map Pack," as it's called, will run 560 Microsoft Points / $7 when it hits PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 on Thursday, March 18. Details on the maps are below:

Two new Multiplayer maps for six different online modes (Deathmatch, Predator Hunt, Infestation, Species Deathmatch, Mixed Species Deathmatch and Domination) :

• Docks: The caustic alkali waters of BG-386 put an end to Weyland-Yutani's planned shipping activities.

• Machine: As well as processing exotic ores, the BG-386 Refinery provided electrical power to the colonists at Freya's Prospect.

Two new Survivor maps in which up to four Marines battle to stay alive against increasing swarms of Aliens:

• Outpost: The site of the original Weyland-Yutani colony on BG-386 was abandoned, and soon reclaimed by the planet's voracious jungle plant life.

• Hive: Deep in the heart of the Freya's Prospect Refinery lays the Xenomorph Hive.