Capcom announced today that a multiplayer demo for Lost Planet 2 will be available next week on Xbox Live and PlayStation Network.

Featuring the “Turbulent Jungle” map from the online versus mode, the new Lost Planet 2 demo will include full chat support and stat tracking. While the demo will be available publicly on April 21st for Xbox 360 and April 22nd for PlayStation 3, Capcom’s will get a sneak preview of the demo beginning March 31st via community-distributed voucher codes for early access. Players who download and play the demo will be rewarded when they purchase the full retail version of Lost Planet 2 with immediate access to the Machine Gun SP which fires three round bursts. Capcom also announced that the Xbox 360 and PS3 versions of Lost Planet 2 will now be hitting stores on May 11th, one week earlier than previously announced. A PC version is scheduled for release in Fall 2010.