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The folks at developer Futuremark Game Studios are giving players another chance to try out their zero-g themed sci-fi shooter Shattered Horizon. Beginning at 7 pm Eastern time on Thursday the multiplayer themed game will be free to play for anyone via Steam until Sunday. Also the game will get a 50 percent discount to $9.99 for the time period.

Launched last December, Futuremark has added two major free DLC additions to Shattered Horizon since its release. A level pack doubled the number of maps in the game from four to eight. More recently the Firepower pack added a number of new weapons and grenade types to the title. As always keep in mind that Shattered Horizon requires a DirectX 10-based video card to run.

Ubisoft's new take on putting in an "always on" online connection as their DRM set-up for PC games hasn't really worked well in practice so far as attacks on their DRM servers in the past few have prevented many people from playing the games they have paid for. For Futuremark Games Studio, makers of the recent zero-g based shooter Shattered Horizon, having a set up that keeps players from their own games is not the way to go.

In a chat at Computer and Video Games, Futuremark's CEO Jukka Mäkinen states,"Whatever the DRM used, games need to be hassle free for those who have bought their copy the proper way. Taking good care of the customer is always better than chasing the thieves."

The full interview concentrates more about Shattered Horizon itself including plans to continue to support and add to the game with free downloadable content.

Gallery: Shattered Horizon

Using all in-game footage, this video shows off the expansive maps included in Moonrise, the free content expansion for Shattered Horizon. To mark its release, Steam is hosting a free-to-play weekend for Shattered Horizon complete with a 50% off sale to give both new and current players a chance to try out the new maps. Players can pre-load the game now, and the free-to-play weekend will last from today 4:00 PM PST until February 21st at 1:00 PM PST.

"Shattered Horizon immerses you in the cold reality of combat in space like no other game before. This multiplayer first-person shooter is played entirely in zero gravity. A catastrophic explosion on the Moon has filled near-Earth space with billions of tons of rocky debris. You and your friends will join intense 32 player battles to control hollowed-out asteroids, huge fragments of Moon rock and the ruined remains of the International Space Station."

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