Content and news for Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter 2 has been coming our way thick and fast and now perhaps the final piece of the jigsaw leading up to the game’s release is upon us in the form of a multiplayer demo. With the demo being expected, we’ve decided to throw in some information on the games built in clan support for good measure.

The multiplayer demo is available to Xbox Live Gold members in all regions and here is the description from Xbox Live Marketplace detailing the demo and its contents: Demo the Outpost map with 16 players, new game modes, and a coop mission. Experience 8 new MP maps and a 6 mission campaign.

Those of you who haven’t been keeping up to date with our coverage of Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter 2, be sure to check out some of the early details, screenshots and last months single player demo.

Thanks to Teamxbox, we can bring you details of GRAW 2’s built in clan support. Speaking to Christian Allen, Creative Director on GRAW 2, Teamxbox obtained the following information:

• Teamxbox: Why wasn’t there any clan support in the first GRAW?

  Christian Allen: Due to the early life cycle of the Xbox 360, there was not the same support for Clans that was built into the original Xbox. We couldn’t bring over the system from GR2 because of this, and the development schedule eventually forced us to cut clan support in favor of other features, such as the customizable game mode system.

• Teamxbox: Was clan support one of the first things you discussed when planning the sequel?

  Christian Allen: It was right on top of the list. After reviewing the fan feedback from GRAW MP players, and playing a lot on Live, my top three items for GRAW2 MP were Clans, Female Characters, and Spawn Camping. Of course we have a lot more features than that, but I’m happy that each of those items are addressed in the GRAW 2.

• Teamxbox: What games did you look at when figuring out the features you wanted to include?

  Christian Allen: We looked at pretty much everything we could find. We had done a clan system on Ghost Recon before in GR2, but it had a lot of problems with UI flow and other issues, so we decided to start from scratch on GRAW2.

• Teamxbox: How many players can be in a single clan? Can you be in multiple clans?

  Christian Allen: Up to 100 people can be in an individual Clan. You can only be in one Clan at a time. Pick a side and stick with it!

• Teamxbox: How easy will it be to meet up with members of your clan in a game?

  Christian Allen: Easy. You can go into Clan matches, and there is a “Find my Clan” button, and it will find games your Clan members are playing in, or any matches that have been set up challenging your Clan.

• Teamxbox: Will there be clan-only matches?

  Christian Allen: Yes. Clan matches are set up as a separate set of matches, different from Player and Ranked games. You can create “Open” Clan matches, where any other Clan can join and challenge you, or “Closed” matches, where you challenge a specific Clan.

• Teamxbox: How will you be able to differentiate your clan from others? Can you create emblems or anything like that?

  Christian Allen: Aside from the name, you can create a Clan logo using a system with a range of options, as well as choosing your Clan’s favorite camo pattern.

• Teamxbox: How is the clan leadership going to work? Will there be different ranks in the clan?

  Christian Allen: There are three tiers of rank inside a clan. The clan Creator is a Captain, and he or she as the power to invite players and to promote Clan members to Officers. Officers have the power to invite new Clan members.

Clan support is a more than welcome addition and something that fans of the game will be eager to utilise. With the game set to be released in the US on March 6th and Europe on March 9th, watch out for the Xboxic clan as we’ll be seeing you on the battlefield!