Back in May, ModNation Racers came to the PlayStation 3 and ushered in the ability to create your own karts, racers and tracks. The world rejoiced, and we here at IGN loved it -- except for its lengthy load times. In fact, a lot of people hated waiting for stuff to load, the inability to invite friends to XP races, and a few other things.

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ModNation Racers is fixing those problems next week.Yes, the much-anticipated patch that United Front Games has been talking about since the release of ModNation Racers is coming next week and it's tweaking a whole bunch of stuff so that the game feels better than ever. Just what does that include?Well...Yes, there are still going to be load times, but Sony is reporting that in some cases those loads will be 50 percent faster.A lot of folks dug the gameplay in ModNation Racers, but they were getting pwned by the game's AI-controlled opponents; those computerized bastards never gave Player 1 a break! Well, this patch introduces Casual Difficulty Mode. This should give people who just want to have some fun the chance to do so without having to worry about hurling a controller after getting sideswiped in the third lap.Racing in XP Races and Series is key to earning experience points and leveling-up online. However, as it stands, you can't invite your friends to XP outings. It kind of sucks the fun out of your multiplayer romp. Well, next week, that'll be a thing of the past. This patch allows you to invite your buddies to races and series, so go level grind!Apparently, this patch will fix a bug that allowed players to cut through tracks and post ridiculous times in the online Hot Lap section. Only a few more days to steal the spotlight, kids!Player cards -- the profile showing what you've whipped up -- will now display all of you creations and not just some of them.United Front Games is also fixing MNR so that you'll be able to jump into online races faster than ever. The developers say that this has been done by removing "the online game room from the ModSpot." On top of that, the server's been upgraded to help get rid of those pesky disconnects people were having to deal with. We'll see how that works next week.United Front Games has listened to all of your ranting and raving and honed in on three challenges that it agrees are just too damn tough. When you download the patch, expect different completion conditions on the Devastator takedown on Wild Run, the Devastator takedown on Modobahn and the "sideswipe three opponents on the cliff side" task on Fracture.The Tin Bucket item will be unlocked for everyone! Hooray!

Want more? Look for new details in Monday's official PlayStation Blog update , but until then, what do you think of the free patch's fixes? What else does United Front Games need to look at? Let us know in the comments below.