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After the furore which followed the controversial announcement that developers Infinity Ward would be ditching dedicated servers on the PC version, comes this little tidbit that is sure to raise the ire of PC owners once again.

The PC version of Modern Warfare 2 will have the maximum number of players reduced to eighteen; which is directly in line with the cap imposed on the console version and echo’s the decision to get rid of the dedicated server infrastructure that PC FPS players have enjoyed for years.

Infinity Ward have commented on the matter, saying that the harmonised player cap has helped the team hone map sizes, perks, classes, challenges and more effectively.

Regardless, PC owners will not be happy about receiving the shaft once more on this year’s biggest FPS.

Jealous of those pre-ordery types who got their mitts on the Left 4 Dead 2 demo before anybody else? Well, now its everyone else’s turn to get their hands on the melee happy demo of Valve’s zombie mashing FPS sequel, Left 4 Dead 2.

Weighing in at 1.8GB, the demo contains the ‘parish’ level which can be tackled in single and multiplayer modes.

Stop reading this. Put it in your download queue.

Now.

Following on from news that Gamestop is offering PS3 owners who pre-order Bad Company 2 access to the Bad Company 2 open beta, comes a story run by Eurogamer, suggesting that EA would be announcing further beta information later this week.

Tomorrow, EA/DICE are scheduled to run an event in good ol’ London.

Coincidence?