DICE have announced that closed beta testing of their 2 'beate'r begins today at 12pm EST for multiplayer.

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Beta keys were given away with pre-orders for the game made at retailers including (US only), Direct2Drive and Play.com (UK only) allowing PC gamers to get an early taste of the game's components.

The beta client has been hack-proofed by the inclusion of SecuROM and will be distributed through and other sites and torrent outlets.

Those of you unable to get a key will have to wait until March when Battlefield: bad Company 2 hits PC, and 360.

Thanks VG247.

By Ewan Aiton