'Bad Company 2' gets dedicated servers

EA DICE has reassured PC gamers that it will support dedicated multiplayer servers for upcoming shooter Battlefield: Bad Company 2.

Last week, Infinity Ward's Robert Bowling revealed that Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 on the PC will not support dedicated servers for its online multiplayer.

Users subsequently launched a protest petition against the decision, which has already attracted over 80,000 signatures.

Writing on the Battlefield blog, EA DICE's Gordon Van Dyke said that there has been a "lot of buzz" recently about the use of dedicated servers for online shooters.

"Since Battlefield 1942, DICE has used dedicated servers for all platforms. This formula has worked well, and still works well, for us and for the gaming community. We have stayed true to this practice and will continue this tradition into the upcoming title Battlefield Bad Company 2," he explained.

"Other games use player-hosted or 'peer to peer' solutions, often resulting in a 'host with the most' situation; where the player hosting the match has an advantage over other players connected to their game. This makes dedicated servers the best solution for online PC gaming hands down."

Battlefield: Bad Company 2 will be released on March 5, 2010 for Xbox 360, PS3 and PC.