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Monday Night Combat heading to PC

XBLA shooter gets pre-release beta.

Frantic Xbox Live Arcade multiplayer shooter Monday Night Combat is getting a PC release next month, developer Uber Entertainment has confirmed.

The game will be available via Steam from 17th January, though if you pre-order it now for £8.99 you'll get access to a beta version which goes live on thursday.

All the features from the Xbox Live Arcade features are coming over, including the recent Spunky Cola Arena DLC. Not only that, but editor support and new content are also promised post-release.

Monday Night Combat first launched on Xbox Live Arcade back in August, scoring an impressive 9/10 from Eurogamer's Simon Parkin.