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Bodycount demo on XBL today

Sample Codemasters' OTT shooter.

A Bodycount demo has just arrived on Xbox Live, Microsoft has announced.

The taster for Codemasters' forthcoming FPS sees you attempting to track down a warlord in one of the game's Africa missions.

A PlayStation 3 demo is also incoming according to the publisher, though there's no confirmed date yet.

For more on the game, which launches on 2nd September, refer back to our recent Bodycount preview.