Battlefield: Bad Company 2's PC beta was previously announced as "early next year." Today it seems GameStop has revealed the exact dates.

"Reserve Battlefield Bad Company 2 and receive access to the PC multiplayer beta. Beta begins January 28th, 2010 and ends February 25, 2010," states the game's listing on Gamestop.com. The listing also notes that the beta codes will be emailed out on January 26th and that this is an online-only offer.

It seems pretty likely that these are the correct dates. As you may remember, GameStop leaked the information for the PS3 beta of BF:BC2 before EA announced it. I'd imagine we'll get confirmation one way or the other from EA by the time they're back from holiday.

The PC version of BF:BC2 is said to include many exclusive features such as larger multiplayer matches and joystick support. The implementation of these features is the reason why the beta was pushed from late 2009 to the beginning of 2010. Even without the fancy PC exclusive extras, though, it's still a solid game. I had a chance to play the recently concluded PS3 beta and you can read my impressions here.