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The online game news and reviews site has launched a subscription service for PC gamers.

GameSpot's GameCenter service will offer a broad range of features for online PC gamers. The subscription-based service will cost $9.95 per month, or $79.95 for an annual subscription. GameSpot will let gamers test the new service free for 21 days, according to a news release.

The company has offered a special for existing GameSpot Complete members. Those who upgrade memberships by August 17th can pay $20 to add GameCenter to their annual agreement. Monthly members can pay an additional $2 per month for GameCenter.

GameSpot has listed a variety of services available from GameCenter:

•  preconfigured and custom servers, ranked or unranked, for games like Battlefield 2, Unreal Tournament 2004, Counter-Strike: Source, and others;
•  online tournaments and events;
•  multigame user rankings and leaderboards;
•  VoIP, message boards, and personal profiles.

The company plans to add support for Call of Duty and other games, as well as expanding the server configuration and admin options available.

David Utter is a staff writer for WebProNews covering technology and business. Email him here.