Atari has announced development of Act of War: Direct Action, a new sci-fi military strategy title. The game is being developed by Eugen Systems, the French company which previously worked on The Gladiators: Galactic Circus Games. Best-selling author Dale Brown is helping create the game's storyline and universe. Act of War is scheduled for a Spring 2005 release. Thanks HLF.

Act of War(TM): Direct Action tells a highly realistic, near-future story of a US elite force fighting an international plot to overthrow the current world order. While offering a "First Look at Tomorrow's War", Act of War(TM): Direct Action takes you through a frightening and believable reality filled with suspense, international intrigue and geopolitical military conflict, wrapped in a top-quality strategy gaming experience. Act of War(TM): Direct Action offers players the opportunity to zoom in and engage in the battle from street level perspective on urban battlefields such as San Francisco, Washington DC, London and Moscow, with incredible detail and without slowing down any of the action. ...