The next Call of Duty game isn’t yet another World War two re-hash. It’s a stunning collection of battles in contemporary settings. Read our report from hands-on time with the single player game.

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From the creators of the award winning classic MI Tank Platoon comes the most realistic modern ground warfare simulation anywhere in the world. Winner:bubalouie Bid:

The US military is working on a portable hacking device that would allow soldiers untrained and unskilled in the art of cyber warfare to infiltrate enemy networks at the click of a few buttons.

Microchip controlled bullets that can fly at pre-calculated distances to take out enemies hiding deep inside their bunkers, are now a battlefield possibility thanks to a new weapon technology

We're big fans of Creative Assembly's Total War series. Like the original games, you have the option of playing through various campaigns, or jumping straight into the tactical game with historical scenarios or custom battles.

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Visually mindblowing, COD4 provides you with an enormous arsenal of real-world weapons to hack and chop at the seams of international terrorism.

Backroom boffins in the US Army have decided that robots will be better at warfare if they have a built in guilt system.

The setting may be mythical, but the simulation is real. Military grade real.

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Another shot has been fired in support of more explicit gaming, with gaming industry bigwig Ron Curry saying an R18+ rating won't result in an orgy of sex and violence.

In the ocean of World War Two action games currently available, this is one release that swims above the school.

Medal of Honor: Allied Assault was a huge hit a few years ago, boasting a D-Day landing most of us will never forget. Medal of Honor: Pacific Assault takes the war to the Japanese; across Pearl Harbour, Guadalcanal and the Makin and Tarawa Atolls.

Move over, XBox. Officials from The Guinness Book of World Records recently confirmed the highest number of players ever recorded on a single game server at the DreamHack Winter 2004 festival. DreamHack, in Jnkping, Sweden, is the world's largest LAN party and game festival.

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