Virgin in RTS shocker!

Virgin Interactive have announced Original War, a real-time strategy game set in the Pliocene Epoch, developed by Altar Interactive. Play as one of three 'tribes' - Americans, Russians or Arabs - in an exciting plot involving time travel and the search for a rare mineral called Siberium. Hmm... sounds awfully familiar.

"Once the player is sent back in time he can play as he chooses. There are many different endings to the game so the player can ally with the other factions, carry out the wishes of the government that sent him back or even pursue his own agenda," enthused Martin Klima, MD of Altar Interactive. "Each faction is very different with varying units, abilities and objectives - the Americans want to mine the Siberium, the Russians want to leave it where it is and the Arabs want to destroy it."

Original War is slated for a spring 2000 release. We're looking forward to Siberium Sun, the inevitable sequel.