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The Scoop: Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway; By: Gearbox Software; From: Ubisoft; For: PC, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360; Rating: Pending; ETA: August 26

Info: The third entry in this tactical first-person-shooter series once more takes up the tale of a 101st Airborne Division squad on the prowl during World War II's late summer 1944 initiative. The mission: Secure a series of bridges over the main rivers in the German-occupied Netherlands.

Matt: Hey, check this out. What, can't read what I'm doing? Look harder. See? I've giving you hand signals! Just like the ones you can issue to your squad in this game. Of course, you could do that in the last two, so don't look for much in the way of new features here beyond improved AI, cleaned-up visuals, and a few new special units such as bazooka and machine-gun teams. That's okay, because this series's appeal was always the storytelling anyway.

Darren: The Brothers in Arms games have always felt like a love letter to war-history buffs. The developers get down on the ground level and really try to put you in a soldier's boots. And with every revision of the series, Gearbox further enhances an already deep battlefield. That's saying nothing of how this first-person shooter has perfected the art of directing squad tactics while in the heat of a firefight.