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Microsoft has announced a brand new Xbox action/strategy game: Kingdom Under Fire: The Crusaders. The title, currently under development by Phantagram is headed to retailers some time this year. The game will boast a whole slew of Xbox Live features, among being the first ever Live-enabled action/strategy game to blend large-scale strategic battles with fast and fierce hand-to-hand combat.

Set 50 years after the War of Heroes, players assume the role of a general in a fantasy battlefield. Players must fight alongside their troops and use catapults, dragons or any means necessary to crush the Dark Legions and put an end to the terror they've unleashed on the sacred Holy Grounds. Kingdom Under Fire: The Crusaders features up to 100 characters and allows up to 150 units to fight on one screen, boasting breathtaking battles on an epic scale. In third-person perspective, players' characters will progress from basic troops to more specialized and powerful units. Throughout 30 hours of playtime, players can choose to battle as the Humans or Dark Legions in more than 60 different maps. Mission types include all-out war, castle siege, scouting, trapping and more. Gamers can also compete head-to-head or team up with other players in Deathmatch battles via Xbox Live. Players will also be treated to some nice downloadable content, including new mission packs, weapons, and armor. Players will be able to see how well they fare against the rest of the world by using the Live scoreboards.

More on this interesting title as it becomes available.