The world of real time strategy games increased by one today with the announcement of R.U.S.E., the latest such WWII themed game from Eugen Systems. The France-based company's last product was the near-future RTS title Act of War: Direct Action for publisher Atari. Their new title is for Ubisoft and is scheduled for release sometime before the end of Ubisoft's next fiscal year (which ends March 31, 2010).

GameSpot has a first look preview of the game which is basically a kind of Battleship for the next generation. There are two big features that make the game different than other RTS titles. One is that there is no "fog of war"; you can see the entire map and see all of the units on the map; both yours and your enemies. The other major feature relates to the title of the game. While you can see all the units some of them could be dummies designed to throw an opponent off. It makes the game more like a poker match with bluffs and deceptions than a normal RTS title.

Ubisoft's press release announces that while the game will be coming out for consoles it's being designed to lead for the PC and will be optimized to run on Intel's Core i7 processors. It will be shown live at Intel's booth at GDC beginning tomorrow.