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Nature cannot be ordered around. Rain, wind, earthquakes and other weather and natural disasters are out of man's control. At least that's the way it is in the real world. In the just released RTS game Elements of War, it is quite different. In the near future, mankind has figured out ways to create tornadoes, earthquakes and other forces of nature which can then be used as weapons.

The game from developer Lesta Studio has made it to the US via publisher Kalypso Media. Big Download chatted with Lesta to find out more about Elements of War's unique gameplay feature.

Elements of War, the near-future RTS game from developer Lesta Studio, has now gone gold according to its US publisher Kalypso Media. Originally scheduled for released this month, the game will now be released in the US on April 12.

Previously released in Russia in mid-2010, Elements of War will feature a mix of modern day weapons like helicopters and tanks alongside near-future weapons such as human-powered exoskeletons and more. Players will also be able to activate weapons that will allow them to change the weather and the environments against their enemies such as creating earthquakes and tornadoes.

About a year ago it was announced that developer Lesta Studio was working on an RTS game called Elements of War. Not much has been heard of that game since then but today publisher Kalypso Media announced that it would be publishing the game sometime in March 2011.

Just a reminder: This game's biggest twist on the standard RTS game is the introduction of weapons that can create and manipulate weather and other natural events on the battlefield. That includes creating earthquakes, tornadoes and hurricanes. The game, set in the near future, will feature three different factions, over 40 different units, and a 12 mission campaign.

[Via email press release]

Russia has always been a big PC game market and this week a new publisher in the country announced both its presence and its first game projects. The publisher is Playnatic Entertainment and their first game out of the game is titled Elements of War, a new take on trying to bring the RTS genre into the MMO space.

Developed by Lesta Studio, the game takes place in the near future where folks have created weapons that can create man-made natural disasters like hurricanes and earthquakes. The game will have an offline single player version along with an online free-to-play MMO version which is fairly unique for this kind of game. Elements of War is suppose to launch the MMO version in the first quarter of 2010.

Russian based 1C Company has been releasing a ton of PC games in the US over the past few months via Aspyr Media and Battlefront.com. Today the company announced plans for an all new PC historical turn-based strategy game called Empire: Time of Troubles. The title is being developed by Lesta Studio and will be out later this year.

The game is set in the years of 1350-1650 in Eastern Europe and players will be able to take control of one of 26 factions with the ultimate goal of ruling over a massive empire. Look for players to control hero units that can improve their skills in battle along with 150 military units and lots of characters with unique specialties (including real historical figures).