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If you ever wanted to play a WWII RTS game where the tank projectiles seem to come out of the screen to hit you, you are in luck today. A new update to Order of War Challenge via Steam has added support for seeing the game in 3D via Nvidia's 3D Vision technology.

The update to the title developed by Wargaming.net also has some other things such as bug fixes, graphical improvements and more.But let's face it; the increased amount of support for 3D in games shows that even World War II titles can benefit from it. What's next, though? A 3D puzzle game?

This is the playable demo for Order of War: Challenge, a World War II themed multiplayer real-time strategy game from Wargaming.net. The full game is set to release on March 12 and can be purchased via Steam. Continue reading after the jump for system requirements.

"ORDER OF WAR: CHALLENGE is a multiplayer stand-alone game in the world of ORDER OF WAR, published by Wargaming.net, packing even more intense World War II real-time strategy action. With a focus on fast-action gameplay, and featuring exclusive bonus content, ORDER OF WAR: CHALLENGE is the ultimate way to experience online RTS gaming. With a new advanced gameplay system, ORDER OF WAR: CHALLENGE redefines combat mechanics and gives players a tense battlefield experience with plenty of room for wide-ranging tactics.

Download Order of War: Challenge Demo (822 MB)

Looks like fans of WWII strategy games will have to wait a couple of extra weeks for one of them to be released. Wargaming.net had previously announced that their stand alone expansion pack Order of War Challenge would be released this week. Now he Steam web site has changed its release date to March 12.

Just a reminder; this is a multiplayer expansion to 2009's WWII RTS game with 12 new maps, six new multiplayer modes, four c-op missions and more. Owners of the original Order of War game can download this expansion for free. Everyone else can download it for the price of $9.99.

The final week of February sees a ton of PC strategy games being released (many as download exclusives) lead by the latest game in a long running historical RTS game series:

Napoleon Total War: Developer The Creative Assembly and publisher Sega sends out their latest entry in their acclaimed historical RTS series. As you might guess from the title, it focuses on the late 18th century to early 19th century in Europe centering on the famous (and short) French general. The game will have multiplayer support including co-op campaign gameplay modes.

Earlier this week, Wargaming.net announced its new stand alone expansion to their 2009 WWII RTS game Order of War. At the time the developer didn't provide a release date or a price for the expansion, titled Order of War Challenge. Now Wargaming.net has announced that the expansion will be released via Steam on February 25 and will be priced at $9.99 for anyone who has not bought the original game.

As we mentioned earlier this week, people who already have bought Order of War will be able to download the expansion for free. It will contain 12 new mutiplayer maps, six new multiplayer maps, four co-op survival maps, and more new content.

Last fall developer Wargaming.net released Order of War, the latest in what seemed like a flood of WWII themed RTS games. The original game was published by Square Enix as their first game from a Western developer. Now Wargaming.net is releasing a new multiplayer add-on for the game on its own with the announcement today of Order of War: Challenge.

This add-on, to be released via Steam, is designed to be a stand alone product but folks who already own the original Order of War will be able to download and play the Challenge add-on for free. It will have 12 new mutiplayer maps, six new multiplayer maps, four co-op survival maps, and more. There's no word on when it will be release on what folks who don't own the original game will be charged.