Right now, if a young teenager from the US walks into a US army-recruiting center he receives a copy of the military MMO, "America's Army 2." The US's way of upping the recruitment rates by giving players an opportunity to see what life in the US military is like, the game takes you from the training stages of a young recruit right up to Special Forces level with Airborne and medic training in between. Alongside the news of a new US President, President Barrack Obama, the US Army has announced that they will be launching the latest version of their game, "America's Army 3," later this year.

Developers promise current players of the game and those who intend to play the new version an updated and revamped version of what is already a brilliant free-to-play FPS. The developers will be using Unreal Engine 3 and will incorporate all the good aspects of "AA2," such as realistic weapons, ballistics and vehicles into the new version. They have also pledged that the game will be easier to play, download and install.

"In 'AA3′ we've taken all of the best features in 'AA2,' incorporated feedback from the 'AA' community and added the latest technology to develop a high-tech game that can be customized by the player to create a much more detailed interactive experience," said Michael Bode, executive producer of "America's Army." "One of our key design philosophies is to make the game easily accessible to a new player, while at the same time keeping a deeper layer of complexity for the more advanced players to discover and take advantage of."

The game's use of Rules of Engagement has also been praised as giving gamers a realistic approach to combat. Instead of just firing off whenever you feel like it, players are encouraged to fire when fired upon, and to only use items like grenades in intense combat. Failure to comply with the RoE will lead to an overall diminished final score, or even being "booted" from the game.

Other than a vague "in 2009″ timetable, no further release information has been revealed.