It’s about time we had another Friday round up, here’s what’s happening in the gaming world:

Bungie Studios releases Halo Wars Demo with the full game being released in the US on March 3rd.  Halo Wars is unique in the RTS field as the developers have tried to simplify things to the point where all you really need to concentrate on is the battle at hand.  Unlike other RTS games (eg Starcraft, Age of Empires, etc.), there will be no resource gathering, complicated technology trees, or heavy base/army-building micro management.  You can read more about Halo Wars and get a review of the game over on IGN.

Sega has released a demo of the highly anticipated Empire: Total War (now available through steam) expansion of their Total War series.  Empire: Total War features a new technology tree system, more sophisticated AI, and real-time naval battles.

Rockstar Games has just upped the ante with new downloadable content for Grand Theft Auto IV on the Xbox 360 titled The Lost & Damned.  But this new addition doesn’t just contain a few extra missions and vehicles, The Lost & Damned is like a whole ‘nother game, including new content, stories, characters, and a whole lot more.  You can read more about The Lost & Damned for Grand Theft Auto IV over on Team Xbox, or download the new expansion from Xbox Live.

Lego Universe (the new Lego MMO game being developed) will not be coming out this year as planned.  The Lego Group has announced that they are still committed to developing the game in partnership with Netdevil, but that they don’t want to lose focus on their core market.  You can read more about Lego Universe over on the Kotaku site.

That just about wraps up this week’s Friday Round Up, don’t forget to check out our new World of Warcraft Rumors (www.wowrumors.com) site for the latest expansion rumors, class changes, and patch content.

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