A product section for the recently announced Age of Empires expansion has gone live, revealing the title: The Warchiefs. Focusing on the Native Americans this time, the expansion will feature new civilizations, units, and much more new content.

The page offers some details on the expansion, talking about how they got the Native Americans into the game; some fresh screenshots are on hand.

Irish company Star Cave Studios has announced the development of Terra: Formations, its first “AAA” title and multiplatform game. Terra: Formations ties together the three most popular genres into one title: players get to take part in FPS sequences to more strategic RTS parts in a ranking system set up much like a RPG. Here’s the deal:

By the year 2157, mankind had depleted the resources of planet earth with his lust for power, technological advancements and greed. Ironically, the very machines that played a role in mankind’s irrevocable position were the only chance of survival! After several years of uncertainty, hope was reborn with the efforts of the Global Military Alliance to Terraform one of earth’s celestial neighbours, Jupiter’s moon called “Europa”. It wasn’t until the excavation of the satellite’s icy crust that mankind learned the truth; he was not alone and something, somewhere, was waiting, watching, learning and preparing for battle!

As a player in Terra: Formations, you join the ranks of an elite military force with the objective of reshaping the environments of inhospitable worlds, experience the evolution of a developing planet, and take command to become humanities only hope for survival in an epic struggle for control of the solar system.

Four classes of characters offer different insight to the chaotic world, each providing a unique blend of interaction. The Soldier faction allows for adrenaline pumping action that players have come to expect from traditional FPS games. As a member of the Engineer class, the player becomes the key element in the development of the environment by constructing and repairing mankind’s lifeline to the world. The Researcher class explores the evolution of the world to enhance society’s tools and develop new technology, and finally the player can opt to take command of the action from the perspective of the commander class to bring order to an uncertain future, tying RTS elements into Terra: Formations.

The studio is currently seeking global distribution and publishing partners. Terra will be shown off at GDC by appointment only.

And another for Epic Games! The company has gotten another licensee for its Unreal Engine 3 technology - THQ. The publisher plans on using UE3 in next-gen console and PC games, though no projects were mentioned by name.

On the Command and Conquer website is the v1.01 update for C&C: The First Decade, updating the recently released bundle. The update fixes missing moves from Covert Operations, Red Alert and its expansion packs.