Brothers In Arms 3 On 360 Breaks Cover

A next-gen version (or versions) of Gearbox's sequel Brothers in Arms 3 will be released this year, Ubisoft has confirmed with us this afternoon.
Although the publisher refused to talk specific platforms, it's widely reported that at least an Xbox 360 version of BiA 3 will hit in 2006. Scans from an Xbox 360 magazine teasing with a brief glimpse of the game's impressive graphical-technical features (BiA 3 is built on Epic's Unreal Engine 3) have appeared online too, further fuelling the next-gen Brothers in Arms mini frenzy.

You will no doubt recall that a PS3 version of Brothers in Arms 3 was confirmed in September last year, but with Sony still to set launch plans in stone for its next-gen console, it wouldn't be surprising to see the 360 iteration out first - with a PS3 version potentially not even releasing till 2007.

We've been handed no official game details, but according to additional reports Brothers in Arms 3 will witness the return of Matt Baker and members of the 101st Airborne. Action and realism will apparently be beefed up by destructible environments and your squad's new blind-firing and leaning abilities - it's all about remaining behind cover while simultaneously being able to lay down suppressing fire.