We don't get a whole lot of news about mainstream game releases from new software companies. We have news of a new shooter, To End All Wars, which is set to be released on Xbox 360 and PS3 by new publisher Ghostlight. As far as I am concerned, it is the small, developing companies which need our greatest support. Look at the success story which Introversion have been. Introversion are producing highly successful games such as Darwinia and DEFCON, which are a refreshing change to some of the mainstream releases which are pushed by the major software developers.

To End All Wars is going to be set during WWI. While there have been a few mods which have used WWI as their setting we are yet to see a major release set during this time period. It will be interesting to see how they make use of trench warfare and the bolt action .303 rifles. The game should look pretty good too because they have licensed the Unreal 3 Engine. To bring out the best from the Unreal 3 Engine they are working closely with the developer Kuju Enterterainment. Simeon Pashley, Ghostlight Studio Head, said,

"By blending Kuju's specialism on Unreal Engine with this great theme we've created a new and exciting formula for an amazing game experience that brings to life the visceral and demanding struggle that was The Great War."

Stephen Morgan, Head of Development, said,

"By producing a title set in World War I, we are taking gaming into a new period of wartime history. Our research revealed huge global changes in both real-world technology and tactical deployment of battle units during the intense four year conflict. This has given us scope to present gamers with a multitude of evolving challenges within an ever changing environment."

It will be interesting to see how they deal with WWI. This war was where we really started to see a change in the way tactical combat worked. Moving from the days of Napolean when armies would line up against each other on the battlefield to now, where air combat can dominate a battlefield and determine the winner. For many people too WWI marks the end of innocence in regards to how the general population viewed warfare. Where the beginnings of large scale world wide media presented a more realistic view of war to the general population.

Ghostlight are promising to keep the game true to the time and indicative of the combat of the period. Players will be presented with trench based warfare set across France. Players will have to engage in fruitless campaigns where they are challenged to jump over the trenches and run across No Man's Land. Where trenches are relentlessly bombed by distant artillery and players are forced to run night time incursions towards the enemy trenches.

At the moment there are no specific details on when To End All Wars will be released, or any pictures of what it will look like. However, Ghostlight will provide more details of the game and upcoming titles in the coming months.