America's Army 2

With America's Army 3 nearing completion, the U.S. Army and Valve Software have announced that the game can now be preloaded on Steam, in anticipation of the game's June 18th release.

The game will feature support for Steamworks, and will automatically update through Steam. As people play the game, they'll also earn achievements, and if you're the type of person who moves around a lot, and use your Steam account from places other than home, you'll be happy to know that your settings will follow you thanks to the Steam Cloud.

America's Army 3 allows players to see what the life of a U.S. solider is like, replicating the training, technonology "actions" and career advancement in a free to play game, powered by the Unreal 3 Engine.

Claiming to be the "most realistic military game ever developed", America's Army 3 promotes team work and other U.S. Army Values. For those of you who'd like to see what all the fuss is about - there's not much longer to wait, with the game set to be released via Steam on the 18th of June.

For more information about the game, check out our previous news coverage.