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The American military is getting new tools to help train its soldiers in the global fight against Osama Bin Laden: video games.

Stars & Stripes is reporting that the Army is planning on investing $50 million over five years on a new game to help train its soldiers -- "Game After Ambush" -- with the first-person shooter game letting players do "most anything a soldier does." Unlike game-slash-PR

Let's get this out of the way: Saints Row 2 is no Grand Theft Auto IV. Yes, both are third-person action games with an urban setting that follow a low-level hood as he rises through the ranks of the criminal underworld. And both allow you to carjack passersby and drive through a collection of cityscapes, or nab a helicopter and go on aerial missions, or even pilot watercraft to tour the coastline. Such similarity only invites comparison, and Saints Row 2 is, by almost any measure, the lesser game. But that doesn't mean it's not a hell of a lot of fun.

Fashion design games are now available.
Bratz fashion design game. Bratz, the popular funky dolls available on the market, allows little children to play dress up – but, of course, only with the dresses they have.

Talk strategy to your teammates. Talk trash to your opponents. Game Voice brings the power of voice to games, whether you're online, on a LAN, or offline. (Support: How to . . .)