The ever-delayed three year RTS project Command and Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars seems to finally be headed our way at the end of March. C&C 3 promises to usher in the next visual leap in RTS, just as Warcraft 3 did a few years back -- permanently raising the bar for 3D RTS with its insanely detailed environments and character models. In my mind, this game represents the next big leap.

The game is also slated for the Xbox 360; an odd choice considering that complex RTS games are best played with a keyboard for the purpose of macros and quick multitasking. The solution? A configurable sidebar that lets you command your units. We're looking forward to the final build to see if it actually works. We hope so -- check out the amazing graphics in the screenshots below.

This beckons an age old debate ... can RTS ever really get any better than StarCraft?