Sega takes a stab at the strategy genre with the release of a beta for Universe at War. With a release date only a few weeks away, how much benefit is there in a beta anyway? Consider it a sneaky way to shovel a demo to you while making you think you’re contributing.

Notable inclusions include cross-platform play between console and PC owners, tried successfully earlier this year with Shadowrun. The download is only available to PC owners however, and can be found at Gamespot via this link.