Changes made since the previous beta were also noted, as "we worked some time ago on the optimization of our IRISZOOM engine to make it runs smoothly on laptops."

The R.U.S.E. PC public beta kicks off March 9 on Steam, with the final PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 editions of Eugen's strategy game hitting stores around June 3.

Update: "RUSE will be released in the US on June 8th for PC, Xbox 360 and PS3," says Ubisoft.

Minimum system configuration:
CPU: 2.8 GHz Intel Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon 64 3000+ or higher
Operating System: Windows XP (with Service Pack 3) or Windows Vista (with Service Pack 2) or Windows 7
RAM: 1 GB for XP / 2 GB for Vista and Win7
DVD-ROM: DVD-ROM speed 4x, dual-layer drive
Video Card: 128 MB DirectX 9.0c-compliant video card (ATI Radeon X1000/GeForce 6 Series or better)
Sound Card: DirectX 9.0c-compliant sound card
DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0c (included on disc)

Recommended system configuration:
CPU: 3.5 GHz Intel Pentium D or AMD Athlon 64 3500+ or higher
Operating System: Windows XP (with Service Pack 3) or Windows Vista (with Service Pack 2) or Windows 7
RAM: 2 GB (XP / Vista / Win7)
DVD-ROM: DVD-ROM speed 4x, dual-layer drive
Video Card: 256 MB DirectX 9.0c-compliant video card (ATI Radeon X1900 series / GeForce 7800 or better)
Sound Card: DirectX 9.0c-compliant sound card
DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0c (included on disc)