War is hell. Unless the conflict is on Battlefield 2142 for the Xbox 360.  Wouldn't it be great if all the world's wars were fought only on video games? And all casualties are nothing more than pixelized people? If John Lennon were alive he'd probably write a song about it.  Are we right, Jack?

The FPS game is set in the year 2142 when the Earth's thermostat is set at "Ice Age." The world is in so much disarray even animal rights activists are wearing more fur than Cruella Deville. With the planet's surface encrusted in ice, food is in short supply even environmentalists are snacking on endangered whales. In Battlefield 2142, players fight for survival either with the European Union or the Pan Asian Coalition.

And now to the stuff of Mr.Thompson's nightmare: devastating arsenal of hi-tech assault rifles, sentry guns, vehicles of war and futuristic aircrafts at players' disposal in order to obliterate their enemies. No release date yet for this action chiller but we did get you twelve new screenshots: