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If you’re eagerly awaiting Halo’s upcoming RTS incarnation, Halo Wars, you’ll be able to get an early taste.  February 5, nearly a month before the game’s release, has been given as the planned release of a demo for the game.

Halo Wars is a real-time strategy game set in the Halo Universe.  The game is the last project for Microsoft’s Ensemble Studios, the group behind the Age of Empires series of RTS games.  Ensemble will close shortly after the release of Halo Wars.

Microsoft also cleared up the release date for the game, as there was a bit of confusion recently.  Halo Wars will be out on February 27 in Europe and March 3 in North America.  [See the Xbox 360 Release Calendar]