Activision just sent along these new screens for the Xbox 360 version of The History Channel Civil War which, oddly enough, is all about the civil war here in the U.S.. not the one apparently being fought on the History Channel.

The first-person action game lets you play as either side and hits stores next week. The 360 version is $50, PS2 is $40 and PC is $30. Mostly I'm posting about this because I'm fascinated that such a seemingly unanticipated, marginally educational video game can make its way onto the Xbox 360 and wasn't just marginalized on the old school Xbox. Brian Crecente