Atari issued a press release this morning to announce that New York Times best-selling author Dale Brown has penned the story for the upcoming real-time strategy title Act of War: Direct Action. The press release also noted that the game will feature nearly one hour of original, live-action feature film footage produced by SWAT Films/Beyond FX.

“SWAT Films theatrical interpretation of Dale Brown’s intense story gives Act of War: Direct Action(TM) a dramatic sense of authenticity and creates a truly immersive entertainment experience,” said Bob Welch, Executive Producer for Atari’s Beverly studio. “By bringing together a novelist, filmmakers and game developers, Act of War: Direct Action(TM) is more than the sum of its parts.”

“Producing nearly an hour of live-action film, as well as special effects for Atari’s Act of War: Direct Action(TM) was an exciting creative challenge,” said Daniel LeBlanc, Executive Producer, SWAT Films. “Our team had to produce film content to tell the game’s story in the traditional between-levels format while also sharing with players what was going on behind the scenes with voiceover and shorter film clips streamed to players mid-game. The goal was to draw them in with the story and let the game blow them away and there’s no doubt we’ve done just that.”

Act of War: Direct Action will be released on the PC in March.