Sierra Entertainment has announced that "Empire Earth III" has been shipped to retail stores worldwide.

"Developed by Mad Doc Software, Empire Earth III builds upon the success of the popular PC Gamer and IGN Editor's Choice Award recipient Empire Earth II and redefines real-time strategy (RTS) games with a truly global approach to world domination.

Empire Earth III is an RTS video game that places the entire globe at the touch of the player's fingertips, making the Earth a canvas for the strategy mind. Gamers will build and command an enduring global empire with the goal of world domination. Empire Earth III is one of the few strategy games to offer players the scale and scope to take an empire from the ancient world to the far future.

"The Empire Earth series is a multi-million unit selling franchise that has a growing appeal among strategy gamers and the third iteration of this popular PC game is truly giving players access to the entire globe," said Pascal Brochier, president, Global Retail for Vivendi Games. "Empire Earth III provides numerous ways to play as you can lead your army in a variety of regions creating a different scenario each time."

Empire Earth III will be available for $49.99 and is rated "T" for Teen."