Move over Cheech and Chong, the Joint Task Force is coming, as HD Interactive and Mithis announce plans to team up for another strategy game, due in the first half of next year. The first screenshots from the project can be found on this page, and here is the announcement:

Amsterdam based PC games publisher HD Interactive and hungarian world-class games developer Mithis proudly announce their new real-time strategy game for the PC entitled Joint Task Force. The game, a state-of-the-art military RTS with a contemporary setting, is scheduled for a worldwide release in Q2 2006.

“Joint Task Force will bring a new dimension to the RTS genre, it’s an exceptional game with unique features incorporating next generation technology. The experience of the team combined with their creative energy and technical excellence will make Joint Task Force into a fantastic game,“ says HD Interactive MD Mike Klumper.

Joint Task Force is in development by a team within Mithis comprising of, amongst others, all the key personnel and creators of best selling 'Codename: Panzers - Phase One' and S.W.I.N.E.. The game will consist of 20 missions that will take us to 5 different parts of the world such as the Middle East, Central Asia and the Balkans.

Joint Task Force marks the second time Mithis and HD Interactive join forces: action-packed tactical strategy game 'Nexus - The Jupiter Incident' was the first.