I’ve written two lengthy articles previewing some upcoming titles:
Carrier Command: Gaea Mission In-Depth First Look
Carrier Command: Gaea Mission is the rebirth of a twenty-year old franchise, with a twist. They’ve taken the entire game and set it square in the world of author P.D. Gilson and his Gaea series (Gaea: Beyond the Son available now). In the books (and game), the Earth’s population is in trouble and needs resources from Taurus, another planet. The problem is that the APA are already there. Your mission is to capture a damaged carrier and begin taking control of the islands on the planet to fight off the APA.
Read more at Gamers Daily News
Oddly, the other one is also a naval-based game called AQUA:
AQUA Naval Warfare Hands-on Preview (XBLA)
AQUA – Naval Warfare, first got my attention when they started dropping screens and talking about the gameplay. I found out that it’s being made by Slovak studio Games Distillery. Since they’re only a few hours away from me I thought I would help them out.
I managed to get an early build of the game so I could start playing. Then I played for almost 2 hours and realized that this was going to be a winner. It’s not perfect, but the flaws are so minor that you might not notice them.
Read more at Gamers Daily News