Command and Conquer: Red Alert 3 on hold

[Nousemercenary]

Electronic Arts has officially unveiled the next instalment in the highly successful Command and Conquer series, Red Alert 3, due out on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC.

Link:
http://www.psu.com/Command-and-Conqu...0002746-p0.php

[Sylin]

[Freebster2007]

I just creamed my pants.
Shoot these were my good pants too

[Mikeblu]

YESSSS Red Alert is definatly my fav in the C&C series. This ought to be good.

[dk3dknight]

Ive been waiting for Red Alert to come back to the playstation, brand.

I have both red alert and red alert retaliation for psone and I was upset
that I had no C&C love on the ps2.

I stole this from kotaku.

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http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/kotaku/fu...to-red-alert-3

And thus with a special edition of the Command & Conquer Battlecast, EA officially announces Command and Conquer: Red Alert 3, a game many of us have been waiting seven years for. This installment sees the Soviet Union going back in time to try and change history in their favor, resulting in an alternate time line where World War III is raging between the Soviets, the Allies, and the new Empire of the Rising Sun faction. Expect over the top technology to be the norm, with "Tesla Coils, transforming tanks, war blimps, and armored bears. Armored bears? Yes! The game will also feature a first for the RTS genre - a fully co-op story campaign. Definitely worth the wait! Check out the screens and concept art in the gallery below, or hit the jump for the official press release, which includes info on the beta invites to be packaged with C&C 3: Kane's Wrath.

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EA REWRITES HISTORY IN COMMAND & CONQUER: RED ALERT 3 Be Among the First to Return to Red Alert with the Exclusive Beta Invite in Command & Conquer 3: Kane's Wrath

Chertsey, UK - February 14, 2008 - After a seven-year hiatus, Electronic Arts today announces the return of Red Alert, one of the most beloved and best-selling real-time strategy franchises. Command & Conquer™: Red Alert™ 3, for the PC, Xbox 360TM video game and entertainment system and the PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system, takes players on an epic adventure to a breathtaking alternate future spawned by time travel run amok. Developed by EA Los Angeles, Red Alert 3 breaks new ground in the RTS genre, featuring a fully co-operative campaign while bringing back the series' light-hearted style and classic, action-oriented gameplay.

"The Red Alert games are known for challenging hardcore strategy gamers with depth, variety, and innovative gameplay. But they also belong to that rare breed of games that can draw in more casual players with their over-the-top stories, instantly accessible mechanics, and straight-to-the-fun design," said Mike Verdu, general manager of EALA. "With Red Alert 3, our team is continuing that proud tradition by introducing genre-first features like co-operative campaign play, which rewards veterans and casual players alike. In Red Alert 3, friends and family can always have your back."

"It's been too long." said Chris Corry, executive producer at EALA. "Fans have been waiting for a new Red Alert game for seven years, and we're working hard to ensure its well worth the wait. The team is staying true to the series' roots while adding new elements like a co-operatively played story-driven campaign, an astounding new faction that will shake-up the Red Alert universe as we know it, and units that will help make Red Alert 3 everything our fans have been waiting for. And by bringing naval combat into the heart of the game design, we're transporting that fast, fun and fluid C&C gameplay to the high-seas in ways that you've never seen before."

In Red Alert 3, the desperate leadership of a doomed Soviet Union travels back in time to change history and restore the glory of Mother Russia. The time travel mission goes awry, creating an alternate timeline where technology has followed an entirely different evolution, a new superpower has been thrust on to the world stage, and World War III is raging. The Empire of the Rising Sun has risen in the East, making World War III a three-way struggle between the Soviets, the Allies, and the Empire with armies fielding wacky and wonderful weapons and technologies like Tesla coils, heavily armed War Blimps, teleportation, armored bears, intelligent dolphins, floating island fortresses, and transforming tanks.

Red Alert 3 asks the question "What If?" What if every bizarre research project and technology experiment for the last 70 years had actually borne fruit? What if the Philadelphia Experiment, time travel theory, teleportation, invisibility, Tesla technology, and a hundred other intriguing research projects had all paid off and gone mainstream? What if the Soviet Union survived and thrived; what would it look like 10 years in the future? What if the Japanese Empire had never fallen and instead became the ultimate high-tech military superpower? The end result is an imaginative and playful vision of an alternate future filled with possibility.

Command & Conquer fans eager to experience Red Alert 3 before anyone else can get early access to the beta (available for the PC only - an announcement about the Red Alert 3 beta dates will be made this summer) by picking up a copy of Command & Conquer™ 3: Kane's Wrath later this year.

For fans of Red Alert and Command & Conquer, EA hosts a dedicated online Web cast that goes beyond the game and brings players all the latest series news, tips and strategies. The flagship show, BattleCastTM Primetime, is a unique program that offers a sportscast look and feel for featured fan multiplayer matches, including expert commentary. Command & Conquer, BattleCast Primetime can be seen on the official Command & Conquer website http://www.commandandconquer.com/.

This product is not yet rated by the ESRB, PEGI or USK. For more information about Red Alert 3 or the Command & Conquer series, please visit www.commandandconquer.com.

[Ice2Dragon]

RTS games blow on consoles, sorry but its true.

Hopefully theyll allow a keypad and mouse.

oh wait, thats what computer are for.

[Shin-Ra]

And if you don't have a computer capable of running the latest games but you do have a PS3, USB keyboard and mouse?

The C&C's for PlayStation and N64 were great for the time.

[dk3dknight]

Originally Posted by Shin-Ra

And if you don't have a computer capable of running the latest games but you do have a PS3, USB keyboard and mouse?

The C&C's for PlayStation and N64 were great for the time.

Agreed I prefered C&C on the psone over its PC brethern.

Course I admit to a guilty pleasure of discovering the insta create nuke cheat... and nuking everything on the map.. more or less for fun of course. Sometimes you just want lots of things to die.

Controllers work perfect for RTS and it was proven long ago, but also with the PS3 having a keyboard this will be a nice addition.

[chnandler_bong]

Originally Posted by Ice2Dragon

RTS games blow on consoles, sorry but its true.

Hopefully theyll allow a keypad and mouse.

oh wait, thats what computer are for.

Sad but true, my PS3 is my most advanced PC...

[Sylin]

Originally Posted by Ice2Dragon

RTS games blow on consoles, sorry but its true.

It used to be true. But C&C3 and Middle Earth II for Xbox 360 proved that you can make an RTS for consoles and do it right. The control mechanism was very intuitive and I loved it. Since EA is behind this and has proven they can do it proper, I have high hopes for this game.

[haushausman]

Originally Posted by Ice2Dragon

RTS games blow on consoles, sorry but its true.

Hopefully theyll allow a keypad and mouse.

oh wait, thats what computer are for.

+1.

Oh how I miss Age of Empires...

[reiella]

3rd Faction, excellent.

Hoping - hoping - they keep the time lines divergent.

[BluRayExplosion]

AAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!

ZOMGWTFBBQ!

This is like the most awesome news ever.....lol.

Only dissapointing part is it'll be on the 360.

[Denzelio]

http://au.ps3.ign.com/articles/852/852232p1.html

http://media.ps3.ign.com/media/142/14235402/vids_1.html

"It's been over seven years since Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2, but today Electronic Arts announced the third proper entry in the series is on the way. The real-time strategy game is currently in development at EA's LA studio and is planned for PC, Xbox 360, and PlayStation 3. The campaign is being built for co-op play and is aiming to hook both hardcore and casual players alike.

"The Red Alert games are known for challenging hardcore strategy gamers with depth, variety, and innovative gameplay," said Mike Verdu, General Manager of EALA. "But they also belong to that rare breed of games that can draw in more casual players with their over-the-top stories, instantly accessible mechanics, and straight-to-the-fun design. With Red Alert 3, our team is continuing that proud tradition by introducing genre-first features like co-operative campaign play, which rewards veterans and casual players alike. In Red Alert 3, friends and family can always have your back!"

"The team is staying true to the series' roots while adding new elements like a co-operatively played story-driven campaign, an astounding new faction that will shake-up the Red Alert universe as we know it, and units that will help make Red Alert 3 everything our fans have been waiting for," said Chris Corry, Executive Producer at EALA. "And by bringing naval combat into the heart of the game design, we're transporting that fast, fun and fluid C&C gameplay to the high-seas in ways that you've never seen before."

The conflict in Red Alert 3 is spurred by a time travel trip gone wrong. World War III is raging on three fronts between the Allies, the Soviets, and the Empire of the Rising Sun in the east. The tools of war include tesla coils, armed bears, battle dolphins, blimps, and floating fortresses.

PC strategists will get a chance to try Red Alert 3 early when Command & Conquer 3: Kane's Wrath and the Command & Conquer 3 Limited Collection ship later this year. Both packs will come with access to the RA3 beta."

[Shin-Ra]

Mmm, nice vibrancy. This may be my first C&C bought since the original Red Alert.

[dk3dknight]

*sniffle* I can not wait to sink my teeth in this series again. *sniffle*

[warhawk21114]

I litteraly started dancing when i saw the news, I have been a red alert fan from day 1 and the fact I can get it on my PS 3 as I have no high end gaming PC, is gonna be sweet. I have long been waiting for this day! Battlefield Control Activating.........

[Barnum]

What is important to note about Red Alert is the game was made Westwood Studios not EA. The entire franchise went to hell when EA bought them. Not that this is really surprising. I was very disappointed when I learned that EA bought them several years ago, then let everyone go and then tried to continue the franchise. Leave it to EA to screw up something that was once good.

[dk3dknight]

Let us prey to our own personal beliefs that EA will correct this..

If that fails perhaps emailing them why might be in order..

[MacDaddyOJack]

Man, that is seriously bad news...... I was gonna pick this up on day 1