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Posted: Thu Feb 14, 2008 5:58 pm Post subject:
Red Alert 3 Official Site is online!
Subject description: Soviet Invasion Confirmed at EA.com!
The official RA3 site and forums are online. The site contains 2 screenshots and one render. Also the information of the beta that we posted years ago, except with a bit more details. Also, the press release. And the forums are together with the other C&C forums (Note: Tiberium is not C&C and it has its separate forums).
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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 or the Command & Conquer 3 Limited Collection
Redwood City, Calif., February 14, 2008 – After a seven-year hiatus, Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS) today announced the return of Red Alert, one of the most beloved and best-selling real time strategy (RTS) series of all time. 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 beta1 by picking up a copy of Command & Conquer™ 3: Kane’s Wrath or the Command & Conquer 3 Limited Collection 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.RedAlert3.com.
1 Beta program is available for the PC only. An announcement about the Red Alert 3 beta dates will be made this summer.
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About Command & Conquer
The groundbreaking Command & Conquer franchise was one of the first to introduce players to the modern RTS genre, has spawned over a dozen PC titles, and ranks in the top 5 best-selling PC franchises of all-time according to the NPD Group. Command & Conquer 3 Tiberium WarsTM was the number #1 selling PC RTS of 2007 and recently won the “Strategy/Simulation Game of the Year” award from the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences.”Additionally, Command & Conquer Red Alert 2 and Command & Conquer Generals were the number one best-selling* PC RTS titles in 2000 and 2003 respectively. Collectively, the series has sold over 25 million units worldwide to date. The franchise boasts one of the largest and most active fan communities in the world. For more information on Command & Conquer series, please visit www.CommandAndConquer.EA.com.
* According to NPD Group
About Electronic Arts
Electronic Arts Inc. (EA), headquartered in Redwood City, California, is the world's leading interactive entertainment software company. Founded in 1982, the company develops, publishes, and distributes interactive software worldwide for video game systems, personal computers, cellular handsets and the Internet. Electronic Arts markets its products under four brand names: EA SPORTS™, EA™, EA SPORTS BIG™ and POGO™. In fiscal 2007, EA posted revenue of $3.09 billion and had 24 titles that sold more than one million copies. EA's homepage and online game site is www.ea.com. More information about EA's products and full text of press releases can be found on the Internet at http://info.ea.com.
Electronic Arts, EA, EA SPORTS, EA SPORTS BIG, POGO, Command & Conquer, Red Alert, Command & Conquer 3 Tiberium Wars, Command & Conquer Red Alert and BattleCast are trademarks or registered trademarks of Electronic Arts Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries. Xbox and Xbox 360 are trademarks of the Microsoft group of companies. “PLAYSTATION” is a registered trademark of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
After recent discussion with numerous modders on our forums, I would like to state,
[Comr4de] AKA Luis says:
like i said to a few people
[Comr4de] AKA Luis says:
its like EA has gone into our forums
[Comr4de] AKA Luis says:
took some of the shitty ideas or ideas that havent been taken
[Comr4de] AKA Luis says:
so they can stamp their logo on it
[Comr4de] AKA Luis says:
GG EA
technologies like Tesla coils, heavily armed War Blimps, teleportation, armored bears, intelligent dolphins, floating island fortresses, and transforming tanks.
Seriously EA think of new ideas you fail on epic scale.
Credit: Mooman
Note: Ideas from mod which is nearly 8 years old and in numerous other mods for RA2/YR i.e. buildings on water and tesla boat
Credit: Lao Tze
Heavily armed war blimps anyone?
Credit: Dark Elf
Wow armoured, enhanced animals?
Oh and finally transforming tanks, never seen that before?!
Yeah we need a Redalert3 Editing Forum, im interested in RA3 compared to my interest for (not C&C) Tiberium
Nothing is too early Banshee
One thing I cant understand however is how they can work on threee games at once:
C&C3 Kain's Wrath (Expansion)
C&C Redalert3
Tiberium
And ofcourse the numerous incarnations of C&C3 like for Xbox360 and Mobile
(By the way the Mobile version would have been better of with a ported version of a older C&C/Dune game)
I wonder what they had to sacrifice this time QUICK_EDIT
Joined: 01 Feb 2007 Location: National Reference Laboratory for IPNV
Posted: Fri Feb 15, 2008 3:34 am Post subject:
As I said on tibweb, other companies do it too; as far as I remember, and to post an example, Blizzard stated that they were working on other 3 projects when they announced WoW's first expansion pack.
Also is not a big deal, RA3 will use the same engine, or sightly modified, so it the end it will be like a TW/KW mod. And Tiberium is being worked by a diferent branch, right? QUICK_EDIT
While technically you are right in a way, don't say that.
I turn around that point of view and say that Tiberium games are always demos of the upcoming RA titles! QUICK_EDIT
Joined: 03 Nov 2007 Location: laptop? ... otherwise the Czech Republic -> south Moravia Posts: long int Posts;
Posted: Fri Feb 15, 2008 1:55 pm Post subject:
I saw similar heavy tank like RA3 somewhere around as voxel... _________________
Don't blame the others if you haven't checked your own (in)ability in the first case. QUICK_EDIT
the second decade is shaping up pretty nicely; Tiberium Wars, Kane's Wrath, Tiberium, Red Alert 3. 4 games thus far. btw, i wonder if red alert 3 will have a sub-title. CC:RA3:Return of Tesla? Empire Rising? Laser Catz? _________________ Please, read the signature rules of the forum. QUICK_EDIT
prism upgradable monkeys maybe?
only good stuff EA made so far with the second decade istiberium wars,kanes wrath,and tiberium.Those from EA got a nice image about tiberium saga but about the RA2 saga they dont have the slightest idea QUICK_EDIT
only good stuff EA made so far with the second decade istiberium wars,kanes wrath,and tiberium.
Erm, that's about everything they did?
As in you're 100% content with it, but yet complain?
People like you are taking my good mood really.
Remember EA is responsible for bringing us RA2 and YR.
If it wasn't for EA, those games would not exist right now.
Haha, I remember when Tiberium Wars was announced, same moans and complaints by all the Tiberium guys.
And now you like, play and mod the game. How ironic. QUICK_EDIT
Joined: 18 Jun 2005 Location: Dordrecht, the Netherlands
Posted: Sat Feb 16, 2008 11:40 am Post subject:
pd wrote:
Haha, I remember when Tiberium Wars was announced, same moans and complaints by all the Tiberium guys.
And now you like, play and mod the game. How ironic.
After recent discussion with numerous modders on our forums, I would like to state,
[Comr4de] AKA Luis says:
like i said to a few people
[Comr4de] AKA Luis says:
its like EA has gone into our forums
[Comr4de] AKA Luis says:
took some of the shitty ideas or ideas that havent been taken
[Comr4de] AKA Luis says:
so they can stamp their logo on it
[Comr4de] AKA Luis says:
GG EA
lol, just proves EALA couldn't design a unique/new unit if their lives depended on it.
Didnt even know about alot of those. What I dont get is why most of the designs in RA3 dont look very RAish to me, more like Generals/TW. I think EALA are set in 1 design style and dont adapt very well to those already set in RA/Tiberium universes, its whats really killing the games.
Lets see how the demo/beta goes, perhaps they have better stuff hidden and not reveiled yet. QUICK_EDIT
holy shit this is bitchin news... but the pics in the media section look like they're from a really good C&C3 mod _________________ With sadness in my heart and joy in my mind QUICK_EDIT
I actually completely disagree with AG's whole 'EA stolzors our mod ideas!!!111!' thing. Lets re access that facts then, hmm?
1) Armoured, enhanced animals = Chitzkoi from RA1.
2) Heavily armed war blimps = RA2 Kirov Airship. They can even be seen in some of the art on the RA3 site.
3) Transforming Tanks = Tick Tank Tiberian Sun. EA owned Westwood then. Can a game company really be blamed for stealing it's own stuff?
4) Buildings on water = Naval Shipyard. Seriously a real no-brainer.
5) Tesla Boat = Sea based Tesla Tank. EA wouldn't have needed to look at any mods to come up with that idea.
I think it's almost rather arrogant to assume that EA is stealing ideas from us. In fact most of the ideas AG listed were already in some CnC game in one form or another. _________________ QUICK_EDIT
Joined: 25 Aug 2004 Location: DAS BOOT IM DER OSTSEE
Posted: Sat Feb 16, 2008 11:57 pm Post subject:
Transforming Tanks is a reference to the Mirage Tanks you nutters. Dick Tanks just burrow, they don't transform. _________________ PPM's Reichstrollfuherer, 236th Trollenparties brigade. QUICK_EDIT
Guess he's too fed up for something...Soviet Gun/Cannon Turret/Emplacements...hmm... _________________ Please, read the signature rules of the forum. QUICK_EDIT
Also Known As: evanb90 Joined: 20 Feb 2005 Location: o kawaii koto
Posted: Sun Feb 17, 2008 5:13 am Post subject:
Mei Ling wrote:
Ooh, Thats kinky baby, harder next time.
Just carrying the message.
Anywho, seems a tad overkill that he gets a ban for that, saying what he pointed out is true, right down to the names of the tanks.
And Allied General, you used some GOD ztyping AWFUL EXAMPLES.
1: Naval buildings. Big deal that a mod added them. Seriously. BIG DEAL. ONE NOTEWORTHY MOD.
Tesla Boat- It eludes me as to why this was never in RA2 to begin.
2: Heavily Armored War Blimp- Heard of the ztyping Kirov Airship? No? Oh, well good to know you have heard of Lao Tze's Kirov Gunship.
3: Armored-enhanced animals? You know, I herd sum things about a little mechanical doggy that accompanied the badass Volkov. His name was Chitzkoi. He came before Dark Elf's SHP. Please note that Chitzkoi is in the RA series canon. Upgrading the concept for RA3 is perfectly within bounds.
4: Transforming tanks...ahh, yes...Westwood was indeed a master. The Dick Tank, which oh---wait, what? It deployed and burrowed into the ground? Oh. I guess you can call that a transformation. Well, in that case, RA2 had transforming infantry. See how the GI put the sandbags around him and pulled out an M60?
Or yeah, just about everything TX said. _________________ YR modder/artist, DOOM mapper, aka evanb90
Project Lead Developer, New-Star Strike (2014-)
Former Project Lead DeveloperStar Strike (2005-2012), Z-Mod (2006-2007), RA1.5 (2008-2013), The Cold War (2006-2007) QUICK_EDIT
Big whoop. It wouldn't take a genius to come up with an idea like that. I really don't understand why AG is making such a fuss over such a little thing. _________________ QUICK_EDIT
Personally it comes down the campagn, and TW really failed misurably in that reguard, I dont see how RA3's could be any better. In the end all we can do is wait and see. QUICK_EDIT
Good question. And I agree, those theft claims were ludicrous.
Dutchy: Yes, the Mirage tank is back. Ive heard a rumour that now hes transforming trees into tanks not the other way around, but first ill read the whole PC Guru article to approve of that.
Rico: Imho, TW campaign was at least a decent one. Do you play current RTS? Then youd know. And units like the Mothership are pretty unique- But few know that TW isnt that shallow it seems on the surface. In RA3s case, id wager that the Akula sub is pretty damn imaginative.
And i dont know who wrote it, but aside from the engine, RA3 looks quite different: The colour palette, the trees, the shape of the Soviet tanks and buildings, the effects and lighting, everything is rather comical and cheerful, unlike TW, which looks more realistic and grittier. QUICK_EDIT
I wonder how RA3 would look in the style of an old film. maybe film noir, kinda like sin city. or sky captain. Thats kinda what I imagined from the 'zine scans... _________________ Delirium.. QUICK_EDIT
for saying nutters or dick tanks because im about 99.9% sure he meant tick tanks.. and as for nutters... eh thats not so offensive _________________ With sadness in my heart and joy in my mind QUICK_EDIT
Why does the soviet statue hold it's hand like a Nazi?
Otherwise, I'm pretty optimistic about this game. The Allied buildings suck balls and the logo is ugly. Perfect.
Exactly the Allied buildings/units and the logo look great, nay spectacular, imho. To my eyes, the Soviet design needs some more aesthetic love. QUICK_EDIT
It's a little early to create a RA3 Editing forum.
Its only to early if the game hasnt been ennounced, you waited a long time to get a TW section started and it hasnt exactly been popular here. As the saying goes... "the early bird catches the worm". QUICK_EDIT
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Red Alert 3 Official Site is online!
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at Allied General post, I totally agree there
