The whole thing now, I’m told, is that everybody has a short attention span. Are you still reading? Are you drifting? Focus! The old-man-shouts-at-cloud element blames this on phones, on social media, on whatever else. Whatever the reason, it feels like a real phenomenon - and perhaps that’s why the real time strategy genre has stumbled a bit in recent decades.
]]>Big bit of DLC heading to Red Alert 3 this week, including 50 single-player missions.
The Commander’s Challenge's levels focus "on specialized AI personalities and tactics". Serious business.
Full details on the EU PS Blog. There's a video after the break.
]]>Command & Conquer Red Alert 3: Uprising is now available for download at the EA Store and other online digital retailers.
The single-player campaign expansion takes players into the aftermath of the Red Alert 3 war, with four new mini-campaigns.
New plot twists and the all-new Commander’s Challenge mode will give you 50 new scenarios.
Jamie Chung, “Nature Boy” Ric Flair, Malcolm McDowell and Holly Valance, Ivana Milicevic and Gemma Atkinson reprise their roles.
Press release is posted below.
]]>EA has announced that the upcoming Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 expansion pack will get a few new cast members.
Gemma Atkinson and Ivana Milicevic are joined by newcomers Jamie Chung, wrestler Ric Flair, Malcolm McDowell, Jodi Lyn O'Keefe and Holly Valance.
"When I found out that EA wanted me to be part of Command & Conquer, all I could say was 'Woooooooooooo!'" said world heavyweight champion, Ric Flair.
He used to say that all the time back in 1990.
The expansion pack will be available in March.
Update: Take a look at the new batch of cast members below.
By Mike Bowden
]]>EA has confirmed that the Command and Conquer: Red Alert Ultimate Edition we told you about last week will be coming to PlayStation 3 in March.
"Our team has been dedicated to bringing the RTS genre to console gamers and we are excited to have this opportunity to introduce PS3 owners to Command & Conquer," said David Seeholzer, development director at EA.
"The PS3 is a very powerful platform, and the extra time we have had in development has helped us create the ultimate console RTS experience, with better graphics, improved performance, a ton of extras and some nice exclusive perks that cannot be found on any other version of Red Alert 3."
The Ultimate Edition newness is detailed below:
- Five exciting new multiplayer maps
- Behind the scenes videos and trailers, including Raising the Iron Curtain Documentary, From Pens to Pixels, the Girls of Red Alert 3, Bloopers & Outtakes, the Red Alert 3 Remix and many more!
- PS3 exclusive Command & Conquer TV programming, including PS3-dedicated BattleCast™ PrimeTime and a special episode of Command School focused on tips, tricks and strategies from the development team
- In-depth profiles on all the Red Alert 3 Units
- The official Red Alert 3 soundtrack
Full details after the break.
By Mike Bowden
]]>EA has unveiled plans to release expansion pack, Command & Conquer Red Alert 3: Uprising; a new PC exclusive single-player campaign for release in March.
"Uprising is a game that in many ways reflects the feedback we have gotten from the Command & Conquer community," said Amer Ajami, senior producer at EA Los Angeles.
"We're giving gamers more of what they want - more of the fast, fluid and fun gameplay, more of the story we began to tell in Red Alert 3 and more cutscenes featuring top-notch Hollywood talent.
"At the same time, we're excited we're going to be able to bring new things to the mix, including new units and the Commander's Challenge, which is a great way for players to hone their skills and get deeper into the combat."
Official blurb after the break.
By Mike Bowden
]]>Following a pretty conclusive rumour that Spore was about to go live on Steam earlier this week, Valve's just confirmed that Wright's latest, the Creepy & Cute add-on, WAR, Mass Effect, NfS Undercover and FIFA Manager 2009 are now all available on the download service.
Mirror's Edge, Red Alert 3 and Dead Space are all to be added in the "coming weeks".
"EA is one of the industry's largest publishers," said Gabe Newell, co-founder and president of Valve. "The EA titles coming to Steam this holiday include some this year's top PC titles."
Press release after the drop.
]]>After the break. The game looks fantastic from where we're sitting, but we're sitting in a place where Tom Clancy's EndWar's pretty much amazing, so we're going to have to be properly nukified by an RA3 playtest to be diverting our strategy attention this Christmas, if we're being honest.
Take a look.
]]>Gemma Atkinson in her uniform. That's pretty much all you need to know. Other actors shouting about the "Commies," crushing the Empire and whatnot. To be honest, the whole thing looks like a ton of fun.
After the break.
]]>EA's confirmed that SecuROM copy protection is to be used on Red Alert 3, despite the fact Spore's been hammered by complaints about the system.
]]>This is obvious. EA's announced that those pre-ordering strategy sequel Red Alert 3 will get an exclusive helmet for use in WAR that allows your character to turn into a bear.
]]>11 minutes of Command and Conquer: Red Alert 3 strategy action from Games Convention in Leipzig. It's Friday, you don't even want to be working anyway, so grab a coffee and have a look.
No Jenny McCarthy, unfortunately. Oh well.
The video's down below.
By Mike Bowden
]]>After the link. There's no denying the quality here, and EA was heavy on the RA3 announcements this morning. It's a big deal. Watch the movie to see why.
]]>According to this Eurogamer piece, you can now download a Gemma Atkinson theme for your 360 now.
]]>Ex-Hollyoaks woman Gemma Atkinson is to appear in Red Alert 3 as Lt Eva McKenna. So there you are.
"I'm a gamer and the chance to act in one of the best loved videogames was an opportunity I was really keen to explore – especially as Eva is such a strong female character," said Atkinson in a statement.
"The worlds of gaming and film are getting ever closer and as an actress I wanted to explore this exciting new area of drama, broaden my acting skills and continue the active, outgoing side of my personality that I showed in I’m A Celebrity.”
No words necessary, really. Press release after the link.
]]>Strategy Informer's running what looks to be a solid set of system specs for upcoming RTS Red Alert 3, saying the detail's come from EA. Here's what you're going to need:
]]>A new trailer for Command and Conquer: Red Alert 3 has surfaced over at Gamespot, showing the units from The Empire of the Rising Sun faction.
]]>EA's put out a video of 15 minutes of proper Red Alert 3 gameplay, and it's all looking very nice but a bit standard, thankyouverymuch. The core "fun" and "accessibility" stuff is there in spades, but we have to admit that we're not quite as turned on for this as we were after the first trailer. Looks good, though. See for yourself.
]]>"Wow". After the link. The RTS sequel releases at the end of this year for PC, 360 and PS3. Stunning stuff.
]]>According to this, access to the beta for anticipated strategy update Red Alert 3 will be bundled with a C&C3 Collection pack in the US.
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