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[suaveric]

...is on the way. Just got this email..

Hi everyone,
I hope everyone is enjoying one of the best years ever for PC gaming.

On the eve of one of our own major releases, The Lord of the Rings™, The Battle for Middle-earth™, the one thing we've grown to understand is how important the community - our most loyal supporters - is for industry. This started back in our days at Westwood where the community for our games has always been a big priority. We understand that you are the most important and influential group for us and we are constantly amazed at the amount of talent used to create quality assets and mods.

Having said that, we have a MAJOR announcement to make and we are making it exclusively to our long time C&C fans. This announcement is not going out to the press and it won't appear on the EA website or anywhere else online. We are very proud to announce that the team that brought you Command & Conquer™ Red Alert 2™, Command & Conquer™ Yuri's Revenge™, and Command & Conquer™ Generals has officially started work on our next project set in the Red Alert universe!

As I mentioned, we're very proud to ship what we feel is one of the best RTS games ever released. Most of you have probably heard of The Lord of the Rings™, The Battle for Middle-earth™ which hits stores this week. We've introduced some really innovative features and gameplay mechanics, which you should definitely check out when you get a chance. You will also see a major enhancement to the Sage graphics engine we originally created for Command & Conquer Generals. Expect us to leverage and continue to evolve this powerful engine as we start work on our new Command & Conquer game.

Thanks again for all your support over the years. This entire team is incredibly excited to work on the next Command & Conquer chapter. Look for an official announcement soon and have a wonderful holiday.


Mark Skaggs
VP and Executive Producer
Electronic Arts

 

[Andy787]

Yesssssssssssssssssssssssssss.

 

[ToyMachine228]

I thought that Westwood was shut down?

 

[paul777]

First, an AoE III pic, now this. These are good times for RTS fans.

 

[Defensor]

Whoo!

 

[StephaneC]

"This announcement is not going out to the press and it won't appear on the EA website" ... strange

 

[ManaByte]

I thought that Westwood was shut down?

They have been assimilated into the massive EA Borg collective.

 

[Ironclad]

They have been assimilated into the massive EA Borg collective.

Yeah. The members of Westwood were given the choice to either join EA, or to get a big fat check.

 

[captainbiotch]

I didn't find 2 as appealling as 1, due to the easily destroyable buildings and slow units. Hopefully this one is much more balanced, this is by far my favorite RTS universe.

 

[acklame]

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

GIMME C&C 3 DAMN IT!!!111

oh well, RA3 is still MUCH BETTER than some shit like Generals 2, which is laugh-able as a C&C game.

 

[Firest0rm]

Fuck Red Alert and FUCK GENERALS! I WANT MY ORIGINAL COMMAND AND CONQUER DAMMIT! I WANT KANE! I WANT GDI & NOD!

 

[Liono]

Let's just hope they don't turn this into Red Alert Generals-- i'm no fan of the 3d command and conquers.

 

[suaveric]

This team turned the C&C Tiberian Sun engine in to Red Alert 2, so I have hope that they can do the same in this case.

 

[lexi]

If it's half as good as RA2, Sold.

 

[acklame]

Fuck Red Alert and FUCK GENERALS! I WANT MY ORIGINAL COMMAND AND CONQUER DAMMIT! I WANT KANE! I WANT GDI & NOD!

WORD!

Also, C&C Generals should be called EA Generals instead.

 

[Phoenix]

Yeah. The members of Westwood were given the choice to either join EA, or to get a big fat check.

I personally would have taken the check, worked with some other game company for a few years and then reapplied

 

[ChrisReid]

Loved Generals, Loved Red Alert 2, I even liked Tiberian Sun multiplayer. I can't wait for RA3.

 

[Myoclonic Jerk]

*faints*

 

[ManaByte]

They must bring back Udo and a coked out Kari Wuhrer for the RA3 cutscenes.

 

[explodet]

I'd love to see Udo again - Kari, I can take or leave.

 

[FriScho]

 

[Folder]

Yeah. The members of Westwood were given the choice to either join EA, or to get a big fat check.

Which didn't require a coin-toss for most!

 

[Ferrarisimo]

I thought that Westwood was shut down?

It is. Westwood had nothing to do with Nox, Red Alert 2, Yuri's Revenge, Generals, Zero Hour, and Battle for Middle-earth.

Westwood's last RTS was Firestorm. In addition, they were most recently responsible for Tiberian Sun, Renegade, Earth & Beyond, and Pirate.

 

[CrimsonSkies]

Excellent.