EA ANNOUNCES COMMAND & CONQUER THE FIRST DECADE

[StrikeMaster Ice]

Chertsey, UK – November 4, 2005 – Experience the award-winning Command & ConquerTM (C&C) series like never before! Electronic Arts (NASDAQ: ERTS) today announced, Command & ConquerTM The First Decade, one of the largest PC franchise compilations to date. Scheduled for release in February 2006, the title celebrates the 10th anniversary of this innovative franchise. This special collector's edition will include a dozen of your favorite C&C games spanning over the last ten years plus a bonus DVD of commemorative video features.

With over 23 million units sold worldwide to date, the C&C franchise has defined the Real-time strategy (RTS) genre with cutting-edge visuals, epic storylines, and rich mission complexities. The series has evolved over a decade, spawned over a dozen titles, and continues to be the genre benchmark by which all RTS games are measured. With its explosive style of warfare, the C&C franchise has grown over the years to span multiple fictional genres, including the science fiction Tiberium universe, the revisionist history of the Red AlertTM universe, and a twist on modern warfare with Command & ConquerTM Generals.

"Command & Conquer The First Decade offers RTS gamers a way to relive the history of C&C, and I'm thrilled to see this collection offered in one package," said Louis Castle, VP of Creative Development at EALA. "It seems like yesterday when we were all pleasantly surprised by the way the gaming community wanted to play this new type of strategy game."

The Command & Conquer The First Decade bonus DVD will feature a half-dozen exclusive video features including an interview with Louis Castle, who is also co-founder of Westwood Studios the creator of the C&C franchise. As a special bonus, C&C fans also have the opportunity to be featured on the exclusive DVD. The search is currently underway to find the world's biggest C&C fan that can showcase and prove their undying devotion to the C&C series via video submission. To find out more information, please visit www.CommandAndConquer.EA.com.

"Command & Conquer The First Decade is more than just another title in the C&C series. This is a monumental milestone in the lineage of the franchise—marking ten remarkable years of passionate fan dedication from one of the largest gaming communities," said Aaron Kaufman, C&C Community Manager at EALA. "I take great pride in being the C&C Community Manager and am committed to providing continued support to the millions of C&C fans. I look forward to seeing the video submissions for the bonus DVD!"

Command & Conquer The First Decade will combine the following titles:


Command & ConquerTM (Aug. 1995)


Command & Conquer The Covert OperationsTM (April 1996)


Command & ConquerTM Red AlertTM (Oct. 1996)


Command & ConquerTM Red Alert The AftermathTM (Sept. 1997)


Command & Conquer Red Alert CounterstrikeTM (Mar. 1997)


Command & ConquerTM Tiberian SunTM (Aug. 1999)


Command & ConquerTM Tiberian SunTM Firestorm (Feb. 2000)


Command & ConquerTM Red AlertTM 2 (Oct. 2000)


Command & ConquerTM Yuri's RevengeTM (Oct. 2001)


Command & Conquer RenegadeTM (Feb. 2002)


Command & ConquerTM Generals (Feb. 2003)


Command & ConquerTM Generals Zero Hour (Sept. 2003)

Command & Conquer The First Decade is under development at EA's Los Angeles studio.

http://www.gamesindustry.biz/press_release.php?aid=12752

Great news for PC fans.

[JustinPinter]

Yes. I have been waiting for a new Command and Conquer game. I hope it goes back to the roots of Red Alert or something. i am a major fan of the series.....that is except for Renagade

[soldier one]

man remember the one that came to ps1. that game was awsome i rented i from blockbuster and then returned i and went back hopeing to get it again and someone stole it. havent played it ever since. but ive alwas wanted to just never have and since it is this far i better get going.

[PS|Xero]

Maybe I'm not understanding this right...

So C&C The First Decade is a Collectors Edition including all of the past C&C Games, AND the new game?

Or is there even a new game at all?

I'm confused here. :?

[Perfect Sin]

There's only one problem with that, and that's the dev company making CC.

[coltde420]

I remember the first C&C, what a great game that was. I just might have to dig that out of the closet somehere. This is one series that have been buying over and over from the begining.

[Aleman]

I don't think there's a new game.

Although, I played Red Alert, Tiberian Sun, Red Alert II, and Generals quite a bit. I'd have to say Red Alert and Red Alert 2 are my favorites.

[kudoshinchi]

it doesnt have new game, its just a collection of all CC games.

[soldier one]

I remember the first C&C, what a great game that was. I just might have to dig that out of the closet somehere

it wont be the same, ever have a great game then sequels come and you go back the beginning and it doesnt seem the same.

[Pogo]

by Sarad Jackson

Dead Space is Electronic Arts’ first foray into the survival-horror genre as the company tries something new besides the slew of movie licensed games and sports titles. In Dead Space, players take control of Isaac Clarke, an engineer who is sent on a search and rescue mission. What he finds out on this venture will be more than he can comprehend on many levels.

With an expected release date of late 2008, Electronic Arts is deep into the development process, ensuring that their first horror experience is a long-lasting and fearful one. It is not like they will have another chance at making a first appearance so Dead Space must be dead on. With the focus being on development, Electronic Arts has came out to confirm that the Xbox 360 is indeed the lead platform of development and that in a month or two, will switch to the PS3. Please do not be alarmed by this and believe that the PS3 version will be technologically inferior to the 360 version, because as Executive Producer, Chad Schofield explains, there is nothing to worry about.

"Right now we're leading and building and doing everything on the 360. Pretty soon in a month or two we will switch and lead on the PS3. That is so that you're not downgrading the PS3 later. We're putting all our engineering muscle into making the PS3 great, and then we'll know that the 360 will be great.

"The plan has to be, and it will be, on parity with the 360. Sony has seen the game so they know that that's what they want out of us. But I can absolutely assure you that the PS3 and the 360 will be the same. We're not going to gimp the 360 because the PS3 can't do it. We're going to optimise the crap out of it and make the PS3 really good, sort of like Burnout."

Remember, Electronic Arts holds the best regards for the PlayStation 3 as earlier this month,EA said the PS3 will outsell the PS3 in 2008 (http://www.psu.com/EA-predicts-the-PS3-to-outsell-Xbox-360-in-08--a0002612-p0.php).


Source: Videogamer (http://www.videogamer.com/xbox360/dead_space/news-7450.html)

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