Generals 2 Fact Roundup!

Now that the dust is beginning to settle over Generals 2, a few facts have emerged – although take these with a pinch of salt as the game won’t come out for at least another 14 to 24 months.

• The GLA is back.
• The European Union looks to be a faction.
• This game will feature "classic" C&C-style; action[1] (as opposed to C&C4;’s gameplay) – though whether this refers to Generals-style or the C&C; we all know and love remains to be seen).
• The game is powered by EA’s Frostbite 2 engine.
• The Frostbite engine means that the game will not run on Windows XP due to its DirectX 10 requirements[2]
• The game is being developed by BioWare – please take your complaints of heresy to the forums, thank you.
• The release date is (for now) somewhere in 2013 – going by the enormous amount of detail present in the trailer’s actual game footage the amount of manpower involved must be staggering so this is unsurprising albeit disappointing.

That’s all we know for now – stay tuned!

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You Wanted It!

…according to Jon Van Caneghem, the Executive Producer of a certain new Command & Conquer game. Some of us, who remember the flamewars on the forums back in 2002, will surely beg to differ, but I digress, this is big news in the Command & Conquer community once again:

Command & Conquer: Generals 2

News of an upcoming C&C; game was made earlier this year, but no details about the game’s subject matter were released – but given we had just received an onslaught of Tiberium and Red Alert games in the past five years it’s only natural that the next game is set in the Generals franchise.

The announcement concerning Generals 2 was made earlier, at Spike’s Videogame Awards show. This follows a teaser image released on to the web last week (which we failed to cover, sorry!), which in hindsight is clearly a Generals reference, as anyone who remembers what happens to the GLA’s Technical pickups when they get blasted with a tank shell can testify. The image is repeated below:

What will Generals 2 hold for the world of Command & Conquer? Islamic Luddite terrorism may be a bit passé for today’s audiences – maybe the game will feature emerging and lesser powers such as Brazil and Australia? I certainly look forward to dropping Koala-bombs onto an incoming Rio-Carnival-rush. Watch out for the Jesus Tesla Coil

Update: GameSpy has posted their Trailer Analysis video up, so you can join the speculation straight away.

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Interview with The Red Alert’s Blbpaws

Saddle up, buckaroos. There’s a new total conversion mod releasingtonightand it will Hell March your Militant Force, Smash your Big Foot, Crush your Workmen, Backstab you in the Trenches, and Roll Out your Radio.

If you’re enough of a C&C geek to get those references to the original Red Alert’s music tracklist, you will definitely get a kick out of playing The Red Alert, a total conversion mod for Red Alert 3 that takes us back to the pixelated days of Tesla & Tanya, of Volkov and MAD — all in glorious 3D this time.

Don’t understand what’s going on? No problem! PCNC has you covered witha brand new interviewI conducted with Blbpaws. Turns out the Thief isn’t souselessafter all, since I managed to get a beta of the mod with one.

While you wait for the download to go live, or wait for the mod to actually download, take a look at the classified information I was able to extract from Blbpaws — all without even a single truth-serum needle administered by a creepy bald guy!

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Halo Evolutions Update

Halo Evolutionshas a new update up, containing pictures of the UNSC Armory and the UNSC Supply Pad. The UNSC Armory is a mobile reinforced laboratory for research and development in hostile environments. Supply Pads are UNSC structures that form the backbone of a prefabricated Firebase unit, and are crucial to the smooth operation of any base. |  | Send To Friend | 

Project Phantom Story & Factions

Project Phantom, a mod in progress for Yuri’s Revenge, has had a new update which details the background story of the mod, and provides some information on the factions. Be sure to check it out

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Tiberian Sun 2.05

Tiberian Sun 2.05, a gameplay-improving mod for Tiberian Sun, has been released. This is a second release of the mod, and it includes more vehicles and other grachpical and gameplay improvements.

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Kane’s Wrath Reloaded Screenies

The team working on Kane’s Wrath has released abunch of new screenshots, showing off new neutral structures, Marked of Kane and Black Hand gameplay. Here are some samples: |  | Send To Friend | 

CNC Fallout Screenshot

The guys from CNC Fallout, a C&C; 3 mod, have settled with a final main menu design. You can see it below: |  | Send To Friend | 

Tanya Wallpaper

Kane Nash sends in another wallpaper featuring an upgraded version of Tanya. Download it below, and if the size doesn’t fit you, there are others atDeviant Art |  | Send To Friend | 

Another New Wallpaper

Kane Nash has made another wallpaper for your viewing pleasure. This time, just for GDI fans, it’s the Titan AW T3 Viking. Check it out:As always, for additional sizes, head toDeviant Art |  | Send To Friend | 

Article about Westwood

In Total Recall, Kotaku’s feature where it takes a look back at the history of video games, there’s anarticle about Westwood Studios, the never-forgotten creators of C&C; and the whole RTS genre. The article takes a look at Westwood Studios origins and the games it was famous for.

Of all the studios Electronic Arts has bought over the decades, few were as talented or important to the history of video games as Westwood Studios.

Yet despite essentially pioneering the real-time strategy genre as we know it, creating one of the most popular franchises of all time and doing not one, not two, but three excellent movie adaptations, Westwood no longer exists.

Popcap, when you’re done counting your money, you may want to bear that in mind.

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C&C; Fallout Video

The ModDB profile ofC&C; Fallouthas been updated with a new video, showing two tactical support powers used together to stop in incoming battalion of Russian Tanks. Check it out: |  | Send To Friend | 

Another New Wallpaper

Kane Nash is on a roll! He sent in another wallpaper for our collection. This in fact is a remake of his Kirov MK2 art piece, Photoshopped with more details, more effects, and a background. Download it below; if this size doesn’t fit your screen, there are others atDeviant Art |  | Send To Friend | 

SCUD Storm Screenshot

SCUD Stormhas been updated with a brand new screenshot from this mod which turns Generals into a 3D FPS shooter. The screenshot shows how HUD style switches to the GLA HUD as long as the player is inside a GLA vehicle. |  | Send To Friend | 

Tiberian Genesis Update

After months without news, a new update has been posted atTiberian Genesis, the home of this C&C-based; mod for Crysis. The update includes pictures of two new models, the Vulcan Cannon and the Assault Rifle. Check them out below: |  | Send To Friend |