EA is clearly no longer interested in keeping the development of
Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 a secret, what with the forthcoming title appearing rather prominently on the cover of
PC Gamer's April 2008 issue. Though details are currently scarce,
Red Alert 3 is likely to provide another strategic romp through an alternate history that began when a time-traveling Albert Einstein erased Hitler from the history books. The unfortunate side-effect, of course, was the rise of Soviet power and stylized, AK-wielding ladies (pictured).
The game's intended platforms have yet to be revealed, though our keen journalistic sense tells us that the
PC Gamer cover hints at an appearance on the ...
Gizmondo? No, that can't be right. If only EA would quit Stalin and give us some more info!
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
StarFoxA @ Feb 13th 2008 8:51AM
YES YES YES
Magetto @ Feb 13th 2008 8:51AM
EA, you better not screw this up!
MariosInferno @ Feb 13th 2008 8:56AM
"If only EA would quit Stalin"
Very nice...
Daniel D @ Feb 13th 2008 8:57AM
"If only EA would quit Stalin and give us some more info!" lol keep up the good work
FOXHOUND @ Feb 13th 2008 9:06AM
I hope this game gets good MARX, horf-horf... :p
kevinski @ Feb 13th 2008 11:41AM
"Do I Kruschev?"
"Did somebody say Kruschev?"
Ian @ Feb 13th 2008 8:57AM
I am excited about this! RA and RA2 were my most favorite games ever!
Ihavepants @ Feb 13th 2008 8:57AM
This will be like sex in a can.
Chupacabra @ Feb 13th 2008 9:12AM
April issue... I hope this isn't a joke.
Intentless @ Feb 13th 2008 9:37AM
Yeah... Now that I think about it... If it wasn't EA related I'd be more in doubt... and how often are the April Fools jokes the cover story?
But still its a very real possibility...
Phillip @ Feb 13th 2008 9:47AM
Ohhhhh. Good call. I missed that, but I bet you're right.
WiNG @ Feb 13th 2008 9:16AM
Red Alert raised me
Red Alert 2 married me
Red Alert 3: Will you have my babies?
Russell @ Feb 13th 2008 9:36AM
Man, it always gets on my nerves when people use the Cyrillic letter Я like an English R. It makes a "ya" sound you know. They are two different alphabets.
What they are basically saying is Yaed Alert. Or PC Gameya.
FOXHOUND @ Feb 13th 2008 9:59AM
I actually didn't know that. Thanks for the heads up.
...Who says you don't learn anything from this website? ;D
Mr Khan @ Feb 13th 2008 10:07AM
Obviously its just for design choices, like the way they did Borat. On the cover of the movie, the way they spelled it would've been pronounced "Voyadt"
Phillip @ Feb 13th 2008 10:29AM
Or "Toys Я Us". I mean, who do they think they Я anyway?!
Jonathan Tran @ Feb 13th 2008 10:35AM
are you saying all those years growing up I was really shopping at Toys Ya Us?
Princess Skittles @ Feb 13th 2008 9:43AM
Frank Klepacki please.
Dustin @ Feb 13th 2008 10:03AM
OOO... The C&C series (westwood games) practically got me through middle school. I still play Tiberium Sun quite often... I always liked it better than Red Alert 2 for some reason. Awesome!
echoelman @ Feb 13th 2008 10:10AM
The Red Alert series is for babies. I'll take Total Annihilation any day over it, and Supreme Commander once I get this time machine to work so I can buy a laptop that will run it at 60 fps.
Josh @ Feb 13th 2008 11:54AM
Oooh man, I so love TA
Wilson @ Feb 13th 2008 10:14AM
Oh nice, and it only took them 8 years.
Hopefully, this will be out before I start getting senile.
FidliousWong @ Feb 13th 2008 10:25AM
I don't know. Part of me wants to gather resources again.... the other part of me has been digging Relics solution of RTS games which is capturing strategic points and holding them. I've been really addicted to Company of Heroes and frankly, I don't miss the first five minutes of my game being spent establishing my base.
Noga @ Feb 13th 2008 10:51AM
Oh fuck yes, come to me chronotroopers, spiders, v2's cmon cmon cmon
Intentless @ Feb 13th 2008 10:57AM
Ooo... Tesla Towers... Giggity...
Co @ Feb 13th 2008 11:12AM
Perfect type of game for Wii/DS.
FidliousWong @ Feb 13th 2008 11:56AM
If you want to play against your sister, MAYBE...
But the sheer lack of buttons on both would make RTSing on that console practically an exercise in frustration.
Co @ Feb 13th 2008 2:23PM
Well, good think Wii supports Keyboards.
Play against my sister? lmao what the fidduck...
Wonderflex @ Feb 13th 2008 11:25AM
If Westwood isn't involved, then I don't want to be. EA has butchered the games.
Acidpoptart @ Feb 13th 2008 11:40AM
Exactly. C&C3 got me to quit EA C&C games for good. I have been looking forward to RA3 for years, but somehow I know this is just going to be C&C3 in RA clothing.
Maybe I am wrong and it will blow my mind.
Sam Zebian @ Feb 13th 2008 12:24PM
@Acid-
I Hope you're wrong, I really want this to be as good as RA2. Favorite game of all time!!! (C&C3 wasn't that bad, but RA2 was still better)
Nox @ Feb 13th 2008 12:11PM
Dont mess this up...
343 Guilty Fart @ Feb 13th 2008 12:30PM
I'm glad she had time to do her hair and makeup before going to war.
Ch0b0 @ Feb 13th 2008 1:13PM
"Ignitin' boosters!"
HighFiveJesus @ Feb 13th 2008 1:23PM
Oh she should shake it..baby.
XGM @ Feb 13th 2008 2:19PM
Alright plain and simple, i did not like C&C3 as a C&C game, but if it was named something else it would have fit better.
So to make RA3 good heres the mix:
1 - Look at the units in RA and RA2
2 - Duplicate them and add 3-5 new ones, same for buildings.
3 - Use a good engine that doesn't need a killer rig, since graphics are nice but doesn't make it a good game
4 - Keep the teams as they were, have diffrent tactics on both, then balance it.
5 - Take your time and polish it (also get some old westwood dudes to work on this)
That is what they needed to make it like the old ones, but better.
Omnithrope @ Feb 13th 2008 2:48PM
If PCGamer had any credibility anymore I might care.
ScottyGEE32 @ Feb 13th 2008 5:49PM
Conscript reporting!
jesus_bon_jovi @ Feb 13th 2008 6:14PM
For Home Country!
Christopher Jon Mangano @ Feb 13th 2008 6:33PM
RA universe is by far the best and the most popular too. I am happy to hear this but yeah I am a little cautious on it too. C&C 3 was ok but I am just not sure a classic RTS style game is going to satisfy too many people these days and that was the biggest problem I had with C&C 3 especially with games like Company of Heroes which have advanced the genre to new levels. It might work better for consoles than PC gamers since many console gamers know little about the genre.
I feel the same way about Starcraft 2 btw as well. I ge the impression right now that game will be very much a classic RTS and unfortunately will still sell lots copies despite it being inferior to some of the new stuff.
Tom @ Feb 16th 2008 11:23PM
WOOOHOOOO!!! Red Alert 1 was and is my favorite game of all time! I can't wait for a new RA!
blingbear @ Feb 28th 2008 10:29AM
Review is readable here: http://fracknaps.com/read/?p=O7UQYQZM
Looks fantastic!
Unknown362001 @ Apr 29th 2008 10:32AM
Actually, yes the backwards R is a "Ya" sound however the E makes a "Yeh" sound and the A looking symbol makes a D sound. . . so they are saying Yayehd Dlyehyat. lol. wierd huh?