Four Command & Conquer Four Screens [C&C]

If you’re stuck in the queue waiting to get your hands on the Command & Conquer 4 beta , you could always kill a minute or two looking at these new screens for the game.

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Command & Conquer Doing Something Sketchy In 2010 [Teasers]

With Command & Conquer 4 ready for release in March, EA is prepared to take the C&C universe to an entirely new medium. What do these teaser images say about this new frontier? These images appeared on the Command & Conquer 4 website as a bonus to newsletter subscribers, teasing a new medium for the beloved real-time strategy franchise. Joystiq seems to think the images could be indicative of a comic book, and EA has been loving on the video game comic book business lately, but I agree with Joy that it could be too obvious. Perhaps an animated cartoon of some sort, with these images serving as storyboards? A really difficult coloring book? Decorator napkins? See, this is where you guys should take over the speculation. It’s not my strong suit. Newsletter Subscribers Exclusive Sneak Peek [Command & Conquer via Blue's News ]

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Command & Conquer Doing Something Sketchy In 2010 [Teasers]

Command & Conquer Doing Something Sketchy In 2010 [Teasers]

With Command & Conquer 4 ready for release in March, EA is prepared to take the C&C universe to an entirely new medium. What do these teaser images say about this new frontier? These images appeared on the Command & Conquer 4 website as a bonus to newsletter subscribers, teasing a new medium for the beloved real-time strategy franchise. Joystiq seems to think the images could be indicative of a comic book, and EA has been loving on the video game comic book business lately, but I agree with Joy that it could be too obvious. Perhaps an animated cartoon of some sort, with these images serving as storyboards? A really difficult coloring book? Decorator napkins? See, this is where you guys should take over the speculation. It’s not my strong suit. Newsletter Subscribers Exclusive Sneak Peek [Command & Conquer via Blue's News ]

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You May Not Like Where Command & Conquer Is Headed [C&C]

Jon Van Caneghem, EA’s new head of all things Command & Conquer, has grand plans for the future direction of the series. Plans die-hard fans of C&C may be interested/horrified to hear. See, Van Caneghem is a big supporter of things like “games as service”, and online delivery. Which makes him a good fit for EA, since that’s exactly what EA are moving towards, with games like Battlefield Heroes and their acquisition of online gaming company Playfish . So what does this mean for the future of Command & Conquer? Well, we knew he was going to “transform” the series , but maybe not this drastically. Chew over these quotes from an interview with Van Caneghem over on Gamasutra. The first regarding strategy games taking a leaf out of Battlefield Heroes’ book. “Look what online has done for RPGs over the last 10 years. All the other categories are following suit… we’re looking forward to building something to be a leader in that space.” On where he sees C&C fitting in with this shift, he says “”It allows you to do everything you would have expected from a boxed game, but it adds a lot more to it… being connected and connected with players, and persistence, the social elements of playing against each other with other friends.” And, perhaps most distressingly, this: “What you’re seeing with all the social gamers on Facebook… they are actually already playing strategy games whether they know it or not. Taking a franchise like Command and Conquer and expanding it to a wider audience is part of the strategy.” Tiberiumville, coming to Facebook, 2010. Interview: Van Caneghem Talks EALA’s Vision, Command & Conquer [Gamasutra]

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You May Not Like Where Command & Conquer Is Headed [C&C]

You May Not Like Where Command & Conquer Is Headed [C&C]

Jon Van Caneghem, EA’s new head of all things Command & Conquer, has grand plans for the future direction of the series. Plans die-hard fans of C&C may be interested/horrified to hear. See, Van Caneghem is a big supporter of things like “games as service”, and online delivery. Which makes him a good fit for EA, since that’s exactly what EA are moving towards, with games like Battlefield Heroes and their acquisition of online gaming company Playfish . So what does this mean for the future of Command & Conquer? Well, we knew he was going to “transform” the series , but maybe not this drastically. Chew over these quotes from an interview with Van Caneghem over on Gamasutra. The first regarding strategy games taking a leaf out of Battlefield Heroes’ book. “Look what online has done for RPGs over the last 10 years. All the other categories are following suit… we’re looking forward to building something to be a leader in that space.” On where he sees C&C fitting in with this shift, he says “”It allows you to do everything you would have expected from a boxed game, but it adds a lot more to it… being connected and connected with players, and persistence, the social elements of playing against each other with other friends.” And, perhaps most distressingly, this: “What you’re seeing with all the social gamers on Facebook… they are actually already playing strategy games whether they know it or not. Taking a franchise like Command and Conquer and expanding it to a wider audience is part of the strategy.” Tiberiumville, coming to Facebook, 2010. Interview: Van Caneghem Talks EALA’s Vision, Command & Conquer [Gamasutra]

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