On September 26th, 1995, after about a month's worth of distribution issues, Westwood Studios shipped the original DOS version of Command & Conquer. It was based upon their 1992 strategy Dune II, but without a book/film license to keep them chained regarding what they could and could not do. Alongside Blizzard's WarCraft and later StarCraft series, Command & Conquer would become the most formative RTS franchise...
On the eve of the 25th anniversary of the original Command & Conquer, Jim Vessella posted on Reddit what the series means to him, but more importantly, he addressed a common community dilemma of what is acceptable in a Command & Conquer mod and what is not. So for the first time, we have a written general modding FAQ on the official website, which can be read here. Finally, he informed the fans that the Limited Run collector's editions should be shipping soon, but that it may take a few weeks to reach individual locations. The entire post can be read here.
We’re excited to announce that the C&C Community website is hosting a C&C Anniversary Giveaway for everyone to take part in. Prizes will be given away EVERY day during the event. Anyone can win a prize regardless of their skill level! The event will start on the 24th September (6pm BST) and will end on the 27th September (6pm BST).
Buy Command & Conquer™ Remastered Collection with 25% off. SPECIAL PROMOTION! Offer ends 5th October.
As announced last week, today is the day we receive the final (intended) update for Command & Conquer: Remastered Collection. It's a pretty large one, though, including the following key features...
Jim Vessella provides an announcement surrounding the final patch for the C&C Remasters.
Hello everyone! The crew from Twisted Insurrection modification for Tiberian Sun has posted some improvements on some of the voxels used in the Brotherhood of Nod faction, on their discord channel.
Community streamer Danku recently released a Twitch chatbot for looking up C&C Remastered players highscores.
To kick off the first off the month, let's have some APB fun! This weekend, starting September 5th, join in for a Game Night! 7 PM BST.
Jim Vessella, EA Producer provides an update on the Limited Run Collector's editions.
The Command & Conquer Remastered Collection is now on sale on HumbleBundle for a limited time. If you haven't bought the game yet, be sure to check it out!
Red Alert: A Path Beyond has just been updated. It's a free standalone total conversion of Command & Conquer Renegade which focuses on recreating the world of Red Alert in a team-based tactical shooter environment. To play the game for free, head over to W3DHub.com
We've just released a couple of ways to embed Leaderboard stats into your livestreams.
I think it's fair to say Command & Conquer Remastered Collection was a resounding success. EA's nostalgia-fuelled real-time strategy revival was a hit with fans and critics alike when it launched in June - and it saw big sales on Steam. But as its developers continue to support the game with balance updates, tweaks and mod support, the inevitable question is this: what's next for Command & Conquer?
Digging into a massive unofficial expansion pack.
Welcome to the second Renegade X DevTalk featuring almost 45 minutes of new skirmish singleplayer ingame footage from the upcoming Firestorm expansion!
An amazing Interview with the one and only Joe Kucan aka Kane - Leader of the Brotherhood of Nod.
LAN Play, Balance adjustments, Incorporating community maps as official Quickmatch maps, and dozens of QoL improvements and bug fixes across the board. Upcoming Quickmatch leaderboard reset
There's been a few news in the Command & Conquer community in recent times. Here's the communtiy round-up.
Amars90 (Battlecast) and Moby3012 United-forum.de have featured an exclusive interview with Jim Vessella. Next week they will be doing an interview with Kane (Joe Kucan) himself.