<![CDATA[Kotaku: Red Alert 3]]> http://cache.kotaku.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/kotaku.com.png <![CDATA[Kotaku: Red Alert 3]]> http://kotaku.com/tag/red alert 3 http://kotaku.com/tag/red alert 3 <![CDATA[Happy 65th Birthday Tim Curry, You Video Game Legend]]> Acclaimed British actor Tim Curry may be most famous to regular folk for his roles in The Rocky Horror Picture Show and...Muppet Treasure Island, but he's most famous around here for his work in video games. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5793786&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Ric Flair Wishes You A Happy, Strangely Violent Valentines Day]]> And again, the Red Alert 3 marketing team outdo themselves, somehow taking Ric Flair and his figure-four leglock and turning it into a heart-warming Command & Conquer-related Valentines Day message. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5153523&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Ric Flair Knocked Out By Man In Bear Suit In The Name Of Red Alert 3 Marketing Confirmed]]> Seems that our sources at Electronic Arts are correct. Professional wrestler and Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3: Uprising star Ric Flair was indeed fighting bears in Los Angeles. Here's video proof. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5151000&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Red Alert 3 For PS3 Is The "Ultimate Edition"]]> There's a good reason PlayStation 3 owners have had to wait to play Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 on their console. EA's been busy packing the ULTIMATE experience onto a Blu-ray disc! More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5130796&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Dead or Alive Actress So Against Piracy, Bought Pirated Goods]]> Actress, singer, whatever Holly Valance was Christie in the Dead or Alive movie, DOA: Dead or Alive. The 2006 movie was filmed in Asia, and Vance now calls it "an amazing experience," but tough. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5129960&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 Demo Hits Xbox Live]]> If you're looking for something to liven up the demo section of your Xbox 360 this Thanksgiving weekend, the newly released Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 demo may fit the time-killing bill. The free demo for the real-time strategy game from Electronic Arts is now on Xbox Live Marketplace. Included is the game's cinematic opening, one campaign mission each from the Soviet and Allied campaigns, and an interactive tutorial. It's available worldwide, for that realistic global conflict feeling. Warning: The Red Alert 3 demo may not actually feature full motion video of Gina Carano in leather short shorts as indicated by this post's lead in picture. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5099928&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[UK Gamers Get Their Hands On Red Alert 3 In Trafalgar Square]]> The Be The One event went off in fine style, with over 70,000 gamers descending on the EA Battledome in Trafalgar Square over the weekend. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5076079&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Red Alert 3 - PS3 Owners 'Will Be Very Pleased']]> EA LA may initially have recoiled in shock at the “very exotic and tough to develop for” PS3 but, now they have a had a few months to get the 360 and PC versions out of the door, EA have taken another look at their PS3 code and have decided to give things another try. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5076045&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[EA's Awesome Fix For Missing Red Alert 3 CD Key Characters]]> According to the Command & Conquer customer support team, a "small number of [Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3] manuals" suffered from an unfortunate misprint. Some owners of the Windows PC version are finding themselves with a CD key just 19 characters in length, exactly one shy of the required 20 characters required to activate the game. Oops! Fortunately, EA has a helpful workaround to help gamers in need. Try to guess what it is. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5075297&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Why Are EA Still Using FMV And Actors In 2008?]]> Aside from the obvious reasons (see above), it's a good question! One that we were kicking around only a few weeks ago. In this day and age of fancy polygons and rendered sequences, why do EA still insist on littering their Command & Conquer games with full-motion-video cutscenes? Aren't they relics of the 1990s? More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5067480&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Obama Girl Is Now Red Alert 3 Girl]]> Internet starlet Obama Girl is not exclusive. She can be Obama Girl when she wants, but when EA's marketing dollar comes calling, she can be [something something something] Girl, too. In this case, she can be Ackerman Girl, playing the sultry groupie to J K Simmons' rib-tickling US President Howard Ackerman, who will no doubt be the star of Red Alert 3. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5066881&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Rumor: Ric Flair, Bear Suit Spotted At EA LA]]> Sources deep within the EA borders tells us that professional wrestler Ric Flair and a guy in a bear suit were spotted at the EA Los Angeles gym earlier today. According to the report, "Ric Flair and a guy in a bear suit are currently filming something in the EA Los Angeles gym." See? Exactly what we said. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5063480&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA["The Women of Red Alert 3" Ends Badly]]> Sure, this pandering Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 trailer starts beautifully, with cheesecake shots of cut-scene actresses Jenny McCarthy, Gemma Atkinson, Gina Carano and Kelly Hu, whose only purpose is to get boys all hot and bothered. But then it becomes lousy with Y chromosomes, wrinkly dudes and "more established" actors. Men. Yuck. At least EA will get a couple more "Premier Edition" sales out of it. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5056649&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 Calls Out Starcraft]]> You know, I'm not gonna try to guess the viral marketing policies or in-house/contractor authorizations of Electronic Arts to determine if this really does constitute EA taking potshots at Blizzard. But that is undeniably the actors J.K. Simmons (President Ackerman) and Jonathan Pryce (Field Marshall Bingham, on the jump) and they're calling out other RTSes, specifically ones set in space, so, sounds to me like Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 is talking shit to StarCraft players, perhaps Star Trek: Online. These are part of a series of videos (one above, two more on the jump that have been posted as replies to other videos on YouTube, in some cases unrelated, so there's your viral aspect. The uploaders, RedWhiteBlueAlert and ThrowingStarz both joined in the past week, so, likely viral. And remember that Battlefield: Bad Company, also an EA title, took a few swings at its competition too. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5052818&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[EA And 1C Deliver Jewel-Cased Games To Russia]]> PC games in jewel cases aren't just for discount titles at Walmart and Target anymore. Electronic Arts has announced a distribution agreement with 1C Company which will see the latter releasing the former's newer PC titles throughout Russia in jewel case economy packaging. The first titles coming out this fall in the tiny plastic packages will include Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3, Crysis Warhead, and NHL 09. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5051757&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Where Jenny McCarthy Explains Why She Isn't Kari Wuhrer]]> Best part of Red Alert 2? The fact Allied commando Tanya was played by C-grade awesome-magnet Kari Wuhrer. Worst part of Red Alert 3? The fact Wuhrer isn't back reprising her role. It's instead gone to Jenny McCarthy, who in this clip explains what she'll be bringing to the part. She's no Wuhrer, but it's good to see she's at least taking the role as seriously as it demands. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5049746&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Jenny McCarthy Talking 'Bout Tanya]]> So Jenny McCarthy says she already has a little warrior in her. Dammit! There goes my pickup line. In this video up on Gametrailers, the actress and former Playmate explains her approach to playing Tanya in Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3, and we get a peek at some cutscene footage. Red Alert 3: Exclusive Tanya Trailer [Gametrailers] More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5049599&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[J.K. Simmons Is The Single Best Thing About Red Alert 3]]> Don't believe us? You really should watch this trailer, then. Not sure of the precise moment the Red Alert series went from OTT to OTT, but the timing doesn't matter. Point is, they got there, it was a good idea. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5048783&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[EA Sticking With SecuROM (Though Red Alert 3's Will Go A Little Easier On You)]]> Because it includes Draconian DRM program SecuROM, Spore's taking a bit of a pounding at the moment. Same thing happened to Mass Effect, same thing happened to BioShock. The message is fairly clear: people know what SecuROM does, and they do not want. EA's response to this? To let you eat cake. They're sticking with the software, whether you like it or not, and upcoming RTS title Red Alert 3 will be coming bundled with it. This time, though, they're going a little easier on you, allowing you five installs (and a few other minor tweaks). Like the other games, though, spare a thought for the dev team. It's not their decision to implement SecuROM, it's EAs, and the following plea from the team makes clear just how polarising a topic this has become:
Red Alert 3 is shaping up to be a world-class RTS game that will give you many hours of enjoyment. I think it would be a shame if people decided to not play a great game simply because it came with DRM, but I understand that this is a very personal decision for many of you and I respect that. As you might imagine, I'm a lot less respectful of those people who take the position that they will illegally download a game simply because it has DRM.
For a full run-down of Red Alert 3's specific blend of SecuROM, hit the link below. So what's the deal with copy protection in Red Alert 3? [EA] More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5047048&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Celebrate C&C's Birthday With Free Red Alert]]> This Sunday, August 31st, marks thirteen years since Command & Conquer first advanced on our position. Unlucky for some, but not for fans of RTS retro gaming. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5043535&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Don't Worry, Red Alert Fans, Jenny McCarthy Is Apparently A "Badass" Tanya]]> The announcement of Jenny McCarthy as Tanya in Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 may have drawn a "uergh" or two from fans of the series. "She's no fucking Kari Wührer," some said, which... well, we're not sure if that's a compliment or an insult. But the guys at EA sure like Jenny. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5040866&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Meet Your Sexy New Red Alert 3 Leaders]]> What the fuck, EA? No Kari Wuhrer? We are not impressed. Yet as you scold us with your left hand, we cannot help but notice how you caress us with your right, as the announcement that George Takei, J K Simmons & Tim Curry will be running the game's factions goes a long way towards making up for an absence of B-grade T&A. A long way, EA, but not the whole way. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5039297&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Meet Your Sexy New Red Alert 3 Cast]]> EA announced at its Leipzig Games Convention press conference today additional details on the cast of Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3, including the casting of Jenny McCarthy, pictured, as Tanya, the staple special ops unit. But that's not all. The leaders of the three factions — Allies, Empire of the Rising Sun and the Soviet Union — will be played by JK Simmons, George Takei and Tim Curry, respectively. In the trailer we were shown, Takei's lines appear to be dubbed with his own voice, dialogue intentionally out of synch with his lip movements. Also announced was the appearance of Kelly Hu, who will join Gina Carano and Gemma Atkinson as the Empire of the Rising Sun's obligatory sexpot. EA's definitely going straight for the groin with this one. Finally, in the cinematic trailer shown at Leipzig, it appears that Peter Stormare will play a part in Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3. Oh snap! More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5039246&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Here's Your Red Alert 3 Collectors Edition]]> Never ones to shy away from a chance to earn an extra buck or two, EA have announced they'll be releasing a "Premier Edition" of upcoming RTS Red Alert 3. Exclusive (at least in Europe) to GAME, the premium box will see the game packed in a metal tin, along with five exclusive MP/skirmish maps, a DVD with a making-of featurette (along with the sure-to-be-tasteful special "Women of Red Alert 3"), a soundtrack and, curiously, an "Exclusive Beta Key to a future C&C game!" Exclamation is theirs, not ours. The only C&C game we can think of on the horizon is Tiberium, but with that not due for a while, be sure to keep that beta key somewhere you won't forget about it. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5035337&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Are These Your Red Alert 3 System Specs?]]> For the privileged few, a Red Alert 3 beta test is about to kick off. And in order to get those testers sorted, EA needed to let them know the game's minimum system specs. Now granted, this being a beta, and with the game a whiles off, things are subject to change. But if they do change, they probably won't change much. Click through for the full run-down, but if you need a summary first, know that thing's are looking surprisingly generous. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5030276&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Red Alert 3 Art Team Gets A Gold Star]]> Why? For some recent work they've done on the OTT WW3 RTS. First, and above, the game's box art, which could well be box art of the year. Note, developers: the world needs more Soviet women in leather hotpants, tesla mechs and armoured fighting bears. After the jump, one more thing the world needs more of: elite Japanese schoolgirl psionic commandos. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5027138&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Spare 15 Minutes For This Red Alert 3 Demo]]> More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5011791&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3]]> Know this: EA aren't breaking the mould with Red Alert 3. It looks for all the world like Red Alert 2, only this time with gorgeous water effects and - we're told - controllable Japanese schoolgirl units. But if you're the kind of person to be excited over the idea of a third Red Alert, and especially the rehash of the old intro theme song, that's most likely exactly what you're after, no? More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=391559&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Red Alert 3 Screens Are Slippery When Wet]]> In talking up the third installment of the much-loved series, the creators of Red Alert 3 have been at pains to stress the importance naval combat will play in the third game. Here's the screenshot proof. No more using battleships as simple shore batteries, this time whole battles will be fought on the open seas. I like how you can see the sunken remains of destroyed ocean buildings. Nice touch. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=369032&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Fear Not, Red Alert 3's Full Of Hammy Cinematics]]> Tesla coils, airships, yeah, we kinda expected that sort of stuff to feature in Red Alert 3. What was most vital for the game, however, was that it retain the previous title's most important aspect: the best damn live-action cutscenes this side of Wing Commander 3. And by best, I mean hammiest. So it's great to hear that, yes, things are definitely looking up on that front, with EALA's Chris Corry saying:
We really do think the live-action cinematics are a staple of the Red Alert series. We're going pretty full bore with the cinematics this time. We're going to have more than an hour of cinematics; it's almost a minimovie that we're shooting for this.
And with that, my excitement for the RTS genre reaches levels not seen since the late 1990s. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=368270&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Red Alert 3 Is So, So Real]]> Wow. That tease from last week really was Red Alert 3! Just goes to show, dream long enough and hard enough and those dreams can actually come true. The game's the feature of next month's PC Gamer cover spread, and since said cover shows only some concept art, all we know about the game is that it's a third Red Alert. Guess we'll know more when the mag hits shelves on March 4. I presume, EA, you already have Kari Wuhrer's agent on the phone? Because God help you if you don't. More »
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