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Gran Theft Auto IV Not a Sequel as such to the previous games, but about the only one with an extra number notch up that I'm definitely getting this year.

Adam Isgreen, Also known to many around the C&C and Petro Communities as Ishmael. Adam was one of the biggest creative minds for the storylines, creative direction and development of the C&C Franchise, and most recently Universe at War. However he has decided that his time has come to leave Petroglyph. This is his little goodbye. Where do you think he's off to now? In the past he has expressed how he's missed working on C&C. So is he going back to EA to work with the C&C Franchise, or will he go somewhere else? Discuss!

Killswitch Engage - Rose of Sharyn

Welcome to our humble of ode sir. Glad to have you aboard! Tiberium's looking great! The Unreal 3 Engine runs like a beauty on my machine. So I'm definitely looking forward to what this game has to offer us!

Video is a little poor, but the audio is spot on. I'm just gonna let the video do all the work here

It just appears to me that the devs want to make both theatres of war as important as each other. But have a think about the tactical and strategical elements of using both. It can make some amazingly interesting campaign mission and Multiplayer setups. Imagine an Allied campaign mission if you will. You've taken down Russia, and now you're going to smash Japan... The only way to do that is invade. (Looks at google maps) North of the town of Matsue and Yonago, there are 2 relatively remote Islands, leaving from South Korea the 2 commanders start the invasion of Japan by removing the 2 lightly armed forward bases there. Naturally however building room is sparse because of the landscape, and there's only enough room to build a few basic structures on land. The result is that the rest of your base has to be built in the heavily defended waters. While Yonago is a heavy naval town, the Japanese have minimal sea bases... Therefore the bulk of their forces and defences are on the mainland, and their base is a Fortress. The only way to do it is using transports and amphibious units as your only option, heavy strategy is needed and it's not going to be easy! Supreme Commander did a few missions like this... Damn were they hard... which is good.... I hope for more of the same

Hooray for being different. About time more devs broke the mould. How on earth is the RTS genre or even C&C as a franchise supposed to evolve if everything always stays the same? We've got the classic staple stuff, and the core mechanics. Westwood's version of C&C 3 was going to involve squad management and evolution, RPG elements, heavy unit micromanagement and customisation. If that C&C was published before Westwood went under, we as a community would have taken it for granted and not argued over the issue. We moan at EA for chucking out endless clones of the same game year after year, yet when they actually use some form of innovation or make a whole load of changes people say they don't like it!? Some people need to decide what they want. It may look Red Alert 2 3D, but in all honesty, that's the last thing I want it to play like.

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SPORE is out in September

You should hear some of the dance remixes that have been done on YouTube... this guy is not only becoming the next net Meme, but it's helping a career he technically shouldn't have... even if it'll only be short lived. Here's one such Remix... and because this guy comes from Kazakhstan, a bit of Borat gets thrown in too.

On the first day of community summits Apoc makes a big thing about being on time, in the foyer of the Ritz Carlton without fail. He says he'll be 5-10 minutes early sometimes. But it's usually 5-10 minutes (or later) late. Zee's special edition LiveWire explains it. But thank god for C&C 3 Mobile edition, destroys all your late Apoc worries in an instant!

They better release a few expansions for it then, cos Apoc takes longer than a long time

This and Starcraft 2 are in 2 different leagues right down the middle. I think half the problem is that these screenshots are currently coming from a Developer sandbox map which has uber sexy detail, great variable lighting, glorious colourful landscapes, great looking water and perfect condition weather effects. While the Devs may be going for a partial cartoon style look, the vibrancy of the map may be giving people the wrong impression. I can't really see much cartoon element to it, all I see are highly detailed colourful screenshots.

It's not really a trooper any more though is it. This Megavolt more closely resembles a Big Daddy from Bioshock. Not that he'll be protecting little girls.... only frying them when they try to slap C4's on stuff. As I said in the roundtable, I'm content with Red Alert 3. It's up to EALA to choose how to do this game. I'm not gonna bitch and moan about this game at all. They can give Tanya a sex change and call her Brian for all I care. If that's what they want, then that's fine.

That was awesome.... I'd buy a record with that sorta stuff on... great talent considering this is Pop Idol Kazakhstan. I wanted to hear more considering the quality of the act... it ended too soon.

Of course they won't gel, this is Red Alert 3 ideas we're talking about... staple issues. Whereas C&C 3 has more canon going on it than Long John Silver's battleship! Anyway, I never had a problem with the gameplay... just the poor storyline, music, mission design, game speed... you get the point, these were major changes... not minor to any degree.

Hang on... This quote needs a quick update, to reflect the new post. Job done... Or are you gonna stick around this time old buddy?

The only problem is, if you change one mechanic, you need to change others until you have a strong and innovative package. What has been suggested here plays too much with what C&C is about and would (in my eyes) unbalance many of the existing mechanics. Before long you'll have to change the resource model, give extra initiatives to the player so they don't exploit certain areas, redesign other key areas and then finish it off with an interface that resembles something completely different. In effect you'd be changing so much, that it's be an entirely new game. Not a bad thing perhaps... but C&C thrives on being a title that redefined RTS, then took the Strategy away from the Real Time with the same old formula, while every other game evolved. For C&C to be successful and always be that way, only minor changes need to be made. C&C needs to evolve slowly, but at the same time add in mechanics that don't alter the gameplay too much beyond the classic formula.

I feel like putting a face-palm picture in here and then commencing some form of lockage... but this thread is actually so damn funny, I'm afraid to miss what might happen next if I do!

I like the new marketing approach.. It's concise and informative as opposed to hyperactive and misinformative as in the past. See, community bitching has made things work out for the better and everyone seems a lot happier.... Apoc, you're putting me out of my depth. I can't argue against your methods anymore!!!

They get the extra mode, we don't. PC players get access the the Red Alert 3 Beta, they don't. I don't see the problem really, it's a fair compromise.