Command & Conquer 3: Kane's Wrath Expansion Announced

[Sonic 295]

If you have already watched the first episode of Command & Conquer - BattleCast Primetime you would have seen the news announcing the expansion pack for Command & Conquer 3 called Kane's Wrath.

 

Command & Conquer 3: Kane's Wrath, due for release early 2008, will introduce a new chapter to the C&C 3 storyline. While only a small amount of info is mentioned in episode one of BattleCast Primetime, we have this short list....

• and checkout some of the concept art and more.

[Luk3us 63]

Yep, and by the looks of it the Nod Cyborg Commando is making a return, or at least variation of him is anyway.

 

And some crappy upgrades and such for GDI and Scrin, but who cares about them!

[TheRoadToDawn 0]

YES! Subsides are Back! and World Domination too. Its nice to hear a C&C 3 expansion before RA3

[Redmond Boyle 0]

SUBSIDES!! SUBSIDES!! SUBSIDES!! SUBSIDES!! SUBSIDES!! SUBSIDES!! W00H000!

[TheBlackOut 7]

Mmm, I think they just did the Global Domination thing to try and compete with Petro once UaW comes out.

 

Now... I'm excited, but GDI is going to have a story... right? :?

[PunWisp 0]

technically it isnt a new chapter sense its going to take place during second war and beggining of the third war, more of between i guess what happend after kabal lost and kane returned

[TheBlackOut 7]

technically it isnt a new chapter sense its going to take place during second war and beggining of the third war, more of between i guess what happend after kabal lost and kane returned

 

Cabal*

[PunWisp 0]

either way pernounced the same >.>

[Koen 2]

Heh, it will be like a prequel and a sequel. That's going to be complex, story-wise.

[TheBlackOut 7]

either way pernounced the same >.>

 

CABAL stands for something. Each letter stands for something.

 

K screws up the meaning. That's why it's important.

 

Koen, I think EA kind of wants to correct some of the stuff they screwed up with this and don't mind going a little complexity.

[Banshee 28]

The game will feature some cool unssymetrical maps made by the C&C community. Here's the confirmation:

 

 

Hey everyone,

 

I'll keep this brief. If you have watched BattleCast Primetime already, then you probably saw me for 4 minutes discussing a lot of what you may already know, but hey, we can't always depend on the entire C&C community to know. That said, here is a more detailed update on some of my hit topics from the show:

 

PATCH 1.07 is nearing QA approval this week we anticipate. We had some localization issues that needed to be fixed and thus patch 1.07 fell off that "fast track". Keep your heads high however, the light at the end of the tunnel is near. I hope to have a concrete release time frame very soon. The patch/mod sdk will not be out this week. I will do my best to let you know before the week ends what we are looking at. I hate to leave on this note, but I want to be sure we're QA approved before I mention a release date. That QA approval looks very good for later this week.

 

MOD SDK - its coming with Patch 1.07, thats about all I have for you right now on that front. There will be lots of documentation and info to accompany it when it releases, we're so close!

 

Ladder Season - Everything is nearly in place, I am just awaiting some final legal approval on rules. Look for the ladder season to start late August with a full reset. We have yet to decide on the stats reset, still analyzing community opinion on what everyone wants reset...or not.

 

Cheating/Disconnecting - Currently working with the new mods on compiling a list and suspensions/bans are due to be handed out. I apologize for this action not happening sooner but its a sensitive process and you can expect much more action during the ladder season when it matters the most.

 

AND FINALLY...

 

On the show I mentioned we'd be sponsoring the current, Open Map Competition 4, being hosted by many prominent members of the community, most notably Banshee and Chickendippers from www.cnccommunity.net.

 

Well, I am proud to announce that the winning multiplayer maps of Open Map Competition 4 will have a shot to be included OFFICIALLY in our upcoming expansion pack, Command & Conquer 3 Kane's Wrath (announced on BattleCast Primetime!).

 

That's right, we will look at the winning maps and work with the map creators to determine if they can be included as an official multiplayer map in Kane's Wrath! Imagine your map, forever immortalized in an official Command & Conquer game. Its a huge community opportunity for the talented mappers out there, so get going, the deadline has been extended to September 4th!

 

Enter here:

http://www.cnccommunity.net/index.php?page=omc4

 

That's all I have for you, i'll certainly be on and around the boards daily as usual, back to normal. I'll keep you guys posted.

 

Thanks,

APOC

 

 

Source: http://forums.ea.com/mboards/thread.jspa?threadID=264303

[Sonic 295]

technically it isnt a new chapter sense its going to take place during second war and beggining of the third war

A prequel can be considered another chapter of a story.

 

CABAL stands for something. Each letter stands for something.

I does indeed, Computer Assisted Biologically Augmented Lifeform (CABAL).

[Alex06 39]

Actually, the game takes place before, during and after CNC3. So it's basically expanding the whole game. It's CNC3 itself, a prequel AND a sequel at the same time.

 

Prequel part: It happens during the time they shut off CABAL's supposedly LAST core (I bet it will come with CABAL as the 4th faction...<_<)

CNC3 part: The story that happens in the CNC3 novel...GDI uses Tib. weapons, Nod is really high-tech, especially their main soldiers, and McNeil didn't die in the Kodiak crash apparently...

Sequel part: The Scrin are back, happens just where CNC3 left off. I bet CABAL makes a surprise return at the end. So ends expansion #1 for CNC3. (Jim Vassella himself said "We're proud to announce the FIRST expansion to CNC3[...]") Kane's also back...he goes to the Scrin Homeworld and stuff...

 

Expansion #2? The Forgotten, using green remap. They all ally against CABAL! Yay for generic happy ending # 462! Kane disappears again, he leaves for the Scrin Homeworld...I bet he'll be back in 20 years on Earth to wage war against GDI, who has now managed to control Tiberium growth and is only growing it on Tiberium farms, the world is normal again, until Kane comes back with some Scrin to wreck havoc on Earth and try to turn everything back into red zones and yellow zones!

[Gben 20]

It's interesting... would you guys buy an entire prequel expansion?

 

-gben

[TheBlackOut 7]

It's interesting... would you guys buy an entire prequel expansion?

 

-gben

 

I'd buy anything with C&C in it as long as it's decent...

[Luk3us 63]

Yeah me too.

 

Don't you get any ideas now Apoc!

[Sonic 295]

I'd buy anything with C&C in it as long as it's decent...

That's the key word, "decent".

 

Everyone should look at Kane's Wrath with an open mind and reserve their final verdict until you all play it.

 

A lot of people called C&C TV a stupid idea when it was announced, and it turned out to be damn good in the end.

[Gben 20]

An "opinion" voiced over on the APB forums made it seem like KW would be NOD SP only expansion. Inferring that EA may do up 3 expansions in total - each with it's own SP campaign.

 

Most Nod fans despise the goody-two shoes GDI story so why waste money on their campaign right... but it seems GDI fans like to explore their darker sides - and enjoy both sides of the coin.

 

But would we pay for the other campaigns for AUD$50?

 

Wouldn't you just wait for the mod that includes their special units and any extra maps?

 

Oh by the way - it's good to see KANE in red instead of green!!!

 

-gben