EA just brought PC gaming classics like Populous and Dungeon Keeper to Steam
You can now play a variety of EA's PC game classics like Command & Conquer, Populous, and Dungeon Keeper on Steam.
Command & Conquer Remastered stays true to original in first gameplay teaser
Electronic Arts revealed the first look at Command & Conquer Remastered in a gameplay teaser that showcased upgraded 2D graphics.
‘Red Alert Online’ is coming to mobile devices, and people are not happy
Chinese game publishing giant Tencent is bringing back the Command and Conquer: Red Alert series with Red Alert Online. The game will be available on iOS and Android, though it isn’t clear if it will come to the West.
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EA Struck Down The ‘Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2 VR’ Fan Remake
Just as the internet started to get excited about the prospect of one of the best PC strategy games of all-time, Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2, receiving a fan remake built from the ground-up for VR devices, Electronic Arts, the publisher behind the original game, stepped in to officially strike down the project.
According to a post on the Unreal Engine forums the remake’s creator, Adam Horvath, received the following message from EA’s Permission Requests Team:
Dear Adam,
Thank you for your interest in Electronic Arts Inc. EA appreciates the passion that players like you have for our games, and we’re always excited to see the creativity that comes from our community. While we appreciate your enthusiasm for our Command & Conquer: Red Alert games, we are unable to authorize your request to distribute a remake VR version of our Red Alert 2 game, regardless of whether it is commercial. We greatly respect our fans and hope this response does not diminish your interest in our games.
Kind regards,
LC
EA Permission Requests Team
It’s unfortunate news, but it doesn’t come as a huge surprise. Publishers have the right to squash projects like this from rising up due to the potential infringement on copyrights and competition regarding potentially existing projects in their pipelines. Whereas Sega hires fan modders to make games (Christian Whitehead, a prolific Sonic modder, is now working on Sonic Mania), Nintendo is well-known for its displeasure regarding fan creations, such as AM2R and Pokemon Uranium. It appears that EA falls in line with Nintendo’s views on remakes.
While this doesn’t mean EA is working on a VR strategy game in the C&C franchise, it’s certainly a fun thing to think about. The most likely cause for the decline of permission is simply that they don’t want someone potentially profiting off of their work.
We’ve reached out to Horvath, the remake’s creator, about the situation and his future plans and will keep you updated on the latest developments.
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Modders reimagine ‘Red Alert 2’ in virtual reality on the HTC Vive
Unreal Engine 4 developer Adam Horvath has shared footage of his attempt to translate Westwood Studios' RTS Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2 into a virtual reality experience for the HTC Vive.
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HTC Vive: Command & Conquer – Alarmstufe Rot 2 VR Fan-Remake
Auf Youtube zeigt Ádám Horváth derzeit, wie Command & Conquer – Alarmstufe Rot 2 mit der HTC Vive und der Unreal Engine 4 aussehen könnte. Bemerkenswert an dem Remake ist, dass das Spiel schon reibungslos spielbar scheint und alle Einheiten und Gebäude des Originals aus dem Jahr 2000 enthalten sind.
Command & Conquer – Alarmstufe Rot 2 VR Fan-Remake
Das Kultspiel Command & Conquer – Alarmstufe Rot 2 ließ die Spieler auf der Seite der Alliierten oder der Sowjets kämpfen und erhielt mit Yuris Rache auch ein Update, welches eine gänzlich neue Fraktion ins Spiel brachte. Das neue VR Remake ist zwar aktuell nur ein Test, ob ein solches Spielprinzip in VR funktionieren würde, aber das Video macht bereits einiges her und zeigt uns knapp 9 Minuten Gameplay.
Warum dieser Test nötig ist, ist uns nicht ganz klar. Es gibt bereits einige Strategiespiele für die HTC Vive und in das Spiel von Ádám Horváth scheint auch viel Zeit geflossen zu sein. Wir würden uns daher sehr freuen, wenn Ádám sein Spiel fertigstellt und öffentlich anbietet. Leider hat hier aber EA noch ein Wörtchen mitzureden, denn die Rechte an dem Titel liegen leider nicht bei Ádám.
Die Gebäude und Einheiten wurden von Sly_Fox nachgebaut und beruhen auf den origianlen 2D Assets aus Alarmstufe Rot 2 und das Gameplay wurde von OpenRA übernommen (AR2 Mod).
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