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The new man in charge of Command & Conquer sees the populairty and persistent development of Facebook apps providing future momentum...
Comments from EALA's Jon Van Caneghem have caused a certain amount of uproar, with the suggestion that Command & Conquer could be taking a leaf or two out of Facebook apps to provide the future direction for the 14 year-old franchise.
Better known for bringing the Might and Magic franchise to the gaming world, Van Caneghem has recently taken a position to oversee the future development of the Command & Conquer franchise at EALA.
The main bone of contention seems to stem from little more than Van Caneghem mentioning Facebook in an interview with Gamsutra.
"What you're seeing with all the social gamers on Facebook... they are actually already playing strategy games whether they know it or not," Van Caneghem told Gamasutra. "Taking a franchise like Command and Conquer and expanding it to a wider audience is part of the strategy."
It could be argued that Van Caneghem is suggesting that they need to look at the way in which the popularity of social networking apps spread and develop continually over time, rather than a suggestion that the franchise is about to become a casual experience that will have mums nodding in appreciation to the efforts of Kane.
Further comments from Van Caneghem reinforce the fact that he's solely looking at what a digital environment could bring to the franchise.
"It allows you to do everything you would have expected from a boxed game, but it adds a lot more to it..." Van Caneghem explained. "Being connected and connected with players, and persistence, the social elements of playing against each other with other friends."
"For years we made games, put it in a box and hoped it sold well, and if it did we made sequels," Van Canghem concluded.
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Added:Sat 18th Dec 2010 20:46, Post No: 11
The old C&C games were awesome, I don't understand how they screwed the whole series up. I liked Red Alert the most and for some reason they took a good idea of an alternate reality that was reminiscent to how people during WWII and in the early cold war wanted to make fantastical superweapons to crush the other side. But then they just went absurd with all of the cartoony, stupid, and useless units. After that fiasco, they actually made a good game like Generals, which had units that used real tactics and you could do fun things like send in your rangers to clear out houses, or plant IED's all over the place. Oh and the Chinese hoards shooting fire and nuclear bombs everywhere, hahaha. Its too bad they would rather make games now with units that you have to micromanage just to get their abilities to even have an effect. I mean come on, Im in charge of a whole fricking army and I have to worry about one measly little unit. Fire the damn thing already!!! Its why I spent the money to research it for you!!!
Added:Thu 11th Nov 2010 05:09, Post No: 10
I only wish when i call ae tomorrow and ask for my money back that they just give me T wars in place of this load of cat vomit. this is the worst money i ever spend.. i might just skip the refund and break the game so i can sleep better knowing that no one else will have to suffer thru this game. FAIL FAIL FAIL FAIL FAIL.. YOU GUYS SUCK.. there is a reason it is brand new and went INSTANTLY to clearence.
Added:Fri 13th Aug 2010 01:15, Post No: 9
One thing I just want to say to EA. Graphics alone do NOT make a good game. The end.
Added:Thu 12th Aug 2010 09:52, Post No: 8
It's very simple now - play Starcraft 2, it will be exactly what you want from an RTS.
Added:Thu 12th Aug 2010 09:07, Post No: 7
I can not believe EA ruined the Command & Conquer franchise. This game sucks. I loved Command & Conquer and after EA took over it went down the hill. After I played this game I turned it off and downloaded the original Command & Conquer Tiberian sun. I miss you Westwood. Please come back!
Added:Sun 01st Aug 2010 18:49, Post No: 6
Big fan of Westwood, ..eh.. i mean C&C. Ive bought and played Every c&c game and red alert game , including expansions, generals and even dune for every mission more then once.
btw my favourites: Firestorm (i liked the idea in the story), ra2, generals (great faction choices ) and in general just any third expansion
Got c&c 4 with absolutely no prejuidice, expecting nothing from it, just wanting to have it as a fan.
HOW THE HELL COULD IT STILL DISSAPOINT SO BAD !
Where are the epic hundreds unit battles , the wonderous micro-management which could turn the tide of battle, no base building WTF, damn i even miss the tiberium.
Every change to the game mechanics, angers and disgusts me. Can't even bring myself to do the missions, so had to see the story on Youtube, sod.
How can they throw away money and time for raj joshi and david silverman (if those are there real names) for that battlecast primetime promotion if they can't even make a decent game.
Is C&C becoming hollow, only the name and no game ?
Anyway thanks for starcraft II , which is playable at least...
Added:Sun 04th Jul 2010 06:33, Post No: 5
I'm ahuge FAN of this series, albeit, I'm now in my early thirties, I haven't had much time to play strategy games as much as I use to,...So, I pay attention to reviews. Based on the comments I've heard.... EA is not getting a penny from me for C&C 4: First, for not only taking over Westwoods and not being able to retain the core team that made this series last. Don't you understand that it's the creative minds that produce the success you so richly desired to take over? Secondly, for mucking up the game from its core concept of "Base building"...You do yourself and the consumers of this type of game gendre a great disfavor...we will not forget this!!
Added:Sun 11th Apr 2010 20:03, Post No: 4
cnc 3 tw and kw are better thaan this [#@!?].
ea- please redo this game or make an 5
Added:Thu 01st Apr 2010 08:37, Post No: 3
I'm not particularly fearful that this is the end of C&C as we know it. I don't think EA will pursue this experiment again.
That said it makes me angry when companies take over a game from another studio and then attempt to modernize it. This always leaves me with a feeling of emptyness because whatever the creators of [insert here] Heroes of might and magic 4, Fallout, Red Alert 2 wanted to add to the formula is washed away. There is this feeling in the back of my head.
Although Heroes 5 was pretty good by itself, it still feels dumbed down. Red Alert 3 is literally a lazy clone of Red Alert 2 which just makes me angry. In Fallout 3 they don't even try. They just throw out the game and keep the name.
At least with C&C here these fundamental changes don't seem permanent. I didn't like C&C 3 too much but hopefully if they pursue that, it'll turn into something good on its own.
Added:Thu 25th Mar 2010 10:22, Post No: 2
C&C fans should show their disgust - if you've bought the game, SPAM the lobby system with your messages of anger.