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EA Announces Command & Conquer: The First Decade

Friday 4 November, 9.00 am ET
Twelve Titles from the Top 5 Best-Selling(a) PC Franchise of All Time, Plus a Bonus DVD

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--4 November 2005--Experience the award-winning Command and Conquer™ (CnC) series like never before! Electronic Arts (NASDAQ:ERTS - News) today announced Command and Conquer™ The First Decade, one of the largest PC franchise compilations to date. Scheduled for release in February 2006, the title celebrates the 10th anniversary of this innovative franchise. This special collector’s edition will include a dozen of your favourite CnC games spanning the last ten years, plus a bonus DVD featuring commemorative video content.

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With over 23 million units sold worldwide to date, the CnC franchise has defined the real-time strategy (RTS) genre with cutting-edge visuals, epic storylines and complex, richly detailed missions. The series has evolved over a decade, spawned over a dozen titles, and continues to be the benchmark against which all RTS games are measured. With its explosive style of warfare, the CnC franchise has expanded over the years to encompass multiple fictional genres, including the science fiction Tiberium universe, the revisionist history of the Red Alert™ universe, and a take on modern warfare with Command and Conquer™ Generals.

“Command and Conquer: The First Decade offers RTS gamers a way to relive the history of CnC, and I’m thrilled to see this collection available in a single package,” said Louis Castle, VP of Creative Development at EALA. “It seems like only yesterday that we were all pleasantly surprised by the way the gaming community wanted to play this new type of strategy game.”

The Command and Conquer: The First Decade bonus DVD will feature half a dozen exclusive video features, including an interview with Louis Castle, who is also co-founder of Westwood Studios, the creator of the CnC franchise. As a special bonus, CnC fans also have the opportunity to be featured on the exclusive DVD. The search is currently underway to find the world’s biggest CnC fan who can showcase and prove their unwavering devotion to the CnC series via a video submission. For further information, please visit www.CommandAndConquer.EA.com.

“Command and Conquer: The First Decade is more than just another title in the CnC series. It is a monumental milestone in the franchise’s history – marking ten remarkable years of passionate fan dedication from one of the largest gaming communities,” said Aaron Kaufman, CnC Community Manager at EALA. “I take great pride in being the CnC Community Manager and am committed to providing continued support to the millions of CnC fans. I look forward to seeing the video submissions for the bonus DVD!”

Command and Conquer: The First Decade will combine the following titles:

  • Command and Conquer™ (Aug. 1995)
  • Command and Conquer: The Covert Operations™ (April 1996)
  • Command and Conquer™ Red Alert™ (Oct. 1996)
  • Command and Conquer™ Red Alert™ The Aftermath™ (Sept. 1997)
  • Command and Conquer Red Alert Counterstrike™ (Mar. 1997)
  • Command and Conquer™ Tiberian Sun™ (August 1999)
  • Command and Conquer™ Tiberian Sun™ Firestorm (February 2000)
  • Command and Conquer™ Red Alert™ 2 (Oct. 2000)
  • Command and Conquer™ Yuri’s Revenge™ (Oct. 2001)
  • Command and Conquer Renegade™ (Feb. 2002)
  • Command and Conquer™ Generals (Feb. 2003)
  • Command and Conquer™ Generals Zero Hour (Sept. 2003)

Command and Conquer: The First Decade is currently in development at EA’s Los Angeles studio and has a US RRP of $39.99. All games included in the compilation are rated ‘T’ for Teen by the ESRB.

Are you the biggest Command and Conquer™ fan?

Prove it! The producers of Command and Conquer (CnC) want you to create an original video showing your CnC pride

This is your ONE chance to make your mark on CnC history. All it takes is passion, a touch of humour, and a 3-minute video showcasing why YOU are the biggest CnC fan in the world!

Over the past 10 years, you’ve seen iconic characters such as Tanya, Kane, Yuri, Alexander Romanov, CABAL, President Michael Dugan, Albert Einstein and more come to life in the vast CnC universe. These memorable characters defined a classic cinematic era in video game history that hardcore CnC fans will never forget. Now is your chance to become part of CnC history by showing us why YOU are one of the biggest Command & Conquer fans ever.

We’re looking for you to submit the most entertaining, laugh-out-loud videos proving your undying devotion to CnC. Perhaps it’s you dressed as Kane, re-enacting your favourite cutscene from the game… Perhaps it’s you showing us your fancy website… Or maybe the life-size GDI tank you built in your garage… Or perhaps it’s a memorable match that changed your life. It’s up to you, but we want your very best.

We’re also looking for any photos or fan art you’ve created. This could be of you at the top of the Swiss Alps holding a CnC Gold box… Or a drawing of Tanya (rated Teen, please)… Anything to get our blood pumping with CnC.

Whatever you submit, make it your best! We’ve got something BIG planned, so be sure to check out www.CommandAndConquer.ea.com on 3 November.

Send entries to:

The Biggest CnC Fan
Electronic Arts
5510 Lincoln Blvd
Playa Vista, CA 90094

Each person appearing in your entry must include the signed ‘Publicity Rights Release’ form, ‘Disclaimer’ AND ‘Questionnaire’
Submissions must be received by: 12 noon on 14 November 2005. No exceptions.

  • Once you submit any idea or material to EA, you expressly grant EA the complete and irrevocable right to quote, re-post, use, reproduce, modify, distribute, transmit, broadcast, and otherwise communicate, and publicly display and perform the idea or material in any form, anywhere, without attribution to you, and without notice or compensation to you of any kind.
  • You warrant that your submission is your own original creation and does not violate or infringe the rights, including, without limitation, copyrights, trade mark rights or rights of publicity/privacy, of any third party.
  • Videos must not exceed 3 minutes.
  • All home video formats are acceptable (DVD, VHS, HI8, DIG8, MINI-DV, or CD). Home videos filmed for commercial purposes are not eligible.
  • Videos must have a minimum resolution of 640x480.
  • Gameplay and film footage must be from Command & Conquer games or non-copyrighted mod-related projects
  • The signed Publicity Rights Release, Disclaimer form AND Questionnaire must be included with your submission.
  • Good luck!
  • For questions, email: Biggest_CnC_Fan@ea.com