So, where has 2021 gone?
Remember us? No? Thought so. As you may have noticed, the site has been scarcely touched since June. This only partly has to do with the usual excuses of real life stuff (professional and private), diverting attention to other and far larger projects (working on an unannounced RTS for 3D Realms/Slipgate Ironworks, maintaining and adding…
Trailer of Dawn of Tomorrow released
After a decade of work, Kilkakon is finally ready to release his massive storyline-centered total conversion mod for Tiberian Dawn, named “Dawn of Tomorrow”. It features tons of new units, structures and terrain, and a story line replacing the normal campaigns, which features a complete custom-made world map for mission selection, and animated briefing…
C&C Remastered – Mod Support, Open Source and LAN
In yet another update on the C&C Remastered Collection, Jim Vessella posted about a hot topic among fans – mod support. While C&C games have mostly been moddable thanks to community tools like XCC Utilities, FinalBIG, OS BIG Editor, and numerous others, with only late SAGE games getting semi-proper mod SDKs, this time we’ll get…
C&C Remastered – Collector’s Edition Delays, Game Itself On Track
Jim Vessella has made his first update on the C&C subreddit since the COVID-19 outbreak. Despite all teams working from home, the Remastered Collection is on track for release and is in the process of finalization. However, the shipment of collector’s editions by Limited Run has been delayed for autumn, but customers will be getting…
C&C Remastered Collection – April-May 2020 News
From around the net, more C&C Remastered news has popped up in the past few weeks, including previews, interviews and videos. There are also 3 new screenshots in 4K quality. Here’s a list with hyperlinks to all the recent news on the Remasters: Preview: PC Gamer Preview: PCGamesN Preview: RockPaperShotgun Preview: ScreenRant Preview: WCCFTech First Look at…
Actors Gene Dynarski and Dimitri Diatchenko Have Passed Away
Recently, two actors who have left their mark on the Command & Conquer universe have passed away: Gene Dynarski and Dimitri Diatchenko. Gene Dynarski is most familiar to us for his portrayal of Joseph Stalin in the original Red Alert. According to The Hollywood Reporter, he died on 27 February 2020 at the age of…
Throwback Thursday for 1st February
In this week’s Throwback Thursday feature, we continue with our Iconic C&C Units sub-series with the Terror Drone from Red Alert 2. This unorthodox spider-like mechanism was no joke – it was a blazing-fast vehicle that could be used for scouting and slowly dismanling enemy vehicles from the inside. Their drills could instantly kill infantry…
C&C Community News – January 2018
Throughout most January, there haven’t been many news, especially not those that would warrant a full post. In recent days, however, this changed, so let’s quickly look at what’s been going on: Ares version 1.0 was finally released yesterday. This is the long-awaited build that fixes the save/load mechanic, and which is announced to power…
Throwback Thursday for 25th January
In this week’s Throwback Thursday, we feature something from the cancelled free-to-play Command & Conquer, which we haven’t really covered in this segment. The star of this feature is the redesigned Dr. Thrax, a returning character from Zero Hour. His appearance changed dramatically, true to his original backstory that he frequently visits plastic surgeons to…
Throwback Thursday for 18th January
After an unexpected month-long silence, our Throwback Thursday feature is back. This week, we remember the “bosses” of the Red Alert 2 Allied campaign – the Soviet Black Guard. This was a small but powerful defense force positioned around the Kremlin, consisting of four elite Apocalypse Tanks and a few defensive structures, protecting Premier Romanov…