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…
5 Years of Generals Gentlemen
The best-known Command & Conquer shoutcasting duo, Generals Gentlemen, celebrates 5 years since their first video today! Their story is one of great success, as they currently have around 18 thousand subscribers, just over 5 million cumulative views, and most importantly, TheMachine got a job as lead designer for Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation at…
Nmenth’s Research Lab: Lasers and Prisms
Along with the new year comes a new feature, Nmenth’s Research Lab is where I take a look at the technology used in the Command & Conquer series and compare it to how it would work in reality. A new technology will be explored in Nmenth’s Research Lab on the first Monday of every month. For the month…
2017 – A Year in Review
For the first time since 2010, CNCNZ.com brings you A Year in Review, a special article which sums up all the important news from the Command & Conquer community in the past year, month by month. It can also be used to silence the voices who say nothing ever happens in the community. Click here…
Expansive Civilian Warfare Released
The standalone Renegade mod called Expansive Civilian Warfare (ECW for short) just got its first release since it came under W3D Hub’s roof in 2015. It is the successor of the map Roleplay2, and includes a huge open world in which players can do whatever they choose, from taking jobs, driving hundreds of vehicles, buying…
DBolical’s Mod of the Year and Indie of the Year 2017 Awards – Players’ Choice Released
The results are in for the Players’ Choice part of this year’s Mod of the Year and Indie of the Year awards in the Released category, which was, however, scheduled for Friday. In the Mod of the Year, the C&C community was made proud once again – we got Twisted Insurrection in 3rd place and…