With the latest patch for Red Alert 3 came a sweeping array of balance changes and the addition of two new maps from Uprising (Spring Fever for 1v1 and Blitzens Back for 2v2) We are looking to add a map to the ranked 1v1 maps. But before we make that delicate choice, we want to know which map you want to be the next automatch victim!

The Command & Conquer game series has been around for nearly 15 years--arguably longer if you care to trace the game's roots back to the very beginnings. The series has come to be associated with both modern strategy games and the classic real-time strategy games of yesteryear, which saw their first days with games like Herzog Zwei for the Sega Genesis and Dune II for home computers. And Dune II, a game based partially on David Lynch's motion-picture interpretation of the classic Frank Herbert novel, begat Command & Conquer. This started a chain of events that led to modern real-time strategy as we know it, including building bases, harvesting resources, climbing the tech tree, and commissioning armies. And from there, we've seen more than 10 years of Command & Conquer and all that we've come to associate with the series.

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We could really use your feedback help in our new BattleCast Primetime July survey, and hey, there are some potential cool rewards for you if you take it. Honest opinions and all your comments are welcome.

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So it turns out this was an unfortunate XML error in the patch, we're fully aware and are going to make every effort to fix it as soon as possible. Due to the 4th of July Holiday weekend, we are unable to acquire all the deploy resources to put a patch out this week. So it will not be fixed this week, unfortunately. Apologies for that but the timing isn't great.

This balance error is impossible for us to monitor and control as its a simple balance exploit that can be abused easily. While we can't tell everyone to please stay away from using the Assault Destroyer in such a fashion, we do politely ask that you refrain from exploiting it as such.

I will let you guys know next week what the outlook is for a hot-fix. The fix is a simple XML modification, as many of you would know, but we will need to go through all of our STEAM, MAC, etc deploy channels to get it out, which is what takes some extra time.

Apologies for this error, we'll address it as soon as possible next week.

2POC: You are one of the few top players gunning to qualify for the season ending tournament in both Kane’s Wrath and Red Alert 3. What was your drive to take this approach for Ladder Season 3?

Technique: Well, I'm more aiming at Kane's Wrath then Red Alert 3, but my goal is to qualify 3 times on Kane's Wrath and once on Red Alert 3. Then, I'll see how far I can come in the tournament on both games (my guess is that I'll do better on Kane's Wrath then Red Alert 3, but who knows!).

Hello, and welcome to another instalment of Lookin’ Back. As a big fan of Real Time Strategy games, I’ve decided to go for probably my favourite RTS ever. I think it’s safe to say that most people have heard of the Command & Conquer series that was initially created by Westwood Studios, who also made the Dune games.

In this edition, I’m going to talk about the second game in the long running Command & Conquer franchise, the original Red Alert. It takes place in an alternative history of World War II, in which Albert Einstein developed a device that would enable time travel. He went back in time to eliminate Hitler and prevent World War II from happening. However, all this does is change the sides, as the Soviet empire tries to conquer Europe and the Allies, in this reality including Germany, are trying to prevent it.