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EA says Red Alert 3 online multiplayer issues with Steam were 'quickly resolved'
Recently, some Steam users reported issues with recently purchased copies of Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 -- issues said to be caused by missing serial numbers required for online play that weren't included with digitally distributed copies of the game. EA today confirmed to Joystiq via Twitter that the issue had been "quickly resolved," further adding that "all is well back in Steam land." We've followed up with EA to find out the nature of the issue and for more information on its resolution, but until we hear back, you go enjoy dropping war bears into online matches. That's what they're there for, after all. %Gallery-16114%
Red Alert 3 currently unplayable online through Steam [updated]
Those who bought Red Alert 3 during Steam's holiday sale are finding themselves with a partially useless game purchased at an admittedly excellent price. Steam users report that the downloaded copies of Red Alert 3 don't include serial numbers, which the game requires for online play. A similar issue occurred recently through Steam with the digital sale of Spore. That problem seems to have been resolved, and at least one Red Alert 3 player has been able to rectify the current error, though the solution required the game to be re-downloaded directly from EA (complete with SecuROM DRM). Still, EA's eventual intervention in Steam's Spore issue is a possible sign that these Red Alert 3 woes will be alleviated in a more timely manner. [Thanks, Reid] Update: Reader Tom suggests verifying the game cache in Steam (right click in "My Games," and find it under Properties > Local Files), which apparently identifies the files that need to be replaced to enable the game to work properly. Maybe that will help!
Trophies: Red Alert 3: Commander's Challenge
0 Platinum1 Gold3 Silver5 Bronze Difficulty: Very Difficult Online Trophies? No Time to Completion: 15 hoursDLC Trophies? No View Trophy List Read More About the Game %Gallery-77649%
This Wednesday: Bubble Bobble Neo, Red Alert 3: Commander's Challenge arrive on XBLA
Well, folks, it's not quite the Summer of Arcade anymore. Microsoft's Major Nelson has announced C&C Red Alert 3: Commander's Challenge and Bubble Bobble Neo as this week's Xbox Live Arcade releases. Despite the inclusion of "C&C Red Alert 3" right there in the title, the former game is a standalone experience and can be played without the original Red Alert 3 game disc. Each title will draw 800 ($10) from your account, assuming it doesn't go toward this week's Xbox Live deal, Lode Runner. %Gallery-68517%
Red Alert 3: Commander's Challenge storming XBLA and PSN this week
Listen, we know you're excited to finally get your hands on EA's standalone strategy spin-off, Command & Conquer Red Alert 3: Commander's Challenge. You'll be able to fulfill your desires for meticulous action this week; the game is set to launch on XBLA this Wednesday and on PSN the day after for 800 ($10). You can temporarily satiate yourself by checking out the game's latest trailer after the jump. However, before hastily acquiring the title, heed this warning: Commander's Challenge is infused with such a large dosage of Ric Flair that other items in your respective console's hard drive may get totally pumped and begin stylishly pummeling one another. Buyer beware!
Red Alert 3 'Commander's Challenge' costs $10, coming to 360 / PS3 this fall [update]
Update: To be clear, the Commander's Challenge content does not require a Red Alert 3 disc and will be sold as a standalone product. We're sorry for any confusion this may have caused. Though Command & Conquer Red Alert 3's Uprising expansion landed on PCs months ago, it seems a port of at least some of the expansion's content is heading to consoles this fall. The "Commander's Challenge" DLC standalone game is set to run you $10 and offers "50 intense challenges against a set of nine different commanders, including 16-time world champion "Nature Boy" Ric Flair." Sound familiar? That's because the ESRB let slip the first news of the DLC a little over a month ago. EA's official confirmation of the DLC game also speaks of "giant Soviet war bears" and an "army of psionic Japanese school girls," but that's all old hat for you Red Alert 3 players out there. Given the price and relative lateness of it, we're curious if anyone other than the most hardcore of RA3 fans will bother picking it up. Well, casual Red Alert 3 players?
ESRB lists 'Red Alert 3: Commander's Challenge' for Xbox 360 and PS3
The ESRB site has a listing for a potential new installment in the Command & Conquer franchise destined for the Xbox 360 and PS3 called Red Alert 3: Commander's Challenge. There's also a brief description for the title on the site, though it's a blurb that could fit almost any Command & Conquer game. The 'Commander's Challenge' could pertain to the Uprising expansion for Red Alert 3 on the PC, which featured a game mode of the same name, so it wouldn't surprise us if this turned out to be a console port of that PC expansion. As long as they don't cut back on the Ric Flair, we're good. [Via Shacknews]
Gitcha SecuROM de-authorization tools! Git'em ova hur!
EA's perpetual joke -- on you -- comes to an ironic end on April Fools' Day with the release of de-authorization tools for each of its 19 PC games with SecuROM copy protection (full list and download links after the break). If you've been working on that class action lawsuit against EA for bundling SecuROM with The Sims 2: IKEA Home Stuff, you can drop it now -- your flat-pack furniture can finally be moved to a new machine. In the spirit of generosity, EA's giving you two options for managing your authorizations: Option 1: Download and install yet another "tool" in order to scan your computer for EA's SecuROM games and find out how many computer authorizations you have (or don't have) left for each title. Option 2: Cut to the chase and download the game-specific de-authorization tool you need.
Joyswag: 3 Days of Red Alert 3 swag [update]
Update: Winners have been contacted, folks. Congratulations, winners! Good luck next time, non-winners!Is that ... Ric Flair? Why yes, yes it is! And he's signed five glamour shots for five lucky winners who'll also receive the Red Alert 3 Premium Edition for PC, a code to download the recently released Uprising expansion and a sweet Red Alert 3 t-shirt to cap it all off. Here's the stipulation: We need your best faux-facts (a la Chuck Norris) about everybody's favorite wrestler turned FMV actor, Ric "The Nature Boy" Flair. For example, Ric Flair doesn't land, he descends, but, ya know, different than that. After 72-hours have passed, we'll pick five winners at random from the comments section. Here are all the specifics and contest rules, just in case we haven't spelled it out enough for you already: Leave us a comment with your best Ric "The Nature Boy" faux-fact You must be 18 years or older and a resident of the US or Canada (excluding Quebec) You may enter once per calendar day This entry period ends at 3:00PM ET on Friday, April 3. We'll randomly select five (5) winners at that time to receive: one Red Alert 3 Premium Edition for PC (ARV: $29.99), one Red Alert 3: Uprising download code (ARV: $19.99), one Ric Flair signed headshot (ARV: $10), and one Red Alert 3 t-shirt . Please check your e-mail! For a list of complete rules, click here Feel free to check out the gallery of gameplay screens below in all their glory to drum up some ideas for the contest! And good luck to everyone!%Gallery-43066%
Red Alert 3 demo coming this week
The previous news about Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3's demo appearing in a "few weeks" might have startled some. The game will arrive in stores next Tuesday on March 24, leaving most people wondering whether or not they'll be able to test drive the demo before the game's release. Well, better tell those people not to fret any longer, because EA has confirmed via its official website that RA3's PSN demo will be available this Thursday. The demo is a single-player campaign containing the game's cinematic opening, two missions (one from both the Soviet and Allied sides) and an interactive tutorial. So prep up the war room and get ready for some RTS battles. [Via VG247]
Red Alert 3 demo hits PSN 'in a couple of weeks'
EA's David Seeholzer, Senior Development Director of Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3: Ultimate Edition, has revealed the upcoming real-time strategy title will receive a demo on the PSN within "a couple of weeks" The news comes from the PlayStation Blog, where Seeholzer showcased some of the exclusive content found in the PS3 version of the game in a new video featurette, found after the break.Along with additional behind-the-scenes footage crammed on the Blu-ray disc, the PS3 version of Red Alert 3 will receive five new skirmish maps and the game's soundtrack. And yes, gentlemen, the PS3 version will also include The Women of Red Alert 3 featurette when the game ships on March 23. Ladies, you get more Ric Flair. We're so terribly sorry.
EA: Red Alert 3 looks best on PS3, thanks to delay
Since changing its tune about "skipping" a PS3 release of Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3, citing the platform's "exotic and tough" development climes, EA Los Angeles actually says its time learning the ins-and-outs of the architecture has been for the best. Speaking to 1UP, producer -- and former games journo -- Greg Kasavin claims the PS3 version (the "Ultimate Edition") is the best-looking of the bunch, sporting better water effects and more detailed units. In addition, the "general color palette" is somehow improved. As we've previously reported, the PS3 release of Red Alert 3 is launching with free DLC maps and includes a whole bunch'a bonus material (making-of clips, bloopers and other vignettes).The moral of this story: Developers can make PS3 perform some neat tricks if they just take the time to get to know it. Sometimes simply over a cup of coffee; other times while tackling one of those team-building obstacle courses together.
Trophies: Command & Conquer Red Alert 3
1 Platinum2 Gold9 Silver39 Bronze Difficulty: Difficult Online Trophies? Yes Time to Completion: 60 hoursDLC Trophies? No View Trophy List Read More About the Game %Gallery-16114%
Red Alert 3 Ultimate Edition to launch with free DLC
How much more Ultimate can EA's upcoming PS3 version of Red Alert 3 get? Although the Blu-ray disc will be bursting with extras, EA is planning on offering even more through DLC. Multiple map packs will be released through the PlayStation Store. But guess what? The first map pack will be absolutely free and will be available "right about the time the game comes out in March."We thoroughly approve of EA's handling of the late release of Red Alert 3. Unlike other late ports (BioShock comes to mind), EA has made a clear effort to make the PS3 version stand out from the crowd. The addition of free DLC also gets a thumbs up.
Red Alert 3: Uprising trailer mixes girls and cheese
The latest trailer for Red Alert 3: Uprising has a little bit of everything. Manic combat? Got it. Creepy girl? Yeah, it's in there too. Cheese? Only if you consider the acting, which, like Kraft, is the cheesiest. Watch the chaos -- and camp -- unfold as we wait for The Nature Boy to teach us all about defeat. Wooo!The video offers an early look at the download-only expansion's collection of new units and cast members, as well as a campaign centered around Empire faction head case, Yuriko Omega. Uprising is currently gathering resources, and is expected to deploy to PCs sometime in March. Download Red Alert 3: Uprising Gameplay Trailer HD (308 MB)
Old favorites and new faces appear in Red Alert 3: Uprising
One of the things we've always loved about the Red Alert series is its campy FMV sequences. The other thing we love is tesla coils. Man, those things really mess dudes up.Back to our original point: EA is once again pulling out all the stops for the expansion to Red Alert 3. Returning cast members include sex bombs Gemma Atkinson and Ivana Milicevic, who will reprise their Red Alert 3 roles. Among the new faces making an appearance in Uprising are Jamie Chung (from the upcoming train wreck Dragonball: Evolution), Malcolm McDowell (from Heroes and many, many other things), Jodi Lyn O'Keefe (from the TV series Prison Break), Holly Valance (from one of the best worst movies ever, DOA), and Ric Flair (retired professional wrestler). Yes, the Nature Boy himself will be making an appearance in the game. If he doesn't give someone his patented backhand chop, we're going to be severely disappointed. Gallery: Command and Conquer Red Alert 3 Uprising
Red Alert 3 brings RTS warfare to PS3 this March
Just a week ago we learned that a PS3 version of Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 was ready for pre-order, but now we know a bit more about when to expect the RTS mainstay to appear on our console. That date is "late March," and though we're a bit disappointed to be given a relatively vague date, it's comforting to know that RA3 is only two months away -- and pimping quite a hefty amount of exclusive goodies. It also looks like PS3 gamers will also experience a unique way to play RA3 as the latest press release from EA points to the inclusion of a "Command Stick 2.0 interface." Whatever could that mean? Perhaps a quick look at this PS3-focused trailer located above would give us a clue.
Red Alert 3 'Ultimate Edition' marches to PS3 in ... March
Electronic Arts has officially announced Command & Conquer Red Alert 3: Ultimate Edition for PlayStation 3. The additional features setting this one -- due to arrive in March -- apart from the Xbox 360 and PC versions were revealed last week, when the title was listed for pre-order on the EA Store.The only thing that we're a little curious about is this tidbit: "PlayStation 3 gamers will navigate ... via the Command Stick 2.0 interface." This is allegedly an "intuitive control system" designed for players of various skills. We've contacted EA to find out more and will update if we hear anything. Sounds like a fancy term for, "This RTS is playable on your controller, we promise!"Update: EA answers our query after the break.
Red Alert 3 'Ultimate Edition' coming to PS3
The EA Store now has a listing for Command & Conquer Red Alert 3: Ultimate Edition for PS3. The publisher had previously announced that the PS3 version would utilize the "high-defness of Blu-ray" and now, comrades, we have a better idea of what that means.The Ultimate Edition, which currently doesn't have a release date, features bloopers, new battleground maps, developer strategy videos and behind-the-scenes footage. The game's soundtrack will also be available, along with a "Unit Profiles video encyclopedia." The most titillating item on the disc is the "Girls of RA3" presented in full "HD Blu-ray with enhanced visuals." That's, like, twice the Blu-rays. Sadly, if the controls are anything like the Xbox 360 version, no amount of special videos will prevent you from begging for a keyboard and mouse.[Via PS3 Fanboy]
PS3 to get 'Ultimate Edition' of Command & Conquer: Red Alert
A few months ago, developers of the latest Command & Conquer game, revealed that the delayed PS3 version of the game would feature "really cool things" that take advantage of the "high-defness of Blu-Ray." Well, a listing on the EA Store reveals what those things will be.Now dubbed the Ultimate Edition, the PS3 version will include a ton of new videos on the disc not found in previous versions. Find bloopers, behind the scenes, and developer strategy videos. There will also be brand new battleground maps. You'll be able to access the soundtrack from the game, and study with a built-in Unit Profiles video encyclopedia. To top it all, there's an exclusive HD version of a video feature, "Girls of RA3," which focuses on the women featured in the game.With all this added content, the PS3 version of Red Alert indeed looks to be the ultimate version of the game. When this much content and effort is put into a port, we don't mind it coming a little later than on other platforms.[Thanks, Andrew L.!]
