It is the 13th anniversary of the Command & Conquer Series, Red Alert, and Electronic Arts is giving away the original C&C: Red Alert as a download for free. Holy crap, how neat is that?
This is also a great marketing technique, Red Alert 3 arrives soon, so this will help you keep it fresh in your head prior to the new release. Maybe this also gives new gamers the ability to experience the old title before heading into the third revision.
“Download both the Allies and Soviets discs (each disc contained the single-player campaign for its respective faction), but the files are actual ISO images of the CDs themselves. That means that in order to play them, you’ll either need to burn the ISO images onto a blank disc, or use a Virtual CD program to load them.” (1up)
The free Red Alert game download will run on XP/98/Me/95 but no official Vista support. Now, you’ve got a chance to play Red Alert… what about Red Alert 2? If you pre-order Red Alert 3 you’ll get the second in the series for free as well- genius!
There is really no reason not to take advantage of this awesome deal if you’ve never played a Red Alert game and want to see how the foundation of early RTS style games started. Although this isn’t the first C&C in the game franchise it launched a few new advancements on the original C&C title so you’re really getting an RTS based on learning experiences from the first, at no price.
Heck, maybe we’ll download it again just because we can! Excellent.
@PS3 shortage
Shortage would somehow justify high price, right? I mean if a product is rare, it’s expensive, right?
But there’s a problem. A shortage justifies a high price if there’s a strong demand for the product.
I don’t think this is the case.
So my question is, is Sony trying to create a bubble?
@C&C games free:
It could be that the kids playing the new C&C have no clue about the Tiberium ‘universe’, and these downloads are here to bring the younger gamers up to date.
@Xbox Live and MSFT phones:
I’m waiting for the MSFT dishwasher myself, lol …
@EA and used games:
Adding a locking mechanism, as Jennifer says, works if there’s a mandatory online registration in place. That works for new games.
But for older games? Those have everything on the CD/DVD.
@QOTW:
I don’t really care … to manage to do that, EA would need to enforce a tax on all used games retailers. That includes Amazon, E-Bay, Gamestop and the ocasional gamer selling his boxed game to his buddy.
It’s hard to enforce that without a lawsuit that translates into a court order (targeting resellers, maybe?). It’s even harder to check if people actually obey the order.
I smell an EA_FAIL here …
@PS3 shortage
Shortage would somehow justify high price, right? I mean if a product is rare, it’s expensive, right?
But there’s a problem. A shortage justifies a high price if there’s a strong demand for the product.
I don’t think this is the case.
So my question is, is Sony trying to create a bubble?
@C&C games free:
It could be that the kids playing the new C&C have no clue about the Tiberium ‘universe’, and these downloads are here to bring the younger gamers up to date.
@Xbox Live and MSFT phones:
I’m waiting for the MSFT dishwasher myself, lol …
@EA and used games:
Adding a locking mechanism, as Jennifer says, works if there’s a mandatory online registration in place. That works for new games.
But for older games? Those have everything on the CD/DVD.
@QOTW:
I don’t really care … to manage to do that, EA would need to enforce a tax on all used games retailers. That includes Amazon, E-Bay, Gamestop and the ocasional gamer selling his boxed game to his buddy.
It’s hard to enforce that without a lawsuit that translates into a court order (targeting resellers, maybe?). It’s even harder to check if people actually obey the order.
I smell an EA_FAIL here …
@EA
Here’s an idea how about stop spaming games & buying up companies. Just make good games & you will be sure to make munnys. So now pay me lots of munnys to be on ur board, so i can tell you that.
@EA
Here’s an idea how about stop spaming games & buying up companies. Just make good games & you will be sure to make munnys. So now pay me lots of munnys to be on ur board, so i can tell you that.
The PC I’m building should be finished next week, still have to optimize my video & processor clocks. Living in the tropics can really affect the systems temperatures so hopefully the CPU Cooler I’m trialing can help. BTW EVGA really make some sexy motherboards & the layout is awesome.
The PC I’m building should be finished next week, still have to optimize my video & processor clocks. Living in the tropics can really affect the systems temperatures so hopefully the CPU Cooler I’m trialing can help. BTW EVGA really make some sexy motherboards & the layout is awesome.
The Starcraft II closed beta is currently live.
The Starcraft II closed beta is currently live.
I neva played starcraft, is it worth looking into? When i was younger i really got into games like AOE, CIV & C&C. BTW I neva played RTS like Derrick more the Guy he described in the Episode.
I neva played starcraft, is it worth looking into? When i was younger i really got into games like AOE, CIV & C&C. BTW I neva played RTS like Derrick more the Guy he described in the Episode.
@PS3 Shortage
Maybe they’re trying to get rid of old stock before the lower the price again 😉
@PS3 Shortage
Maybe they’re trying to get rid of old stock before the lower the price again 😉
Remember when Jack Tretton claimed he’d pay for every PS3 still on the shelf at launch? He got burned, big time, for that – especially by Penny Arcade.
Remember when Jack Tretton claimed he’d pay for every PS3 still on the shelf at launch? He got burned, big time, for that – especially by Penny Arcade.
Facebook is getting overlooked again….
Facebook is getting overlooked again….