Red Alert hasn't "run its course" - EA

By Tom Bramwell Published 9 March, 2009

But no sequel plans just yet.

Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 - Uprising's assistant producer Matt Ott reckons there's life in the real-time strategy series yet.

"I'd hardly say Red Alert has run its course," Ott told Eurogamer in an interview published today.

"We've surveyed our fans and Red Alert is consistently the most beloved Command & Conquer universe. Since Red Alert games are all about over the top alternate-realities and time travel gone wrong, the possibilities are really limitless."

But while the team has received "a great response to Red Alert 3", Ott also dampened the expectations of fans hoping for a quick-fire sequel.

"We aren't secretly working on a new Red Alert behind closed doors," he said. "Remember, more than seven years passed between Red Alert 2 and Red Alert 3." Which is fine. We're not doing anything in 2016 anyway.

Check out our Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 - Uprising interview to find out what's going into the standalone expansion pack and how EA selects its cut-scene actors, among other things.

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Comments (14) Latest comment 3 years ago

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  • Hermiod #1 3 years ago

    Hey, EA - Since you're free, how about sorting out this nonsense between you and Steam in the UK ?

  • DoctorZoidberg #2 3 years ago

    Red Alert 1 was the only decent Red Alert.

    The others are crap, gone all cartoony and gay.

  • PearOfAnguish #3 3 years ago

    That's plainly wrong, because Red Alert 2 is the best C&C game ever.

  • Vistrix #4 3 years ago

    EA needs to forget about the EA downloader / EA Link / EA store crap. Make uprising a retail purchase aswell as a download one and support full Steam integration.

    That would secure RA3s future. It really is an awesome game.
    Edited by 1 at 09/03/09 @ 14:54

  • rauper Verified Managing Director, Eurogamer Network #5 3 years ago

    I'm addicted to RA3, but I'm shit at it.

  • Xerx3s #6 3 years ago

    DoctorZoidberg: Word. It's exactly how I feel. I loved C&C & RA games but ever since EA tore the heart out of westwood's chest, there hasn't been anything of interest coming from that side imo.

  • paketep #7 3 years ago

    If they want to sell, they should start by, a) dropping the SecuROM crap and b) stop releasing games with incomplete LAN support.

    No LAN coop for RA3 (plus SecuShit) was the reason I didn't buy it.

  • Artemus #8 3 years ago

    RA2 = best RTS ever!

  • Nithron #9 3 years ago

    I was kinda hoping it had. Red alert 3 was just... Boring somehow. I can't even put my finger on it. It's like someone came along and replaced Westwood with souless automatons, Stepford Wives style, and then told them to imitate their human predecessors.

    In fact, I think that's more or less what happened.

  • rupert #10 3 years ago

    generals 2 PLEASE!!!!!!

  • Xerx3s #11 3 years ago

    "RA2 = best RTS ever! "

    You need to play more RTS games.

  • ChthonicEcho #12 3 years ago

    "RA2 = best RTS ever! "

    You need to play more RTS games.

    Out of sheer curiosity, what is your best RTS game? Or what do you think is better than RA2? (I haven't played any RAs bar the third one, so don't think I'm trying to initiate an argument)

  • Bitkari #13 3 years ago

    If only they'd not bothered mushing up the game to "work" on a console, Red Alert 3 could have been great.

    I know that EA love releasing on all SKUs, but if they can't maintain the quality, I'd rather they release different games on PC than on console.

    Some games work great as cross-platform titles. Red Alert really doesn't. Look at what Firaxis did with Civilization Revolution to see how to convert a great PC strategy game into a great console strategy game.

  • Tomo #14 3 years ago

    C&C1 is the best RTS ever, then RA1