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Added by Jeff Gerstmann on July 9, 2009


Dude, wrong Kane. 
Dude, wrong Kane. 
OK, after all the shenanigans yesterday, I was thinking we'd have to wait until Friday for an official confirmation. But Command & Conquer 4 is real, it's been officially announced, and it's coming to the PC in 2010.

The release claims that the game will retain the "core compulsions" that people have come to love about the series while adding plenty of new features, including class-based gameplay, objective-based multiplayer modes, persistent player progression that weaves its way through all of the game's modes, and an "all-in-one mobile base." That objective-based multiplayer is a five-on-five mode that focuses on cooperation and teamwork.

There's also a bit on the game's story. From El Press Releaso Grande:

The story of Command & Conquer 4 takes place after the events of the critically acclaimed Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars™. The year is 2062 and humanity is at the brink of extinction. With only six years left until the mysterious crystalline structure Tiberium renders the earth entirely uninhabitable, the two opposing factions – Global Defense Initiative (GDI) and the Brotherhood of Nod – inevitably find themselves in desperation for the same cause: to stop Tiberium from extinguishing mankind. The unthinkable becomes reality and Nod’s enigmatic leader Kane takes off for GDI headquarters. What is Kane planning in the heart of his enemies’ base? Command & Conquer 4 draws the epic conclusion to the beloved Tiberium universe, where fans will learn the fate of Earth, Nod, Tiberium, GDI and most importantly, Kane’s motivations behind his decade-long plan.

 Nope, not him, either.
 Nope, not him, either.
So this is supposed to wrap up the existing story line, which is interesting because I've never really felt like there was some kind of huge, overarching story to these games. Really, the only truly memorable character that's made it through multiple games is Joe Kucan's Kane. They talk about revealing Kane's motivations, but this also makes it sound like GDI and Nod will, at some point, find themselves working together. Perhaps they'll be fending off attacks from the Scrin while finding a way to either get rid of all the Tiberium or get the hell off of Earth? Perhaps Kane wants death for all and the remaining Nod forces will be forced to turn on him to save their own skin?


36 Comments

Jeffsekai
on July 9, 2009
Awesome! love CnC 3 cant wait for this

PeasForFees
on July 9, 2009
Ha

Metal_Mills
on July 9, 2009
Yay! :)

MechWarrior 5 and C&C4 announced with Monkey Island just released. Wow, best month in gaming for a good while.

atejas
on July 9, 2009
Like I said in the other thread, at least they're promising to retire the series with this.

JeffGoldblum
on July 9, 2009
Loved the different Kanes. I cant say Im excited for this game though.

tekmojo
on July 9, 2009
lol at the kane spoof

Gav47
on July 9, 2009
Giantbomb articles are funny

stinky
on July 9, 2009
what no mention of Michael Ironside reprising his role?

PS 
WHERE IS CAIN?

Sparky_Buzzsaw
on July 9, 2009
I'm excited about this, but I'd also like to see the team behind C&C develop new IP's in the genre.  Command and Conquer 3 felt a little too much like Generals for my tastes.

phlegms
on July 9, 2009
I was hoping this franchise would be let die before it got too stale...

ch13696
on July 9, 2009
Finally, I beat C&C 3 over and over again. I'm ready for a new Command & Conquer.

ZeroCast
on July 9, 2009
Just bring us Generals 2 already.

Deusoma
on July 9, 2009
I passed on the last one, but this one sounds weird and different, so maybe. I liked the nod to Gerstmanngate there.

Media_Master
on July 9, 2009
wrapping it all up

babblinmule
on July 9, 2009
Screw Jebus, the true messiah will soon return!

Alwaysrun
on July 9, 2009

 The series has been an epic let down for at least a decade. Not since firestorm has the series garnered any appeal and subsequent releases have only suceeded in climbing a  mountain of cheeze to obtain the mantle of  king fromage.  I for one am excited the series will finially end with this forth installment and hope it's release will coinside with Starcraft 2 so the series can have a quick painful death and stop occupying valuable shelf space at my local game shop. 


Reverseface
on July 9, 2009
FOR REALS PENATENIONARY STEEELS

lacke
on July 9, 2009
As I Red Alert fan I rank

RA > C&C
RA2 > C&C2
C&C3 > RA3

I really liked C&C3, I thought that game played really well but I didn't like the direction they went with RA3. They just made it silly, without being funny. Which is why I'm looking forward to the C&C series instead of RA now. Damn.. they'll probably butcher RA even more with the inevitable RA4.


NoXious
on July 9, 2009

@lacke:

Red Alert always was weird though - never funny in my mind. 

I agree though, C&C is a much better franchise :)


Jimbo is online
on July 9, 2009
Haven't really enjoyed any of them since Tiberian Sun tbh.

They badly need to go back to basics.


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