March 19, 2009
Command & Conquer Red Alert 3:
Ultimate Edition Demo Available Today
Download the Demo Today at the
PlayStation Store, Buy the Game Next Week
Welcome Commanders! Get ready to
mount up your army and wage war on a whole new platform as Command & Conquer is
finally making its long-awaited debut on the PLAYSTATION 3 next week worldwide
when Command & Conquer Red Alert 3: Ultimate Edition ships to stores.
Later today, PS3 owners will be able
to download the Ultimate Edition demo at the PlayStation Store, giving them
their first chance to experience the fast and action-packed gameplay the Command
& Conquer franchise is renowned for. The demo will give gamers a great
opportunity to not only experience the fun, over-the-top Red Alert universe, but
also gives them a chance to pick up and get a feel for the Command Stick 2.0,
EA’s console RTS interface, which is helping to bridge the gap between controls
on the PC and consoles. Along with a tutorial to get players familiar with Red
Alert 3 the demo includes two campaign missions
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Krasna-45: Circus of Treachery –
The second mission of the Soviet campaign, players will immediately be
introduced to battling the series’ newest faction, the Empire of the Rising
Sun, escorting the Soviet commando Natasha to a launch facility, and
protecting her from the Imperial ambush division waiting to attack. -
Heidelberg: The Famous Liberation
– Players will then switch their attention over to the Allied cause, in the
third mission of the Allied campaign, teaming up with an in-game Co-Commander
to take out the Soviet’s powerful Iron Curtain and headquarters in Germany.
Command & Conquer Red Alert 3
features the genre’s first cooperative campaign with an increased emphasis on
naval warfare and the series’ trademark live-action movie sequences, starring
the largest and most talented cast in the history of video games including Gemma
Atkinson, Gina Carano, Randy Couture, Tim Curry, Kelly Hu, Jenny McCarthy,
Autumn Reeser, J.K. Simmons and George Takei. The Ultimate Edition has been
re-mastered for Blu-ray and contains many PS3-exclusive features, including:
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Five exciting new multiplayer maps
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Behind the scenes videos and
trailers, including Raising the Iron Curtain Documentary, From Pens to Pixels,
the Girls of Red Alert 3, Bloopers & Outtakes, the Red Alert 3 Remix and many
more! -
PS3 exclusive Command & Conquer TV
programming, including PS3-dedicated BattleCast PrimeTime and a special
episode of Command School focused on tips, tricks and strategies from the
development team -
In-depth profiles on all the Red
Alert 3 Units -
The official Red Alert 3
soundtrack
The demo will be available for
download at 2:00 PM PT on Thursday, March 19th at the PlayStation Store*.
*This time is the approximate time
the demo will be ready for download.
