REDWOOD CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 7, 2006--Electronic
Arts (NASDAQ:ERTS) is pleased to announce Command & Conquer™ The
First Decade, one of the largest PC franchise compilations to date,
shipped to stores nationwide today. Celebrating its 10th anniversary,
the special collector's edition includes a dozen of your favorite
Command & Conquer™ (C&C) games spanning the last ten years plus a
bonus DVD of commemorative video features.
With over 23 million units sold worldwide to date, the C&C
franchise has defined the Real-time strategy (RTS) genre with
cutting-edge visuals, epic storylines, and rich mission complexities.
The series has evolved over a decade, spawned over a dozen titles, and
continues to be the genre benchmark by which all RTS games are
measured. With its explosive style of warfare, the C&C franchise has
grown over the years to span multiple fictional genres, including the
science fiction Tiberium universe, the revisionist history of the Red
Alert universe, and a twist on modern warfare with Command &
Conquer™ Generals.
"Command & Conquer The First Decade is a true collection of
amazing, innovative C&C games from the last ten years," said Louis
Castle, VP of Creative Development at EALA. "We wanted to give back to
our loyal community and avid fans and also offer a great way for
gamers to experience the series and immerse themselves into the
legendary franchise for the first time."
The Command & Conquer The First Decade bonus DVD features a
half-dozen exclusive videos including an interview with Louis Castle,
who is also co-founder of Westwood Studios, the creator of the C&C
franchise. As a special bonus and rare opportunity, C&C fans from
around the world were offered a chance to prove their undying devotion
to the C&C series by submitting videos showcasing why they are the
biggest C&C fan. Six fan videos were selected and are featured in a
montage piece included on the bonus DVD.
Command & Conquer The First Decade will combine the following
titles:
-- Command & Conquer™ (Aug. 1995)
-- Command & Conquer The Covert Operations™ (April 1996)
-- Command & Conquer Red Alert™ (Oct. 1996)
-- Command & Conquer Red Alert™ The Aftermath™ (Sept. 1997)
-- Command & Conquer Red Alert Counterstrike™ (Mar 1997)
-- Command & Conquer™ Tiberian Sun™ (Aug. 1999)
-- Command & Conquer™ Tiberian Sun™ Firestorm™ (Feb.
2000)
-- Command & Conquer Red Alert™ 2 (Oct. 2000)
-- Command & Conquer Red Alert™ Yuri's Revenge™ (Oct. 2001)
-- Command & Conquer Renegade™ (Feb. 2002)
-- Command & Conquer™ Generals (Feb. 2003)
-- Command & Conquer™ Generals Zero Hour (Sept. 2003)
Command & Conquer The First Decade was developed at EA's Los
Angeles studio and has a US MSRP of $39.99. All games included in the
compilation are rated "T" for Teen by the ESRB. All titles were
re-mastered to run on current operating systems including Windows®
XP. For more information on Command & Conquer The First Decade or the
C&C series, please visit www.CommandAndConquer.EA.com.
About Command & Conquer
The Command & Conquer™ franchise celebrated its 10th
anniversary in August 2005. The groundbreaking franchise was one of
the first to introduce players to the modern RTS genre, has spawned
over a dozen PC titles, and ranks in the top 5 best-selling PC
franchises of all-time according to the NPD Group. Additionally,
Command & Conquer Red Alert and Command & Conquer Generals were the
number one best-selling(a) PC RTS titles in 2000 and 2003
respectively. Combined sales for the franchise have topped 23 million
units worldwide to date. The franchise boasts one of the largest and
most active fan communities in the world. For more information on
Command & Conquer series, please visit www.CommandAndConquer.EA.com.
(a) According to NPD Group
About Electronic Arts
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California, is the world's leading interactive entertainment software
company. Founded in 1982, the company develops, publishes, and
distributes interactive software worldwide for videogame systems,
personal computers and the Internet. Electronic Arts markets its
products under four brand names: EA SPORTS™, EA™, EA SPORTS
BIG™ and POGO™. In fiscal 2005, EA posted revenues of $3.1
billion and had 31 titles that sold more than one million copies. EA's
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Brooke Cahalane, 310-754-7312 (Senior Publicist)
bcahalane@ea.com
Abby Topolsky, 310-754-7005 (Public Relations)
atopolsky@ea.com
SOURCE: Electronic Arts