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Westwood Studios changed the course of video game history when they launched Command & Conquer in 1995, and after several years out of the spotlight, the franchise will return later this year with a remastered collection of the first two games.

The Command & Conquer Remastered Collection will include 1995’s Command & Conquer: Tiberian Dawn (and its Covert Ops expansion pack), along with 1996’s Command & Conquer: Red Alert (and both of its expansion packs, Counterstrike and The Aftermath). Both games have been rebuilt from the ground up with the assistance of a dedicated online community, and a graphics toggle for Remastered and Legacy visuals will be included, as well as a re-recorded soundtrack, UI improvements, and customizable controls:

Command & Conquer Remastered Collection is being created alongside the C&C community, where the project was publicly revealed in October 2018 to gather community insight before development began. An active Community Council has been involved since early pre-production with 24/7 access to the development team. The title features rebuilt graphics and textures with support up to 4K resolution, along with an over seven-hour soundtrack remastered by the renowned original composer Frank Klepacki. The community has helped shape the enhancements of the game through highly requested features like revamped UI, updated controls and a Map Editor for fans to showcase their creations. Multiplayer has been rebuilt from the ground up to support a modern online experience with custom games, 1v1 quick match, Elo-based matchmaking, leaderboards, replays, and much more.

A complete overview of the rest of the Command & Conquer Remastered Collection’s features can be found on the official website.

Fans interested in purchasing the Command & Conquer Remastered Collection will have several different packages to choose from, including two physical editions from Limited Run Games:

• Command & Conquer Remastered Collection (Digital – $19.99) – Only available on Origin and Steam.
• Special Edition (Physical – $59.99) – Only available on Limited Run Games, this edition comes in a 2-piece big box with embossing treatments and includes a Steam digital download code, Tiberium crystal 16GB USB drive with remastered original soundtrack (119 tracks, over 7 hours of music including the album, “Frank Klepecki and the Tiberian Sons: Celebrating 25 Years of Command & Conquer”); reversible 18” X 24” poster, four factional enamel pins, tech tree prints (one for each faction), and faction sticker sheet.
• 25th Anniversary Edition (Physical – $149.99) – Only available on Limited Run Games, this edition includes all items in the Special Edition plus a beautiful foil and embossed rigid box, six-disc remastered original soundtrack signed by Frank Klepacki, 100+ page art book, four faction patches, reversible beanie, metal mammoth tank replica, and painted PVC light and sound tesla coil and obelisk replicas.

The Command & Conquer Remastered Collection is currently in development at Petroglyph and Lemon Sky Studios, and it’ll be published for the PC by Electronic Arts on June 5. An Official Reveal Trailer has been embedded above.

Electronic Arts is bringing back the Command & Conquer franchise next month with the mobile launch of Command & Conquer: Rivals. But fans looking for a full-sized RTS experience have something to look forward to as well, as the publisher announced today (on their official website) that they’ve teamed up with Petroglyph to remaster Command & Conquer: Tiberian Dawn and Command & Conquer: Red Alert for the PC:

We have decided to remaster Command & Conquer: Tiberian Dawn. And while this is incredibly exciting on its own, we’re also aware of how passionate the community is about the Red Alert universe. So, we will also remaster the original Command & Conquer: Red Alert.

In addition to the excitement and support of this remaster initiative over the past month, there has also been a healthy skepticism that we can pull this off. How are we possibly going to remaster these titles while maintaining the authenticity of the original experiences? Bottom line, there is no better way to achieve this than to partner with some of the talented developers who brought these original games to life.

So, after years of the fans asking for their involvement, I am humbled to announce that EA is going to partner with Petroglyph Games to develop the C&C remastered collection.

The remasters will be playable in 4K resolution, and fans can also expect to revisit the original expansions for both titles. Tiberian Dawn will come bundled with The Covert Operations, while the Red Alert package will also include Counterstrike and The Aftermath.

However, it might be quite a while before we get the chance to play them. According to EA’s Jim Vessella, “The exciting part is that we haven’t started development yet.” But he added, “The community is literally getting in on the ground floor of this project and have every opportunity to help influence how we build this remastered experience.”