I read a review of C&C Generals and it said it would be Westwood’s last C&C game. It went on to talk about how they were going out with a good one!
WHY?
I love C&C. Does this mean they are through or will Westwood sell off the franchise to someone else?
C&C are hot selling games. Is this the end of my favorite series?
Westwood was bought by Electronic Arts, that’s why.
Thanks.
So, will EA be putting them out or are they done?
C&C Generals is the first C&C game I really like. I hope more come out.
I don’t think so. (although maybe so). EA is more into the Simwhatever line.
Then why buy out Westwood? wasn’t C&C all they published?
The end of the C&C series does not necessarily mean the end of Westwood. They’ve got a MMORPG “Earth and Beyond” (which I’ll never touch, since I can’t stand them), and a few other games that aren’t C&C. However, I will admit that IMHO the Command and Conquer games were the best Westwood has to offer.
Perhaps this being “Westwood’s last C&C game” means that EA bought out the entire franchise, and any further games in the series can be made by any producer in EA’s clutches.
Then again, that’s probably just wishful thinking. If anyone other than Westwood gets their hands on C&C, the results will probably be pretty lousy.
Hell, we already saw the New EA influence with the lack of a real story…
There will be more C&C games. It’s a popular, successful franchise. They just aren’t going to be developed by Westwood.
Although I’m beginning to really dislike EA. They’ve gotten very lazy. I think Sega has surpassed them in the sports department for everything except football.
It’s my fault, sorry.
See I just recently finally picked up a copy of C&C (Red Alert, with The Aftermath thrown in) out of a bargain bin.
I installed, played it, and found it a decent game. Naturally, the company folds/is bought out almost instantly.
I did the same thing to Looking Glass with the Thief games, and System Shock. (Well, I grabbed up Thief II the second it hit the shelves, but you get the idea.)
Hmm, maybe if I start getting all my software from “warez doods” they’ll all vanish, and game companies will go back to putting more effort into original products, and bug testing, than they put into copy protection routines.
[sub]And possibly even develop the odd game that doesn’t need the hardware upgrade of the hour to play.[/sub]
I guess this officially spoils my hopes that there will be another “Bladerunner” game. Did anyone else ever play that? Great game, great game…
My first thought upon seeing the thread title was “Blade Runner”. I enjoyed this game too, a pretty cool detective story with settings from the movie and various endings. The only problem I had was trying to shoot that giant rat 
Sounds like a few fears were calmed.
Thanks.