Command & Conquer: Red Alert debuted in 1996, and it didn't have Kane.
Command & Conquer: Red Alert debuted in 1996, and it didn't have Kane.
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EA releases source code for Command & Conquer to modders

  • Posted byby Dean Takahashi
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Electronic Arts has released the source code for Command & Conquer to a community of modders who like designing new levels for the vintage real-time strategy game.

It is a good move for the community, but it also tells me that EA sees no real way to make solid revenues on remakers of the real-time strategy brand, which was popular when I was growing up. That part makes me sad, but it’s worth facing reality.

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Dean Takahashi

Dean Takahashi is editorial director for GamesBeat. He has been a tech journalist since 1988, and he has covered games as a beat since 1996. He was lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat from 2008 to April 2025. Prior to that, he wrote for the San Jose Mercury News, the Red Herring, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and the Dallas Times-Herald. He is the author of two books, "Opening the Xbox" and "The Xbox 360 Uncloaked." He organizes the annual GamesBeat Next, GamesBeat Summit and GamesBeat Insider Series: Hollywood and Games conferences and is a frequent speaker at gaming and tech events. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.