Some gamers were disappointed that EA didn’t allow for Co-op Campaign play through the LAN network menu for Command and Conquer: Red Alert 3. A few were so miffed, they created a mod to allow LAN gameplay. FileFront has the Red Alert 3 Co-Op Lan Enabler Utility (1.1) with detailed instructions on how to install and use this mod. More information follows the break.
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Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 is bringing on the action with a new demo. EA’s Real Time Strategy alternate reality game is back, with a star studded cast. Red Alert 3 ushers in the a new high tech enemy to change up game play. You can grab the new Red Alert 3 Playable Demo on FileFront. The key features of the demo are listed after the jump.

In the mean time, here’s David Hasselhoff to tell you about Red Alert 3:

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If you own a PlayStation 3, there’s a good chance you were ready to buy Little Big Planet this Tuesday. But after the unfortunate delay we learned of earlier today, come next week, you’ll be walking home from the videogame retailer of your choice with one less game than you were planning.

Had the game come out this Tuesday as expected, it would’ve faced some stiff competition — although it seems unlikely that the inevitably huge sales of LBP would have taken much of a hit (and, if anything, these other games should be sighing with relief). With that in mind, here’s what big releases remain for you to come home with next week:

• Far Cry 2 (PC, 360, PS3)
• Fable 2 (360)
• Rock Band 2 (PS3)
• Wii Music (Wii)
• BioShock (PS3)
• Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia (DS)
• Spider-Man: Web of Shadows (PC, 360, PS3, PSP, DS, Wii, PS2)
• Eternal Sonata (PS3)
• Midnight Club: Los Angeles (360, PS3)

If you also happened to come home with a copy of Petz Rescue: Wildlife Vet for Wii, I wouldn’t have judged you. That might not be entirely true, but what is true is that, with Little Big Planet now scheduled for release on October 27 (although with stingy retailers, that likely means Tuesday, October 28), gamers with multiple consoles are looking at another hard week on the wallet. Here’s what you might be picking up along with your copy of LBP:

• Fallout 3 (PC, 360, PS3)
• Guitar Hero World Tour (PC, 360, PS3, Wii, PS2)
• MotorStorm Pacific Rift (PS3)
• Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 (PC)
• SingStar: Vol. 2 (PS3)
• MotoGP 08 (PC, 360, PS3, PSP, Wii, PS2)
• Scene It Box Office Smash (360)

It’s truly going to be one of the most wallet-busting stretches in gaming history over the course of the next several weeks. We should probably be thankful there aren’t any new consoles releasing — unless you plan on picking up the new PSP 3000s or importing a DSi next month.And — tempted as you might be — selling an arm on the black market isn’t as great an idea as it might seem. If nothing else, it’ll make playing that shiny new game of yours much more difficult.

Electronic Arts feels that a nifty little cross-promotion incentive is necessary in order to persuade gamers to not only purchase Warhammer Online but the upcoming RTS game Command and Conquer: Red Alert 3.

Apparently, giving males around the globe Gemma Atkinson’s voice to listen to while you control your chosen faction wasn’t enough because word came down from upon high this morning that if you pre-order either the regular or special edition of C&C: Red Alert 3 you will get an exclusive in-game item for Warhammer Online. Check out GameStop to see for yourself.

What is so special about this item you ask? Why it is a ‘Korssar’s Helm’ which will allow your character to turn into a bear.  Whether that interesting ability will convince you to purchase C&C or not depends on if you are the type of gamer who has to have every “special item” released for a game known to man.

If you are one of the  60,000 who have pre-ordered the collector’s edition of WAR, then you are already getting two exclusive in-game items, the ability to earn XP faster, access to 12 bonus quest items, plus bonus character customization options. That is a lot of neat stuff in and of itself; therefore, do you really want to purchase a game that you may not want just to be able to turn into a bear?

If you planned on purchasing C&C: Red Alert 3 anyway despite the Korssar’s Helm that is one thing, but is laying down another $50 or so for bragging rights really worth it?

For those who don’t have both a PC and an Xbox 360, choosing which version of Command & Conquer 3: Kane’s Wrath is easy. If you do own both then there’s a lot more to consider. If it’s not the matter of whether you can navigate better with a keyboard and mouse or prefer the Xbox 360 controller, you have to do some investigating of the control system used in each version of the game to decide what you’re better off with. ChannelFlip has a video review of the Xbox 360 version of C&C3: Kane’s Wrath to help you solidify your position.

Dead, alive, dead, alive…

Today we are looking at Command & Conquer 3: Kane’s Wrath for 360, another installment in the popular RTS series.

This one’s sure to spark off the age old debate about PC vs Console RTS, but make sure you take a look first, as Kane’s Wrath does bring some good things to the table, and the control system has to be one of the best console implementations around.

According to a recent press release, British soap opera star Gemma Atkinson will be lending her voice to the highly anticipated third installment in the Command and Conquer RTS franchise, Red Alert 3.

If you follow the soap opera scene overseas, you may recall that Gemma played the character Lisa Hunter on Channel 4’s Hollyoaks and two spin-off series Holyoaks: Let it Loose, and Hollyoaks: In the City. If she still does not ring a bell to you, you may have seen her on I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here! or have perhaps seen her spreads in different media as a fashion and lingerie model.

Making her videogame acting debut, Gemma will play Lt. Eva McKenna, a  military officer with a sexy twinkle in her eye and a British stiff upper lip. Eva is a communications officer for the Allied coalition in their fight against the Soviet and Rising Sun superpowers who made her first appearance in Command & Conquer Red Alert 2.

Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 takes place in an alternate time line and imagines what would have happened if time travel had been used by both Albert Einstein and the Soviet Union, and features an epic global confrontation with you at the controls of your chosen faction.

Gemma seems pretty excited over her gig as a voice actor in a videogame, which you can discern from her quote in the press release:

“I’m a gamer and the chance to act in one of the best loved videogames was an opportunity I was really keen to explore – especially as Eva is such a strong female character. The worlds of gaming and film are getting ever closer and as an actress I wanted to explore this exciting new area of drama, broaden my acting skills and continue the active, outgoing side of my personality that I showed in I’m A Celebrity…”

To celebrate her new found voice acting talent, Gemma will be meeting fans and promoting her role in EA’s upcoming Red Alert 3 at Multiplay’s M Festival (the UK’s largest electronic games festival) on the afternoon of August 8. If you are a subscriber to Zoo magazine, the newest issue will feature a full interview with Gemma as well as her photo shoot in the guise of her Red Alert 3 character, Lt Eva McKenna.

Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 is expected to be released for the PC, PS3 and Xbox 360 on October 27.

It has been one crazy week, and the craziest thing happening at home base while Jonathan and Shawn were in LA was the amount of assets we received in our inboxes on a daily basis. I have decided to post the lonely screens and trailers that did not get their very own post into one large post full of links. There’s just is not enough time to post them all, so this is the best way I know how.

While this is not a comprehensive list of what was not covered, it is close. There are more screens floating around out there that we have yet to get, but if or when we do, we will do our best to wow you with them.

Below you will find a list of games from A-N and a link to the trailer or screens for it. Be sure to look over the list carefully, because something you are interested in may be included. I have highlighted ones that may be of special interest.

Games O – Z are posted after the jump

50 Cent: Blood on the Sand Screens
Active Life Outdoor Challenge Trailer
Afro Samurai Screens
Age of Booty Screens
Age of Booty Trailer
AWAY Shuffle Dragon Screens
Babysitting Mania Screens
Bangai-O Spirits Screens
Bangai-O-Spirits Trailer
Battlestations Pacific Screens
Bionic Commando Screens
Bionic Commando Trailer
BioShock PS3 Screens
Borderlands Presentation Trailer
Borderlands Screens
BUZZ! Master Quiz Trailer
Champions Online B-Roll Trailer
Champions Online Screens
Chrono Trigger DS Screens
Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 Trailer
Cooking Mama World Kitchen Screens
Dark Void Screens
Dark Void Trailer
Destroy All Humans: Path of the Furon Trailer
Digimon Championship Trailer
Digimon World Championship Screens
Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen Screens
Dungeon Hero Screens
Elebits: The Adventures of Kai and Zero Screens
Empire: Total War Screens
Eternal Sonata PS3 Screens
Eternal Sonata PS3 Trailer
Final Fantasy IV DS Screens
Flock! Screens
Flock! Trailer
Gran Turismo 5: Prolouge Trailer
Heavy Duty Screens
I Am Alive Trailer (This looks rather interesting)
I Heart Geeks Screens
Infinite Space Screens
Karaoke Revolution Presents: American Idol Enc. 2 Screens
Kill Zone 2 Trailer
King’s Bounty: The Legend Trailer
LEGO Batman: The Video Game B-Footage Trailer
LEGO Batman: The Videogame Screens
Little King’s Story Screens
Luminous Arc 2 Teaser Trailer
Marker Man Adventures Screens
Marvel Ultimate Alliance II: Fusion Trailer
Mega Man 9 Screens
Mercenaries 2: World in Flames Trailer
Metal Gear Online Screens
Monster Lab Screens
Monster Madness: Grave Danger Screens
MySims Kingdom Screens
N+ Screens
N+ Trailer
Naruto: Clash of Ninja Revolution 2 Screens
Naruto: Ultimate Ninja STORM Screens
Naruto: Ultimate Ninja STORM Trailer
National Geographic Panda Screens
Neopets Puzzle Adventure Screens
NHL SK9 Screens

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EA has sent out word that Command & Conquer: Kane’s Wrath is out for the Xbox 360. The game can be purchased from the EA Store with free shipping and handling. The game doesn’t require C&C 3: Tiberium Wars to play as it includes all units and structures from the game. The game also includes a Beta key to Command & Conquer 3: Red Alert 3.

EA is also letting gamers know to expect the first patch for the game. Patch 1.01 is incoming the week of June 30.

via Press Release

If you’ve never heard of Frank Klepacki, you’ve at least heard some of his music. He’s been the composer on numerous high-profile titles for over a decade, including the iconic “Hellmarch” song for the original Red Alert. Well now it looks like he’s coming back to the Command and Conquer universe to create music for the upcoming Red Alert 3. He’s even stated that he’s composing a track called “Hellmarch 3.” So however this game turns out, it’s sure to have a sweet soundtrack.

Via Game|Life