Command & Conquer: Generals 2 runs on Frostbite 2, coming 2013

Announced at the VGAs, Command & Conquer: Generals 2 is a follow-up to the original PC game from 2003.

December 10, 2011 5:35 PM

BioWare's new game reveal for the Spike TV Video Game Awards have been just announced. As predicted, Command & Conquer: Generals 2 is a follow-up to the original PC game from 2003. Generals was a real-time strategy game, pitting the US against China and the Global Liberation Army. The VGA reveal was very short, but it revealed that the sequel will be powered by Frostbite 2, the same engine that powered Battlefield 3. The game is currently scheduled for 2013. Update: New studio called "BioWare Victory" is developing, and is planning a PC-exclusive release. And check out some of the first screenshots:

Command & Conquer Generals 2

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December 10, 2011 5:35 PM

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Announced at the VGAs, Command & Conquer: Generals 2 is a follow-up to the original PC game from 2003.
- Dragzeela
  
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  December 10, 2011 5:41 PM
  
  It's being done by Bioware? Will we have multiple endings??
  
  Also platforms. If it gets on any consoles at all, I will be amazed.
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    December 10, 2011 5:43 PM
    
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  - slothdood
    
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    December 10, 2011 7:31 PM
    
    Not being made by Bioware. Victory Games was already working on this, and EA simply decided to slap the Bioware label on them. The Bioware you're familiar with is Bioware Edmonton, which is responsible for all those lovely RPGs.
  - comiekazie
    
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    December 10, 2011 11:28 PM
    
    It will have a multiple choice conversation tree. In an RTS.
  - dantastic
    
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    December 11, 2011 8:16 AM
    
    they name all their studios bioware now for some reason. i assume they will use it till they run the name into the ground
    - shirif
      
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      December 11, 2011 8:25 AM
      
      ^^.
- [deleted] 608864368
  
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  December 10, 2011 5:42 PM
  
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- Sailor of Fortune
  
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  December 10, 2011 5:43 PM
  
  I build for China!
  - rtrson
    
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    December 10, 2011 9:04 PM
    
    chinaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!
    - code-e255
      
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      December 10, 2011 11:47 PM
      
      I've got the big gun!
- Madwacker
  
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  December 10, 2011 5:45 PM
  
  FUCK YES!!! That is fucking awesome. I can't wait to see more footage. Pleeeease don't fuck it up like C&C4
- Mmmmmoo
  
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  December 10, 2011 5:52 PM
  
  i wish the first game was on steam :( or at least Origin. i dont know where my copy went
- RoboticHam
  
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  December 10, 2011 5:55 PM
  
  Definitely the best game announcement I've seen in a long time. Sequel to one of my favorite C&C games, and running on the Frosbite engine?! Time to upgrade my CPU and video card.
  
  "Behold, the bringer of light!" "Brighter than the sun!" "China will grow larger!" "
- SpaecKow
  
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  December 10, 2011 6:00 PM
  
  Oh. Okay.
- ArtilleryMarker
  
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  December 10, 2011 7:29 PM
  
  My truck is loaded!
  - ArtilleryMarker
    
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    December 10, 2011 7:29 PM
    
    Red Alert 2 but meh still works.
- jimvolk
  
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  December 10, 2011 7:31 PM
  
  Very interesting.
- g3dHorse
  
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  December 10, 2011 8:14 PM
  
  WE BUILD FOR CHINA
- Unleashed
  
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  December 10, 2011 8:19 PM
  
  interesting that ea thinks bioware has more weight as a name than ea
- ajvitaly
  
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  December 10, 2011 8:33 PM
  
  "Please don't hurt me!"
  
  "I will obey!"
- thetangent
  
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  December 10, 2011 9:01 PM
  
  UUUUNNNNNNNNFFFFFF
- holinka
  
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  December 10, 2011 9:03 PM
  
  What percentage of EA studios are now branded "Bioware"?
- rtrson
  
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  December 10, 2011 9:05 PM
  
  BOLTED DOWN AND READY
  - MercFox1
    
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    December 10, 2011 10:34 PM
    
    QUAD CANNON
- the archvile
  
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  December 10, 2011 9:28 PM
  
  C&C4 had persistent connecting DRM; I'm guessing that this might have it too if they want to prevent duping. It's a foregone conclusion that it will require Origin, since it's an EA game.
  - Sailor of Fortune
    
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    December 10, 2011 9:46 PM
    
    Hehe, nobody will notice their money is missing!
    - ArtilleryMarker
      
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      December 10, 2011 10:10 PM
      
      Nobody played long enough to care... what a shitty game.
      - friedram
        
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        December 10, 2011 10:16 PM
        
        C&C Generals was the best strategy game out there for the longest time. Tons of folks loved it. I'd still be playing multiplayer if it wasn't for the damn out of sync bug that constantly happens with the larger games
        
        ArtilleryMarker
        
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        December 10, 2011 10:21 PM
        
        I was talking about C&C 4...
        
        Sailor of Fortune
        
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        December 10, 2011 10:30 PM
        
        That game was shit even at $5
  - ColoradoCNC
    
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    December 10, 2011 10:36 PM
    
    So what you're saying is that a small portion of the internet will bitch and moan and claim it's worse than the holocaust but end up buying it anyways? Sounds like par for the course for game releases these days.
    - Schnapple
      
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      December 10, 2011 11:26 PM
      
      Well if they do the persistent DRM thing like C&C4 then everyone will just ignore the game. I didn't even realize C&C4 had been released for like a month since no one was talking about it. Notice it didn't have expansion packs or anything, which is real unusual for a C&C game.
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        December 10, 2011 11:29 PM
        
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- AMikaboshi
  
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  December 10, 2011 10:17 PM
  
  awesome. i loved the really hard challenge maps it had. i beat them all :)
- Cheeziologist
  
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  December 10, 2011 10:23 PM
  
  AK-47s for EVERYBODY!
  - radula
    
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    December 10, 2011 11:28 PM
    
    was that C&C where you could just load out jeeps with psycho's? man that was awesome.
- Thisispol
  
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  December 10, 2011 11:29 PM
  
  EXTRA LARGE
- radula
  
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  December 10, 2011 11:30 PM
  
  just in time for starcraft 2.3?
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  December 11, 2011 12:12 AM
  
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- Darky_06
  
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  December 11, 2011 12:25 AM
  
  Yessss I loved the first one. It's expansion pack was great too.
- scary_monster
  
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  December 11, 2011 2:22 AM
  
  I cannot believe the awesomeness of what I just saw. WOW :D
  And PC exclusive too. Only downside is EA is involved :(
  - SpaecKow
    
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    December 11, 2011 2:26 AM
    
    Who told you it's PC exclusive?
    - jujubeads
      
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      December 11, 2011 2:53 AM
      
      http://pc.ign.com/articles/121/1214474p1.html
      - Marrbe
        
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        December 11, 2011 2:58 AM
        
        Lol the EU is a faction.
      - SpaecKow
        
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        December 11, 2011 3:07 AM
        
        ˃:( I am cautiously optimistic ˃:(
- Marrbe
  
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  December 11, 2011 2:25 AM
  
  CHINA WILL REMEMBA MEEEEEEEE
- action figure
  
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  December 11, 2011 3:03 AM
  
  NO SYSTEM IS SAFE $$$$$$$$$$$$$$
- BornAcorn
  
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  December 11, 2011 8:13 AM
  
  I really liked that Generals' Air force used actual plane physics and didn't just go the "everything is VTOL" route.
  
  Hope they keep that.
  - BornAcorn
    
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    December 11, 2011 8:15 AM
    
    I also like how this will be the first C&C game not to use SAGE or it's predecessors since Tiberian Sun.
    - poindexter1985
      
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      December 12, 2011 8:10 AM
      
      That should read "since Red Alert 2" but yes, it's good to see them using a new engine.
- maulla
  
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  December 11, 2011 8:19 AM
  
  generals was a really awesome game. I dont have much hope for this being very similar though
- phantitoxp
  
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  December 11, 2011 12:28 PM
  
  "FOR THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC"
- abjectblitz
  
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  December 12, 2011 1:57 AM
  
  2013?
  
  Sigh.
- RuskiSnajper
  
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  December 12, 2011 2:43 AM
  
  GLA WORKER: MY HANDS ARE SPLINTERS
- fw_rams
  
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  December 12, 2011 9:15 AM
  
  can i have some shoes?