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PHOTOS: Command and Conquer Red Alert for iPhone

Remember Command and Conquer Red Alert back from your gaming heydays of the mid 90s? Thought you did and that is clearly what  EA are hoping for, with the launch of an iPhone edition in the next couple of weeks.

Of course Pocket-lint was there to grab a quick...

VIDEO: Command and Conquer 4 set in Manchester

The first trailer for the forthcoming Command and Conquer 4 has been revealed, and it seems - inexplicably - to be set in Manchester.

Kane's back, and he's got a proposal for the GDI, apparently. Something to do with a crystal ball. Due in 2010, it's going to...

EA confirms Command and Conquer 4

EA has confirmed that it plans to release a fourth instalment of its Command and Conquer series of games next year.

Titled, Command & Conquer 4 (see what they did there?), the Real Time Strategy (RTS) game will see you once again pick up the reins of the Brotherhood...

Halo Wars hits one millionth game sold

Microsoft has announced that sales of "Halo Wars" have reached more than one million units worldwide.

This million milestone makes the Xbox-exclusive title the best selling real-time strategy game on any current generation console.

For those of...

Halo Wars video series released

Microsoft is releasing a new video series based around video game favourite, Halo Wars.

Just one part of the popular Halo franchise, Halo Wars slots into the series around 20 years before the events in Halo: Combat Evolved, and sees players attempting to save...

EA date Godfather II game for Europe

EA and Paramount Digital Entertainment have confirmed that the Godfather II video game will be on the shelves in Europe on 10 April.

The game sees players taking the role of a Don in the Corleone family, and allowing players to "carve out their own story of...

PS3 Red Alert 3 dated for March

EA has announced that its Command & Conquer Red Alert 3: Ultimate Edition will be released for PlayStation 3 in March, bringing the popular Command & Conquer franchise to Sony's console for the first time.

The Ultimate Edition will include everything from last...

Teen kills mother, shoots father for banning Halo 3

American teenager Daniel Petric is currently on trial for the murder of his mother, and the attempted murder of his father, after they told him he wasn't allowed to play Halo 3.

The 17-year-old, who was 16 at the time, allegedly snuck out of his bedroom window...

Halo Wars dated worldwide

Microsoft has confirmed release dates for its highly-anticipated strategy game Halo Wars, and the prediction of a February release date wasn't far wrong.

Halo Wars will be released in Japan and Asia first, on 26 February. Europe will follow the next day on 27...

EA releases new Red Alert 3 PC demo

Anyone who hasn't made their mind up whether to purchase the PC version of Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 yet, EA has released a new demo for you to download for free to get a flavour for it.

Released in Europe on 31 October, Red Alert 3 is the latest installment...

Halo Wars dated for February release in US

Microsoft has announced that Halo Wars will hit shelves in February 2009, and you'll have either Standard or Limited Collector's Edition to choose from.

As you'd expect from the collector's edition, you'll get a bunch of extra stuff, for an extra bit of cash...

Riot Games announces first game in development

Independent online games developer and publisher, Riot Games has announced its first title, League of Legends, is in development.

The MMO will be a mixture of role-playing and strategy gaming elements and according to the developer, players will compete against...

Two Mega Drive classics for Virtual Console this week

Two Mega Drive classics are up for grabs on Virtual Console this week for your retro gaming pleasure.

Firstly, 90s gaming hero Earthworm Jim makes a return - the ordinary earthworm turned oversized, intelligent superhero thanks to a suit dropped from outer...

Age of Booty dated for mid-October release

Capcom's pirate-themed strategy game, Age of Booty, is set for release on Xbox Live Arcade, PlayStation Network and PC by the middle of October.

Xbox gamers will be the first to get it on the 15th October, with the PSN having it for download from the 16th. The...

Capcom's Age of Booty to cost just £5

Capcom's new real time strategy game, Age of Booty (it's pirate-themed, not pornographic) will be available to buy for just $10, or around £5, the company has revealed.

Confimed on the Capcom blog, apparently the price will apply whether you're downloading the...

Red Alert being offered on free download

EA has announced that gamers will be able to download the original Red Alert game for free from the series' official website.

As well as that, EA will also be granting free access to Red Alert 2 for all those pre-ordering Red Alert 3.

Unfortunately,...

Bungie working on new Halo title

Bungie is working on a new Halo title, Microsoft has confirmed.

Don Mattrick, senior VP of Microsoft Interactive Entertainment, was addressing the absense of the franchise in Microsoft's Monday E3 press conference during an interview with MTV when he mentioned...

Halo Wars to be released early 2009

Halo fans were no doubt disappointed when the real-time srategy title was a surprising no-show at the Ensemble Studios press briefing on Monday. But all is well once more thanks for an updated fact sheet that has been released, indicating the game will be on our shelves...

Sega working on console real-time strategy game

Sega has announced it is developing a real-time strategy console title for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.

The game, called Stormrise, will see you taking charge and leading your troops from the front line - slightly different from the tradition detatched viewpoint...

Two new titles for Xbox Live update June 25th

Microsoft is bringing another two games to Xbox Live Arcade on June 25th.

The first game is Happy Tree Friends: False Alarm, based on a cartoon where seemingly cute and fluffy animals cause lots of bloody carnage.

The idea behind the game is to...

EA halt work on Red Alert PS3

EA has announced it has halted work on its first PS3 real-time strategy game, Red Alert 3.

The build queue has definitely been paused, but EA wouldn't give any more information as to why, or if production would ever start again.

The Xbox 360 and...

Command & Conquer 3 Tiberium Wars goes gold!

EA Los Angeles (EALA) has announced that the PC version of the highly anticipated Command & Conquer 3 Tiberium Wars has officially gone gold.

As reported previously on Gamesdog, the title will be hitting the stores across Europe March 30.

Tiberium...

Bully videogame courts new controversy

Rockstar Games’ controversial videogame “Bully” or “Canis Canem Edit” in the UK is once again at the centre of a media storm.

The game, which is rated “Teen” in the US has what some media outlets are calling a homosexual “sex scene” involving the main character,...

Bully banned by Currys and Dixons in the UK

After all the fuss about a lawsuit in a Florida court last week where a lawyer requested that a judge prevent the sale of Rockstar Games yet-unreleased Bully, a group of UK retailers have decided not to stock it.

Currys, PC World, and Dixons, all owned by DSG...

Videogame Bully may be running afoul of Florida judge

Rockstar Games’ title “Bully” is making headlines again in the US, just 5 days before its release.

In Florida, a judge has mandated that the makers of the game give him a copy of the videogame so that he can test the game himself to see if the claims of a local...