Kane's Back -- With Friends (October 19, 2006)

Bandit LOAF · 10-18-2006, 17:00

Electronic Arts has some exciting news -- Full Motion Video is back, in a big way! Command and Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars won't just feature the return of Kane... it will feature the return of the big-budget Hollywood cutscene! From their press release:

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Electronic Arts today announced that the highly-anticipated Command & Conquer 3 Tiberium Wars™ (C&C 3) game will feature an all-star celebrity line-up for its high-definition, live action video sequences from critically-acclaimed television series such as "LOST" and "Battlestar Galactica," blockbuster films such as Star Wars The Empire Strikes Back and The Return of the Jedi (1980, 1983), Top Gun (1986), Starship Troopers (1997), and The Wedding Crashers (2005), and a former Miss USA pageant winner. The unparalleled, diverse cast includes Tricia Helfer, Josh Holloway, Michael Ironside, Billy Dee Williams, Grace Park, Ivana Bozilovic, Shauntay Hinton, and more!

Several news sites' takes on the announcent, naturally mentioned Wing Commander: GameSpot and PALGN mention the series as an example of that great bygone FMV era... and GameDaily says that "[C&C3] is one of the largest, most well known casts to act live-action in the history of games, rivaling that of the Wing Commander series." We're not sure about that... but it's great to see anyone investing in live action again -- and even greater to have it be Electronic Arts! A new Wing Commander doesn't seem so impossible now.

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Original update published on October 19, 2006

Delance · 10-19-2006, 22:44

No Kari Wuhrer this time unfortunately. But it seems the cast won't be lacking on that department.

Don · 10-20-2006, 06:13

Apart from Kucan himself and the fat General guy who i've seen on television before, the list only has one other recognisable name. Micheal Ironside of Splinter Cell fame and the Paul Verhoven films Total Recall and Starship Troopers.

Bandit LOAF · 10-20-2006, 07:45

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Apart from Kucan himself and the fat General guy who i've seen on television before, the list only has one other recognisable name. Micheal Ironside of Splinter Cell fame and the Paul Verhoven films Total Recall and Starship Troopers.

You don't know Billy Dee Williams? (Lando from Star Wars).

Tricia Helfer and Grace Park are the female leads from Super Neon BattleStar Galactica, which a lot of people seem to like.

10-20-2006, 11:04

This is very cool!

But I do think this is very funny .. "and a former Miss USA pageant winner"

This is like Wing Commander which had Malcolm McDowel, John Rhys Davis, Tom Wilson, Mark Hamil and Ginger Lynn Allen... porn star.

10-20-2006, 15:23

It also has the Sawyer from Lost. And the two girls from BSG are great actors, i hope we might see more FMV

Iceblade · 10-20-2006, 15:45

Correct if I'm wrong, but wasn't Micheal Ironside in Starship Troopers as well.

Death · 10-20-2006, 18:35

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Originally Posted by Iceblade

Correct if I'm wrong, but wasn't Micheal Ironside in Starship Troopers as well.

Ironside has been in a whole mess of B movies, all of which the sufficiently curious can look up on IMDb.

Karthik@KANE · 10-21-2006, 03:08

I wonder if Ironside will blow people's head this time....

Dyret · 10-21-2006, 15:13

This is pretty great news! I love live actors!

AD · 10-21-2006, 21:50

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Originally Posted by Dyret

This is pretty great news! I love live actors!

Yeah, Dead actors performances are sooo wooden.

Fatcat · 10-22-2006, 00:26

This is awesome. They managed to pry Kucan away from his hand-gliding and fencing to play Kane again, since no one else can legitimately play Kane. Only Kucan is evil-looking enough. My only real disappointment is that they didn't get Frank Klepacki to do the music, that guy is a genius.

TheFraix · 10-22-2006, 03:48

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Originally Posted by Fatcat

My only real disappointment is that they didn't get Frank Klepacki to do the music, that guy is a genius.

Agreed, but I heard that EA been putting some effort in the music department and promise 'not to disappoint'. Btw, does anyone have any luck accessing Frank's website?

Dyret · 10-22-2006, 03:51

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Originally Posted by AD

Yeah, Dead actors performances are sooo wooden.

Hehe, I knew someone would say that.

Fatcat · 10-22-2006, 16:23

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Originally Posted by TheFraix

Agreed, but I heard that EA been putting some effort in the music department and promise 'not to disappoint'. Btw, does anyone have any luck accessing Frank's website?

It was down for a little while, but it's back up. The C&C tracks are amazing!

Delance · 10-22-2006, 21:04

Klepacki did some fantastic work with Westwood. I hope they do a really good job with the music.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Klepacki

Ah, dude, the guy is one year older than me. If Wikipedia is correct, he did his first game music in 1990 at age 16. Quite amazing. And for what I remember the music of Dragonstrike is pretty good.

Fatcat · 10-22-2006, 22:03

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Originally Posted by Delance

Klepacki did some fantastic work with Westwood. I hope they do a really good job with the music.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Klepacki

Ah, dude, the guy is one year older than me. If Wikipedia is correct, he did his first game music in 1990 at age 16. Quite amazing. And for what I remember the music of Dragonstrike is pretty good.

His site is at http://www.frankklepacki.com/
I highly recommend his work, I loved listening to the C&C music growing up. Hell March remains the best music from a game ever. You can listen to all his music at the bottom of the site.

Dundradal · 10-23-2006, 05:58

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Originally Posted by Fatcat

It was down for a little while, but it's back up. The C&C tracks are amazing!

Yeah who doesn't love launching a tank offensive to the sounds of "Hellmarch" in RA? Ahh the sounds of conquest....

Lt.Death100 · 10-23-2006, 14:34

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Originally Posted by Dundradal

Yeah who doesn't love launching a tank offensive to the sounds of "Hellmarch" in RA? Ahh the sounds of conquest....

I almost love that more than my favorite band! That's one of the best music sequences I've ever seen!

Edfilho · 10-23-2006, 15:02

I hope that the gameplay is as good as the cast list

they have some pretty tough competition, and would definitely like to see C&C 3 become a big hit! With Company of Heroes, Supreme Commander (AKA Total Annihilation 2) and the whole Dawn of War family, it seems that RTS games are the top dogs in PC gaming yet again.

Now all we need, after C&C 3, is Starcraft2.

Dundradal · 10-24-2006, 05:27

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Originally Posted by Edfilho

I hope that the gameplay is as good as the cast list

they have some pretty tough competition, and would definitely like to see C&C 3 become a big hit! With Company of Heroes, Supreme Commander (AKA Total Annihilation 2) and the whole Dawn of War family, it seems that RTS games are the top dogs in PC gaming yet again.

Now all we need, after C&C 3, is Starcraft2.

and also in console gaming. Halo Wars looks amazing...

ChrisReid · 10-24-2006, 10:23

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Originally Posted by Dundradal

and also in console gaming. Halo Wars looks amazing...

No, the one non-gameplay CGI trailer looks amazing.

Edfilho · 10-24-2006, 14:00

At least Bungie used to make good RTS games in the past. Let us hope that they can make a good console one.

10-19-2006, 22:44	#2
Delance Victory, you say? Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: São Paulo, Brazil Posts: 4,222	No Kari Wuhrer this time unfortunately. But it seems the cast won't be lacking on that department. __________________ "The true soldier fights not because he hates what is in front of him, but because he loves what is behind him." -- Chesterton

10-20-2006, 06:13	#3
Don 1st Lieutenant Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: UK Posts: 235	Apart from Kucan himself and the fat General guy who i've seen on television before, the list only has one other recognisable name. Micheal Ironside of Splinter Cell fame and the Paul Verhoven films Total Recall and Starship Troopers. __________________ "Whereas the passion, lies a degree of lunacy" SJ, 2006

10-20-2006, 15:45	#7
Iceblade Brigadier General Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Mobile, AL, USA Posts: 1,377	Correct if I'm wrong, but wasn't Micheal Ironside in Starship Troopers as well. __________________ Current Ranger's Glory Development team Lead. Ranger's Glory Website Ranger's Glory Forums On lookout for new Project Manager: http://www.crius.net/zone/showthread.php?t=23739 First Flight Commander Mission Contest has ended; vote for your favorite submission here

10-21-2006, 03:08	#9
Karthik@KANE 1st Lieutenant Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 244	I wonder if Ironside will blow people's head this time.... __________________ Huge companies like Infogrames, Electronic Arts and Eidos should go to hell! They are here to rip gamers money, conclusion, to Hell With Them!

10-21-2006, 15:13	#10
Dyret Super Carrot! Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Norway Posts: 2,145	This is pretty great news! I love live actors! __________________ Glory to the many

10-20-2006, 11:04	#5
Unregistered Guest Posts: n/a	This is very cool! But I do think this is very funny .. "and a former Miss USA pageant winner" This is like Wing Commander which had Malcolm McDowel, John Rhys Davis, Tom Wilson, Mark Hamil and Ginger Lynn Allen... porn star.

10-20-2006, 15:23	#6
Unregistered Guest Posts: n/a	It also has the Sawyer from Lost. And the two girls from BSG are great actors, i hope we might see more FMV

10-22-2006, 00:26	#12
Fatcat Swabbie Banned Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: At my computer, duh. Posts: 597	This is awesome. They managed to pry Kucan away from his hand-gliding and fencing to play Kane again, since no one else can legitimately play Kane. Only Kucan is evil-looking enough. My only real disappointment is that they didn't get Frank Klepacki to do the music, that guy is a genius.

10-22-2006, 21:04	#16
Delance Victory, you say? Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: São Paulo, Brazil Posts: 4,222	Klepacki did some fantastic work with Westwood. I hope they do a really good job with the music. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Klepacki Ah, dude, the guy is one year older than me. If Wikipedia is correct, he did his first game music in 1990 at age 16. Quite amazing. And for what I remember the music of Dragonstrike is pretty good. __________________ "The true soldier fights not because he hates what is in front of him, but because he loves what is behind him." -- Chesterton

10-23-2006, 15:02	#20
Edfilho Cry some more! Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Rio de Janeiro - Brazil Posts: 3,522	I hope that the gameplay is as good as the cast list they have some pretty tough competition, and would definitely like to see C&C 3 become a big hit! With Company of Heroes, Supreme Commander (AKA Total Annihilation 2) and the whole Dawn of War family, it seems that RTS games are the top dogs in PC gaming yet again. Now all we need, after C&C 3, is Starcraft2.

10-24-2006, 14:00	#23
Edfilho Cry some more! Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Rio de Janeiro - Brazil Posts: 3,522	At least Bungie used to make good RTS games in the past. Let us hope that they can make a good console one.

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