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Command & Conquer: Tiberium Alliances
Developer	Electronic Arts Phenomic
Publisher	Electronic Arts
Series	Tiberium Universe
Release Date	May 24th, 2012
Genre	Real-time strategy
Modes	Multiplayer
Platforms	Internet browsers
Input	Keyboard, mouse

Command & Conquer: Tiberium Alliances is a free-to-play browser game developed by EA Phenomic. It is set in the Third Tiberium War era, with some aerial units taken from Command & Conquer 4: Tiberian Twilight.

DevelopmentEdit

Tiberium Alliances was unofficially revealed on December 13th, 2011 by the French C&C fansite CnCSaga.com, after EA had registered several Internet domains with the word "Alliances" on December 2nd. The official trailer was released a day later.

As of December 15th, 2011, people could sign up for the closed beta testing. EA gave codes through e-mail, but sometimes gave codes that could be used from 20 to 1000 times via Twitter. Some fansites were also giving codes via contests under EA's authorization.

On December 18th, EA Phenomic confirmed that Tiberium Alliances will be available in more languages on their official Twitter profile.

On January 28th, 2012, the Russian gaming portal Igromania made a video showcasing Tiberium Alliances and interviewing some of its creators. It was confirmed that the Forgotten will be a neutral and unplayable faction, as they cover most of the map and 90% of the battles are expected to be against them. ^[1]

On March 14th, 2012, EA transferred Tiberium Alliances from closed to open beta, lifting the NDA policy and uploading a new trailer. As of May 10th, 2012, Nod is available to play on the former closed beta servers. Along with maintenance downtimes, Nod gameplay was spread on other servers as well.

The game went gold on May 24th, 2012, shortly after opening servers for nine more languages. As of July 2012, Tiberium Alliances counts more than a million players.

StorylineEdit

The game is set between the Third and Fourth Tiberium Wars, but no main story will ever be included, as Phenomic considers Tiberium Alliances a game where the players create their own story by forming alliances and fighting others.

ControversyEdit

EA Phenomic was criticized for plagiarizing certain Warhammer universe tanks (Ork Bonecruncha and the Imperial Guard Baneblade respectively) with the Forgotten Bombard and Grinder tanks due to their designs being completely copied and merely retextured. EA Phenomic later stated that the tanks in question will be redesigned. ^[2]

GalleryEdit

Logo used during the beta phases

Nod building concepts

Concept art

Concept art

Mammoth Mk. III concept art, containing some info taken from EVA Database

Firehawk concept art of TA

Vertigo Bomber concept art

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VideosEdit

First Teaser Trailer

Open Beta Trailer

Nod Introduction Trailer

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External linksEdit

Official website
Official Facebook page
Official Twitter

ReferencesEdit

1. ↑ Оперативный репортаж с EA Showcase, часть 1. Igromania.ru (January 27th, 2012). Retrieved on 2012-01-28.
2. ↑ EA Says Warhammer-Looking Tanks Won’t Show Up in Command & Conquer After All. Kotaku.com (April 14th, 2012). Retrieved on 2012-04-14.

v·d·e Global Defense Initiative Tiberium Alliances Arsenal

Offense Rifleman squad • Missile squad • Zone troopers • Sniper team • Commando • CC-6 Pitbull • Guardian • MBT-6 Predator • Juggernaut Mk. III • Mammoth Mk. III • Paladin • Firehawk • A-15 Orca • Kodiak Defense Wall • Machine-gun nest • MBT-6 Predator • Missile squad • Anti-tank barrier • Barbed wire • Guardian • Guardian cannon • Rifleman squad • CC-6 Pitbull • Sniper team • Flak cannon • Zone troopers • Watchtower • Titan artillery • SAM site Structures Construction yard • Harvester • Power plant • Refinery • Tiberium silo • Accumulator • Command Center • Barracks • War Factory • Airfield • Defense HQ • Defense Facility Support Skystrike Support • Falcon Support • Ion Cannon Support

v·d·e Brotherhood of Nod Tiberium Alliances Arsenal

Offense Militants • Rocket Squad • Black Hand • Confessor • Commando • Attack Bike • Raider Buggy • Reckoner • Scorpion Tank • Specter • Avatar Warmech • Cobra • Vertigo Bomber • Venom Patrol Craft • Salamander Defense Wall • Laser Fence • Attack Bike • Anti-tank Barrier • Shredder MG • Black Hand • Militants • Rocket Squad • Scorpion Tank • Reckoner • Beam Cannon • Flak • Obelisk Artillery • Gatling Cannon • SAM Site Structures Construction yard • Harvester • Power plant • Refinery • Tiberium silo • Accumulator • Command Center • Hand of Nod • War Factory • Airport • Defense HQ • Defense Facility Support Fist of Kane • Eye of Kane • Blade of Kane Unimplemented Tech Center • Trade Center • Dummy • Atom Support (?) Cut Content Gatling Turret

v·d·e Forgotten Tiberium Alliances Arsenal

Defense Wall • Forgotten • Machine-gun nest • Flak cannon • Demolisher artillery • Reaper artillery • SAM site • Rocket fist • Missile squad • Sniper team • Scooper • Bowler • Scrapbus • Mammoth • Barbed wire • Anti-tank barrier Structures Construction yard • Harvester • Power plant • Refinery • Tiberium silo • Command post • Factory • Trade center Fortress Colossus • Particle Cannon • Predatory Rocket Fist Cut content Bombard • Grinder