The Command & Conquer series has long held a warm, fuzzy place in my heart. When I first acquired my own personal computer at 14, Command & Conquer was there to welcome me into the realm of PC gaming. It was the first game to introduce me to the world of Real-time Strategy… until then, I’d been content with jumping on goombas and taking baddies out one at a time in the first-person perspective. Command & Conquer allowed me to build and control an entire army all my own, and I had a blast with it. Over the years as the games advanced and evolved into Red Alert, Tiberian Sun, Red Alert 2, Generals and C&C 3, I’ve enjoyed blasting my way through thousands upon thousands of Nod and Soviet scum, and I’ll be damned if I didn’t have a great time doing it. Every addition to the series has seemed to add something new and exciting to the franchise, from unit experience and leveling in Generals to the much-improved live-action cutscenes, graphics, and voiceover work in C&C3.

So with that in mind, I absolutely cannot wait for the release of the next installment of the Command & Conquer series: Red Alert 3! More than eight years since the release of the last Red Alert, this new incarnation looks absolutely gorgeous and is sure to blow all past C&C games out of the water. It’s nearly impossible for me to watch the below trailer and not drool on my keyboard. Hearing “Hell March”, one of the most badass songs every written for a video game, just brings back so many warm memories.

Taking place after the events of Red Alert 2, the story starts with the leaders of the Soviet Union traveling back in time to assassinate Albert Einstein, thus preventing the events of the previous two Red Alert installments and restoring the motherland as a world superpower. However, during this mission something goes horribly wrong and history is drastically altered… a new world power, the Empire of the Rising Sun, is created in the East. Eventually, World War III ensues between the Soviets, the Allies and the Empire, and you must do battle with some of the most advanced weaponry ever featured in a Command & Conquer game.

Now, enjoy the trailer for the next game that is sure to suck up all of my free time come October:

More info: The Official Red Alert 3 Website