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— Thursday, August 31, 2006 —

Posted By: Mike at 9:07:06 AM ET

August Podcast Available

The August C&C 3 Podcast is available for download from EA.  It is now listed on the official C&C 3 site, so you can download it from the official servers by clicking here or from Generals World here.  The podcast contains a special surprise announcement at the end, so go on and listen to it yourself now!

Within the podcast, community manager Aaron Kaufman and producers Amer Ajami and Jim Vassella discuss the Leipzig Games Convention and the experience of interacting directly with Command & Conquer fans.  They talk about a question and answer session held in front of hundreds of German fans, fans' reactions to the demos showed at the convention, and the myserious appearance of a Nod solider from the C&C Reborn team.  They also mention how Mike Verdu publicly apologized for the promised Generals Ladder Kit that never appeared.

Jim also discusses how the team is working to balance C&C 3 for multiplayer.  He says the team's goal is to fine tune the game such that competitive players can experience a full and complete strategic battle in 20 minutes or less.  He insists however that friends who wish to have an all-out hellfire match can bunker down, build up their defenses, and let the units pump out to have the long matches of 40 minutes or more that many fans love.

Oh, and for those of you keeping track at home: Amer is solidly GDI, while Jim is all about The Brootherhood.
Last edited by Mike on Thursday, August 31, 2006 at 2:05:50 PM.

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