GameSpy Daily has some news about the release date of C&C Generals. EA Pacific's 3D RTS has been delayed and will not ship this year. January 21 2003 is the new release date. However, GameSpy does have 10 new screenshots from the game which should lessen the "pain".

EA Pacific's Mark Skaggs has been interviewed on PC.IGN, where they ask him about the upcoming C&C Generals which is looking very fine indeed. The IGN guys ask about the premise, the amount of missions, the storyline, preventing the "breaking" of AI, other AI changes, the economy system, and more.

GameSpot has posted a Q&A with EA's Mark Skaggs, asking him a few questions about the upcoming C&C Generals which is looking oh so good. The GameSpot guys ask about response to the game at E3, a mission they didn't show at E3, plans for releasing the level editor of the game, and if the game is still on track for release this year.

To The Game has posted two more great looking screenshots from C&C Generals, EA Pacific's upcoming 3D RTS. It's due out this year.

There's a C&C Generals preview on PC.IGN tonight, offering more info on EA Pacific's upcoming 3D RTS. It has an overview of the game along with quotes from producer Mark Skaggs, as well as new and previously seen screenshots.

Korean game site GameShot has an eight minute C&C Generals video with camcorder footage shot at a presention of EA's 3D RTS. It's in Windows Media format. Thanks Blues News. A quicker mirror is up at Gamez.cz. There's some pretty impressive footage in there. If you want to read more on the game, there is a preview on Computer & Video Games.

CNC Generals has two new screenshots showing off the awesome looking 3D RTS C&C Generals.

Planet CNC has a brief hands-off preview of C&C Generals, the upcoming 3D RTS. There is also a brief Q&A with producer Harvard Bonin.

Now that Gamespot has previewed (story) the game and given us a look at the development (story), Westwood today officially announced C&C Generals. The press release mentions some of the features of the game, for those of you who haven't been paying attention. Westwood's Generals site mentioned in the press release is not up yet. I've been informed it will go up later this week.

- More than 80 all-new units, buildings and upgrades such as the top-secret Aurora Strike Fighters, devastating Daisy Cutters, militant Angry Mobs, and skilled Hackers.
- Innovative gameplay with new features such as thrilling air-to-air combat, customizable forces, enhanced veterancy, and intense urban combat.
- An improved interface that will give gamers more control over the battlefield than ever before.
- A full map editor for players to build customized war scenarios.
- Spectacular cinematics that will immerse players in the storyline.

Following up on Friday's First Hours article, Gamespot has now posted a C&C Generals preview. The preview goes over the changes from the initial design concept, what the story line is like, how missions are split up, and how gameplay has changed. Also described in the preview are some of the Chinese and US units available in the game, and what the graphics engine in C&C Generals is like. New screenshots and other images from the game are included.

Generals has plenty of spectacular visual effects, even at this early stage. One of the most impressive aspects of the game is what Skaggs referred to as highlight moments. "One of the things we want to do is raise the intensity of the emotion of the people that will play the game," Skaggs said. "So we're going to show them these spectacular show-stopping effects." This effect is essentially the stop-camera motion from The Matrix. Blow up a gas station, for instance, and the action will freeze in mid-explosion, and the camera will quickly pan around the environment, revealing pieces of debris and shrapnel suspended in the air, before the action promptly resumes. Another impressive feature of the Sage technology is the way it renders smoke. While that might not seem like a big deal, seeing a city smoldering after an exhausting battle is a sight to behold.

Matrix effects makes baby Maarten cry.

Gamespot has posted the promised First Hours of C&C Generals article, looking at Westwood's latest Command and Conquer RTS. The new game, which is in 3D, is set 20 years in the future and finds the US and China fighting against a rogue state. The First Hours article goes over the entire pre-production period, coming up with the story, the fairly brief development time of the title, mission planning and plenty of other things. As expected, the article has various screenshots from the game. A preview of the game will be posted by Gamespot on Monday.

update Steve: Holy shit. I wanna play that!