EA Expands Console Strategy Catalog

Electronic Arts [ERTS] will ship its popular real-time strategy game Command & Conquer Red Alert 3: Ultimate Edition for PlayStation 3 this March.

The title will offer gamers exclusives such as new multiplayer maps not found in the PC or Xbox 360 versions. Real-time strategy games, wildly popular on PC, have struggled to find their place on consoles due to the limited control options a gamepad offers. However, critics were more receptive to EA’s implementation of the “Command Stick 2.0” interface in Command & Conquer 3: Kane’s Wrath for Xbox 360, making it easier for gamers to control their units onscreen with a gamepad. C&C 3 for PS3 will also implement this control scheme.

The game is the latest offering in the Command & Conquer series, which has sold more than 25 million units worldwide since its inception in 1995, EA said. The series ranks in the top five best-selling PC franchises of all time, the company added, citing NPD Group data. C&C 3 for PS3 is in development by EA Los Angeles.