EA Releases Command & Conquer for Free!!

[Yoon]

If you've never played the original Command & Conquer, here is your chance. EA just released the original Command & Conquer as freeware on their website!

Thanks largely to the efforts of our loyal fans whom continue to sustain and grow the Command & Conquer community, Command & Conquer has become a legendary franchise and it’s time to celebrate its birth once again.

In order to give back to the fans for over 12 years of devotion we are putting together a 12th Anniversary celebration during the month of September. However, as any Command & Conquer fan knows, the true party starts today, August 31st, which marks 12 years since Command & Conquer Gold launched way back in 1995.

To kick the celebration off, today we have a special surprise which we are certain new and old Command & Conquer fans will enjoy. We are providing the original Command & Conquer Gold as a free download, compatible for Windows XP! This is the same version included with the collectors pack Command & Conquer: The First Decade, and is now available for you to download for free!

PLEASE NOTE BEFORE DOWNLOAD:

We are providing the ISO image of C&C GOLD for both the GDI and Nod discs. In order for C&C GOLD to run on Windows XP, you will need to burn the ISO image onto a CD with a CD Burner and any "CD Burning Software" such as Nero, Alcohol, etc. There are also a few extra steps in order to make C&C GOLD run on Windows XP after you burn it to CD. Please click the link below for the exact instructions after you download both files!

You can download the freeware C&C ISO images here: www.commandandconquer.com/intel/default.aspx?id=61#NewsMain

[Demon]

Yay! I got the game but lost the 1st CD >.< Now I can get it and play again. *.*

Any1 tried to download C&C yet? Download is very slow, like 4kb/s, is there just alot of downloaders or is it slow or does my internet suck?

[Guhosutsubenu]

ill try later i ques XD

[Yoon]

demonmagician said:

Yay! I got the game but lost the 1st CD >.< Now I can get it and play again. *.*

Any1 tried to download C&C yet? Download is very slow, like 4kb/s, is there just alot of downloaders or is it slow or does my internet suck?

I think it's because EA's site is being hammered by all the people that are downloading the two C&C ISOs. The news of the release was spread across the Internet on a bunch of forums, as well as Digg.com. You might want to try downloading it later and see if download speeds improve.

[Guhosutsubenu]

like i said..

luckysniper said:

ill try later i ques XD

[Demon]

EA removed DL links from their website, any1 knows any other site to DL it? Tried to google it but didn't find it >.<

[Yoon]

According to EA's C&C website:

We were excited to giveaway the original Command & Conquer to all C&C fans around the world during this celebration. We will no longer be hosting the files here on our official site but if you wish to download it, we strongly encourage you visit any of our fans sites in the links section on our official site here, or such as sites as FILEPLANET.com, to obtain the files.

We look forward to the 13th anniversary of Command & Conquer, thank you for your undying support!

The Command & Conquer Team

You should probably try FilePlanet.com and see if they have C&C available for download.