<s>
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
(	O
previously	O
known	O
as	O
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
:	I-Application
Generals	I-Application
2	I-Application
)	O
is	O
a	O
cancelled	O
real-time	O
strategy	O
video	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
being	O
developed	O
by	O
the	O
now-closed	O
video	O
game	O
studio	O
Victory	O
Games	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
set	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
Frostbite	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
engine	O
and	O
would	O
have	O
introduced	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
to	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
would	O
have	O
been	O
available	O
exclusively	O
on	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
 '	O
Origin	B-Operating_System
distribution	O
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
originally	O
announced	O
as	O
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
:	I-Application
Generals	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
a	O
direct	O
sequel	O
to	O
2003	O
's	O
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
:	I-Application
Generals	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
then	O
re-purposed	O
in	O
August	O
2012	O
as	O
what	O
would	O
have	O
been	O
the	O
first	O
in	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
free-to-play	O
games	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
universe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
29	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
EA	O
ceased	O
development	O
of	O
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
and	O
shut	O
down	O
Victory	O
Games	O
,	O
citing	O
negative	O
feedback	O
over	O
the	O
economy-based	O
experience	O
as	O
a	O
reason	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Previously	O
,	O
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
4	I-Application
:	I-Application
Tiberian	I-Application
Twilight	I-Application
drastically	O
changed	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
's	O
formula	O
in	O
certain	O
areas	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
removal	O
of	O
base	O
building	O
and	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
population	O
caps	O
(	O
changes	O
which	O
were	O
poorly	O
received	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
(	O
2013	O
)	O
would	O
have	O
returned	O
to	O
its	O
original	O
roots	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
mid-2013	O
the	O
website	O
has	O
also	O
revealed	O
information	O
about	O
the	O
likely	O
return	O
of	O
"	O
hero	O
units	O
"	O
from	O
the	O
first	O
Generals	O
game	O
,	O
including	O
Jarmen	B-Application
Kell	I-Application
and	O
Black	O
Lotus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
is	O
set	O
in	O
2023	O
,	O
ten	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
:	I-Application
Generals	I-Application
–	I-Application
Zero	I-Application
Hour	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
4	I-Application
:	I-Application
Tiberian	I-Application
Twilight	I-Application
,	O
much	O
of	O
the	O
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
team	O
,	O
within	O
EA	O
Los	O
Angeles	O
,	O
was	O
laid	O
off	O
in	O
2010	O
causing	O
the	O
future	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
to	O
be	O
cast	O
in	O
doubt	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
,	O
a	O
senior	O
vice-president	O
from	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
had	O
told	O
the	O
media	O
that	O
the	O
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
series	O
would	O
live	O
on	O
as	O
a	O
brand	O
from	O
Dead	B-Application
Space	I-Application
developers	O
,	O
Visceral	O
Games	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
title	O
from	O
the	O
series	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
by	O
that	O
developer	O
being	O
"	O
far-off	O
"	O
and	O
whether	O
or	O
not	O
he	O
was	O
referring	O
to	O
this	O
game	O
is	O
not	O
clear	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
official	O
announcement	O
of	O
a	O
new	O
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
game	O
in	O
development	O
,	O
came	O
in	O
February	O
2011	O
when	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
revealed	O
the	O
formation	O
of	O
a	O
new	O
studio	O
known	O
as	O
Victory	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
studios	O
 '	O
first	O
Q&A	O
session	O
with	O
the	O
official	O
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
blog	O
,	O
openly	O
said	O
that	O
they	O
were	O
developing	O
a	O
new	O
title	O
in	O
the	O
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
series	O
with	O
the	O
studios	O
 '	O
general	O
focus	O
being	O
on	O
the	O
future	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
then	O
speculated	O
to	O
be	O
either	O
a	O
new	O
game	O
from	O
defunct	O
studio	O
,	O
Pandemic	O
's	O
Mercenaries	O
series	O
,	O
or	O
a	O
new	O
game	O
from	O
the	O
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
series	O
,	O
which	O
turned	O
out	O
to	O
be	O
an	O
accurate	O
analysis	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Subsequently	O
,	O
more	O
rumors	O
began	O
to	O
indicate	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
indeed	O
a	O
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
game	O
called	O
,	O
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
:	O
Alliances	O
due	O
to	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
domain	O
registrations	O
by	O
EA	O
for	O
a	O
game	O
of	O
that	O
name	O
,	O
though	O
this	O
turned	O
out	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
side	O
project	O
by	O
Phenomic	O
,	O
called	O
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
:	I-Application
Tiberium	I-Application
Alliances	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
finally	O
formally	O
unveiled	O
as	O
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
:	I-Application
Generals	I-Application
2	I-Application
on	O
December	O
10	O
at	O
the	O
2011	O
Spike	O
Video	O
Game	O
Awards	O
as	O
a	O
title	O
developed	O
by	O
what	O
would	O
become	O
BioWare	O
Victory	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2012	O
,	O
Generals	B-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
repurposed	O
to	O
a	O
free-to-play	O
game	O
known	O
as	O
simply	O
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
content	O
which	O
has	O
been	O
built	O
for	O
Generals	B-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
to	O
be	O
delivered	O
into	O
the	O
new	O
C&C	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
negative	O
reaction	O
from	O
series	O
fans	O
that	O
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
would	O
not	O
have	O
a	O
single-player	O
campaign	O
,	O
EA	O
President	O
Frank	O
Gibeau	O
said	O
that	O
a	O
single-player	O
storyline	O
would	O
still	O
be	O
a	O
possibility	O
:	O
"	O
The	O
beauty	O
of	O
free-to-play	O
is	O
that	O
we	O
can	O
adjust	O
and	O
adapt	O
to	O
what	O
we	O
're	O
hearing	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
,	O
'	O
I	O
'm	O
sorry	O
,	O
it	O
's	O
two	O
months	O
from	O
ship	O
and	O
it	O
is	O
what	O
it	O
is	O
 '	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
August	O
5	O
,	O
a	O
second	O
development	O
video	O
diary	O
was	O
released	O
showing	O
the	O
design	O
process	O
of	O
modifying	O
the	O
GLA	O
Bomb	O
Truck	O
unit	O
from	O
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
:	I-Application
Generals	I-Application
into	O
the	O
GLA	O
Nuke	O
Truck	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
cancellation	O
statement	O
released	O
by	O
the	O
company	O
cited	O
multiplayer	O
for	O
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
being	O
its	O
downfall	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2013	O
,	O
EA	O
said	O
the	O
game	O
will	O
still	O
be	O
developed	O
by	O
a	O
new	O
game	O
studio	O
,	O
and	O
customers	O
who	O
bought	O
the	O
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
Ultimate	O
Collection	O
will	O
still	O
receive	O
an	O
invite	O
to	O
the	O
beta	O
.	O
</s>
