Command & Conquer
| Command & Conquer | |
|---|---|
| Genre(s) | Real-time strategy (1995–2020) First-person shooter (2002) |
| Developer(s) | Westwood Studios (1995–2003) EA Los Angeles (2003–2010) Victory Games (2011–2013) EA Phenomic (2011–2013) EA Redwood Studios (2018–present) |
| Publisher(s) | Virgin Interactive Entertainment Electronic Arts Sega Nintendo |
| Platform(s) | Apple Mac, Nintendo 64, PlayStation, PC (MS-DOS, Windows), Sega Saturn, Xbox 360, Android, iOS |
| First release | Command & Conquer September 1995 |
| Latest release | Command & Conquer Remastered Collection June 5, 2020 |
Command & Conquer (C&C) is a real-time strategy (RTS) video game franchise created and originally developed by Westwood Studios and currently owned by Electronic Arts. The first game was one of the earliest of the RTS genre, itself based on Westwood Studios' influential strategy game Dune II and introducing trademarks followed in the rest of the series. This includes full-motion video cutscenes with an ensemble cast to progress the story, as opposed to digitally in-game rendered cutscenes. Westwood Studios was purchased by Electronic Arts in 1998 and closed down in 2003. The studio and some of its members were absorbed into EA Los Angeles, which continued development on the series.