Kanes Wrath

On August 14th EALA announced the production of Command and Conquer 3: Kane's Wrath during the debut of Command and Conquer 3 TV - BattleCast Primetime. The expansion pack will introduce new sub-factions for the three existing sides, as well as new units, upgrades and powers for all of the now nine factions.

Since the announcement of the expansion, EALA hasn't released much specific information regarding it. Here is what we do know about the new content:

factions

GDI
To compensate for the new sub-factions, GDI has been bolstered particularly in the area of its air force, which has more firepower (compared to its sub-faction cousins) and can utilize support airfields. GDI also has the best AA capabilities
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The Steel Talons are the “brute force” sub-faction of GDI, emphasizing vehicle power over infantry and aircraft. As such, the Steel Talons cannot build advanced infantry besides grenadiers or research the stratofighter upgrade.
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ZOCOM is the “Shock and Awe” sub-faction for GDI. Zone Raiders are a staple infantry unit for this side, as is sonic weaponry that is particularly deadly against unit spam.
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Nod receives the new vehicles that have been added to all of the Nod factions – the Reckoner, Specter, and Redeemer. However, unlike the new sub-factions, Nod Vertigos are the most powerful, able to cloak allied units, and far easier
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The Black Hand are all about amazing infantry and flame attacks. Confessor CABAL infantry can defeat all of their counterparts, and Purifiers make for a monstrous late-game, especially when upgraded. The main downside to the
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Marked of Kane
The Marked of Kane have the best early game of all of the Nod factions due to the immense power and multiple-use Awakened Cyborgs. Because they don’t lose the ability to build anything, the Marked of Kane are also highly flexible.
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Scrin
Scrin get a few new units and upgrades to bolster their strength. The Mechapede, for example, is unique to Scrin Vanilla, and adds speed and firepower to Scrin’s late game. All of the new support powers also make Scrin
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Reaper 17
Reaper-17’s vehicles are the best compared to the other Scrin sub-factions, such as their more powerful Shard Walkers, and their Reaper Tripods. This ground force supremacy comes at the cost of air strength -
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Traveler 59
Traveler-59 specializes in mind-control and teleportation. Their Prodigy unit is probably the most terrifying unit to face in the game, an upgraded Mastermind with the added ability to use a blink pack and utilize area of effect mind control.
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In Kane's Wrath, each of the old playable sides will now have three separate ways to play as them with the introduction of sub-factions. You will be able to play as the original faction (complete with new units and powers, etc) or as one of the two new sub-factions that will be added on to it. Each sub-faction will have modified versions of original units, as well as some unique units,upgrades and powers. Not much additional detail has been released regarding these sub-factions, but EALA has promised that each sub-faction will introduce a totally new way to play your favorite faction.

Singleplayer Mode

Kane's Wrath will have two different singleplayer modes, one is the campaign and the other is Global Conquest mode. The campaign will be Nod only, but will have the same FMV scenes that were brought to us in the Tiberium Wars campaign.

Kane's Wrath will bring back a familiar concept from one of EALA's previous games, The Battle for Middle Earth, and drastically improve it. Now you will be able to make global decisions as well as the tactical ones. Unlike the BFME games, KW's meta-game will not feature territory boundaries. Instead, confrontations will be made against enemy units when two sides enter each others' areas of influence. The influence generated by bases and armies is broken down into two radii - the radius of influence, which can cause civil unrest in the case of Nod or spread the growth of tiberium for the Scrin, and the radius of engagement, which causes a tactical battle when it is breached. The FMV cut scenes will be woven in and out of the tactical battles and global engagements.

Release Date

Kane's Wrath has gone gold, meaning that its finalized for release. EA has mentioned a couple of times now that the game will be shipping March 24th and should be in stores the 25th or 26th. Also included with Kane's Wrath games is an official Red Alert 3 Beta Sticker. Once you get the game, log on to the EA site and register your key for a chance to enter the RA3 beta testing program.