C&C3 Lead Designer Jason Bender Interview

With the long-awaited launch of C&C3 now almost upon us (March 30), gamers are finally beginning to salivate over the prospect of the big one's return. Sam and Duncan sat down with lead designer Jason Bender to get the low-down on this massive PC release.

It's back to the good old days of GDI vs. NOD. Can you tell us about the shadowy 3rd party alien force?

GDI and Nod came to power while battling over Tiberium, a mysterious green crystal of alien origin. In a way, they have always been destined to confront the mysteries of Tiberium. During the second Tiberium war Kane even went so far as to build a ship based on alien technology. Now we're finding out a bit more about where that technology came from.

The Scrin, a vicious and determined alien race, have come to Earth for its newly formed Tiberium. GDI and Nod each have different views of these aliens. After the initial violent assault GDI views them as the greatest threat the world has ever known, even beyond Nod. The Brotherhood of Nod, specifically Kane, sees the profundity of the situation and realizes that these aliens could prove incredibly useful. Only Kane knows exactly how to use them.

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