The developers settled on going back in time, chronicling an alternate history that would eventually lead to the events of the Tiberium games. Of the three continuities that have emerged over the years (including the Generals timeline), however, the spin-off Red Alert series stands out as being just as memorable as the original Tiberium universe.įollowing the success of the original Command and Conquer – also known ever since by its working title, Tiberian Dawn – Westwood toyed with a variety of ideas on what to do next. Originally developed by Westwood Studios, it’s left a continuing legacy that has outlasted its creators and survived an ignoble fall at the hands of Electronic Arts. Since 1995, the Command and Conquer franchise has taken its place among the classics defining the real-time strategy genre.
