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THQ, the publisher of Supreme Commander and its standalone expansion pack, Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance, has just announced on its press release here that the game has gone gold and is set for a November 6th release.

And just as a reminder, here's the game's box art we've unveiled earlier, so you know what to look for come November. Don't get confused!

The latest issue of PC Gamer US has a new Hands-On of Forged Alliance, listing all the new units for the three original factions that will ship with the game, as well as some info on the new faction, the Seraphim.

The two-page Hands-On also reveals some new information on Forged Alliance. Mass Fabricators have now been moved from Tech 1 to Tech 2 to encourage players to seek out mass, mobile factory units can now build T3 units, and unit restrictions options, originally in Total Annihilation, now returns in Forged Alliance after its notable absence in Supreme Commander.

Also in the same issue, PC gamer introduced a new column called "Game Whisperers", where game developers chip in with their two cents. The inaugural Game Whisperers column is kicked of by none other than Gas Powered Games founder and mastermind behind Total Annihilation, Dungeon Siege, and of course, Supreme Commander; Chris Taylor. In his column, Chris Taylor talks about the transition from videogames to interactive entertainment, and how to make games more accessible to the masses. It's an interesting read.

The cover is printed almost entirely in a single bright colour - this issue also feature an exclusive review of Half-Life 2: The Orange Box. Apparently PC Gamer calls this colour "orange" - I personally call it something else entirely, but hey, at least it means you can't miss it. The Hands-On is on pages 42 and 43, while Chris Taylor's column is on page 124.



Don't miss it.

Well, I didn't get round to posting that Mods Round-Up - I'm going one better. I've got the latest issue of PC Gamer US in my hands and will be writing a little summary on its Forged Alliance Hands-On for your enjoyment - shortly.

In the meantime, Gamespot has followed up on its UEF faction preview with this Cybran version, detailing new Cybran units and structures such the new Brick assault bots and Barracuda sub killers. Also included are 15 new screenshots - click on the thumbnail below to see them.



Enjoy.

http://www.supcomuniverse.com/ has posted the new list of units for the three factions. Some are missing, such as the UEF sparky, but it is still a fairly complete list.

As you can see, we are currently having a slight drought when it comes to frontpage updates. Not that there weren't any - the latest issue of PC Gamer (US) has some profiles of new Forged Alliance units, as does Gamespot. Usually, I'm quite quick to find and post these updates, so I sincerely apologize to all our visitors and members. As for the reason for this slow updating: I have already mentioned in my blog that my mind is currently elsewhere right now, and I'm afraid the situation will not improve until October 20th (that's the date of the Final).

I do intend, however, to post a Mods Round-Up tomorrow, so hopefully that will go through. Again, I apologize for the lack of updates.

Behold, the Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance boxart.

Apologies for the poor details, but this is a cropped and enlarged version of the original image found over at Amazon Germany. Also, according to Jeremy Ables from GPG, this very boxart was also shown as posters at Penny Arcade Expo.

Now you know what to look for in your local game store come November.

In this week's Mods Round-Up, we bring you the latest release of the 4th Dimension balance and gameplay mod, a unit pack from redattack34, fire & forget SAMs, an AI mod (no, Sorian isn't the only AI mod in existence) for practicing online ranked matches, and a mod to improve your SupCom experience just a little.

Click here for download links and summaries

Enjoy.

This is the second of the three faction tournaments organized by Gas Powered Games, with the focus this time on the Aeon. The tournament is set to kick off on October 27th, with a total prize pool of $5,000, $1,000 of which will go to the champion.

Interested? More information and eligibility can be found at GPG's Tournaments Page. Also, be sure to check out the official Tournament Rules Page before you enter.

The Supreme Commander Club is happy to announce that members DDX2 and others have now joined together to form the the official clan of the SCC! We are listed as "CUS" on GPGNet, so look out for us.

If you're interested in joining our new clan, you can post a request for an invitation at this thread in our forum.

See you on the frontlines.

Phew! Now that the recent flurry of Forged Alliance news has died down somewhat, I can finally get to work on the first entry of our new newspost category: the Mods Round-Up. In Mods Round-Up, we round up the latest mods releases and updates from all over the Supreme Commander community, and bring them to you all for your enjoyment.

This week, we have the latest version of the ever-popular SCA UI mod, two mods to help you manage those energy-sucking mass fabricators, and a beta release of an extensive gameplay and balance mod based on the Total Annihilation Spring project.



This is what my UI looks like. If you want your UI to look something like this, or anything you like, download the SCA UI Mod today!

Click here for download links and summaries

Enjoy.

Click here to read the full preview.

In this preview, IGN reveals some story elements, and included some new screenshots which can be viewed here. More interestingly, however, IGN has revealed the names and some details of select Seraphim units, complete with close-up shots. Also, the unit that we suspected all along to be the Seraphim ACU has been confirmed:



Enjoy.

Gamespot has posted a new Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance preview specifically profiling the Seraphim, the new faction that will feature in the standalone expansion pack. Details include a bit more about the relationship between the firing of the Black Sun and the sudden appearance of the Seraphim invaders, some key characters on the Seraphim side, and a brief timeline with events immediately after the firing of the Black Sun.

Click here to read the full Gamespot preview

Gamespot has also posted a new Forged Alliance video which can viewed here or downloaded here. Screenshots, some old, some new, and a couple of portraits of the new characters, have also been posted. They are available here.

Enjoy.

Click here to see the preview

In terms of the text of it, it is identical to the Games Radar preview I posted earlier - because they are written by the same guy. That said, I would like to direct your eyes to the bottom of the CVG preview page, which shows several new screenshots and close-up shots of some of the new units in FA, including several Seraphim units. Of these, this one I find most interesting:



(resized and cropped to save space)

We have actually seen this unit before, because GPG showed it on a Forged Alliance banner at the top of their official website (click here to a screen capture I took earlier of the banner). At the time, I speculated that this could be the Seraphim ACU. I guess only time will tell.

Anyway, click on the link at the top of this bulletin to see the other close-up shots.

Enjoy.

On an ordinary Wednesday of August 16th, in the year of 2006, the Supreme Commander Club was born. Its vision was to become Gamespot's number 1 fan club for Chris Taylor's latest and greatest real-time strategy epic, Supreme Commander. Throughout its twelve months of existence, it had undergone a turbulent ride. Through all the highs and lows, many of us have even come to question its continuing survival, but we stuck to it, with passion, patience and persistence.

And now, we are here, to celebrate its one year anniversary. With the re-launching process already initiated, we look forward to a bright future at least in the short term - hopefully longer. We set our sights high - to become the number 1 source for all things Supreme Commander and Gas Powered Games on Gamespot. We are only part done, and the road ahead is fraught with difficulties, but over the last year we have demonstrated supreme resolve and loyalty just to get to this point - one more push for glory should seem just a next logical step for us.

To all those who stuck with us over the last year, to all those who had since joined us and contributed to the life of this union, thank you, thank you all, from the bottom of our hearts, and we promise your loyalty will not go unrewarded.

Now, how about a toast for another year? Cheers!

Not much new information, but we do learn that all original Supreme Commander maps will be in Forged Alliance. Also, ACUs and SCUs have undergone extensive review, and SCUs will no longer just be walking resource generators.

VE3D - Have Commanders been further augmented in the expansion?

Bradley Rebh - Yes! Both ACUs and SCUs have had quite an extensive review. We weren't satisfied that Support Commanders have been relegated to little more than mobile resource generators. We've done a lot to make sure the offensive capabilities are more in line with their economic potential.

Click here to see the full interview

Supreme Commander fansite Supreme Commander Alliance (it's in French) posted 5 new Forged Alliance screenshots featuring the new race, Seraphim. Lots of units and structures are shown in these screenshots, covering the Seraphim's land, air, sea and experimental forces.

Click on the thumbnails below to see their larger versions. All images were resized to 1280 x 960 from the original 1600 x 1200.







Alternatively, you can download the 8 MB .rar file containing these screenshots in their original resolutions here.

Enjoy.

Games Radar has posted a new preview of Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance, and included a couple of new screenshots along with it. Among the the units shown is what seems to be a new Aeon aircraft of some sort.



New details include some information into the nature of the Seraphim, the new faction that will come with the game. The Seraphim featured in Forged Alliance was described as "warrior monks dedicated to victory or death." Also, a shield ship was mentioned as among the new units. Finally, the preview revealed that the Seraphim will not be playable in the campaign - you can only play as the three original factions against them. The Seraphim will still be playable in skirmish and multiplayer.

Click here to see the full preview...