Command and Conquer: Renegade 2, linking the Red Alert and Tiberium universes

As some C&C fans may know, Westwood Studios originally conceived Renegade 2 as the prequel to first Renegade title, linking the Red Alert and Tiberium universes. This game would link the events after Red Alert 2 and Tiberian Dawn, although details of how it links was severely lacking due to the fact that the project was canceled for unknown reasons. If you go to the CNCNZ.com website, the website collected every single shred of game images and information it can regarding the canceled project. As one would look at the Renegade 2 image gallery, there are a number of images that pointed to the link between the two universes. One interesting image is the combination of the iconic Soviet sickle and the Nod’s scorpion tail, which foretells how Nod took advantage of the Soviet Union.

The prequel that would link the two universes was ultimately canceled and to put the final nail in the coffin, a recent interview with Louis Castle, who remains with EA Games to this day, decided that the Red Alert and Tiberium universes will never be linked ever again. Brett Sperry’s baby was Command and Conquer, rather than Louis Castle’s. For now on, we will have to deal with THREE C&C universes: Tiberium, Red Alert, and Generals. It’s a real shame that the original vision of Red Alert was completely changed over the years.