Fans of the Command & Conquer series have had to deal with their fair share of ups and downs for the past few years. Up: Ric Flair fighting a bear. Down: Command & Conquer 4. After three years of work from Totem Arts, a small mod group, I don't think Renegade X: Black Dawn will be added to the "Down" category.
January 28, 2012 will mark the release of its single-player mini-campaign, Black Dawn. According to Totem Arts, this will serve as a primer for the multiplayer that is currently being conducted in beta form. Black Dawn will be available as a free download from the Renegade X website, and if you like what you're shooting and have a copy of Unreal Tournament 3, then you can still join in on the beta.
Renegade X is a spiritual successor to the original PC title Command & Conquer: Renegade. Renegade X has already been recognized by various mod community sites, and had also placed second in the Epic Games-sponsored Make Something Unreal Contest for the category of Best Vehicle Set. Only downside: very little Ric Flair.
I'm happy to see that you all posted this! If I played one game a lot when I was younger, it was C&C Renegade's multiplayer. I've been watching the trailers, Developer Q&A's, and playing the beta for a while and I've been very satisfied with the results.
Just so you know, you do not need Unreal Tournament 3 to play this! It's standalone and completely free! A multiplayer version of the game will be released at a later time.
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8:30 PM on 01.27.2012
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greatest multiplayer ever, love that game to death
I will definetly play this.
Just so you know, you do not need Unreal Tournament 3 to play this! It's standalone and completely free! A multiplayer version of the game will be released at a later time.
I want to adblock this shit.
(Note: My comment is not about the really cool-looking Renegade fan game, which I will most certainly download tomorrow.)
Have not played a game like this since then and seriously doubt I will