"IRVINE, CA (Jan. 22, 2003) – A fictional world war in the
Middle East, Asia and Afghanistan is headed for your
computer! Electronic Arts (NASDAQ:ERTS) announced today
that the highly-anticipated real-time strategy game, Command
& Conquer™ Generals has gone gold and will ship to stores
in North America February 11. Command & Conquer Generals
will be published by EA under the EA GAMES™ brand.

Command & Conquer Generals puts players’ trigger fingers
on the pulse of modern warfare as they become a
powerful general and control massive armies of
bleeding-edge military weaponry. Three unique sides will
be available, each with customizable high-tech arsenals ready
to deliver unprecedented firepower on land or in the
skies. Players can annihilate the opposition in the
22-mission single-player campaign or dish out the damage
in global multiplayer mayhem.

“From the beginning of the development of Generals, we
wanted to offer players a Hollywood version of the war
you’re seeing on CNN with the much-loved C&C ‘feel’.” said
Mark Skaggs, general manager of EA Pacific and executive
in charge of production for Command & Conquer Generals.
“The team is incredibly proud of the outcome and we can’t wait
to get the game in players’ hands.”

Players who pre-order Command & Conquer Generals
from participating retailers will receive an Officers Club pack*
that contains exclusive in-game elements and information.
Included in the pack are tech trees, gameplay tips and tricks
from the developers, an interactive CD-ROM, and unique
medal icons that will appear by the player’s name
during multiplay matches. Retailers currently participating in
this program include the EA Store™ (www.ea.com),
Electronics Boutique, www.EBWorld.com, GameStop,
www.GameStop.com, CompUSA and MediaPlay.
*Available only in the U.S."


Taken from westwood.com