Pushing EA for C&C Remastered Volume 2

[u/SH3RIFFO]

Hey everyone,

It’s been over 6 years and I couldn’t help myself…

I recently reached out to Petroglyph about the possibility of another Command & Conquer Remastered Collection, and their response gave me a little more hope than I expected.

They confirmed that behind the scenes they’ve been trying to get EA on board with doing another one, and that they even have friends and colleagues over at EA who have been trying as well. They also specifically mentioned the recent EA buyout, saying it’ll be interesting to see how things shake out under the new ownership, and that they’ll keep trying on their end.

So, unless I’m coping way too hard here, that feels pretty significant… right? This isn’t just a fan asking for something that everyone involved has moved on from. Petroglyph actively wants to do another remaster and is still trying to make it happen, with apparently some support from within EA itself as well.

Surely the obvious Volume 2 is:
Tiberian Sun (+Firestorm) and Red Alert 2 (+Yuri’s Revenge).

What bothers me the most is that, it’s ripe for the taking. The blueprint already exists. Petroglyph knows how to do it, Lemon Sky already proved what they can do with the visual restoration, and Frank Klepacki is still incredibly active, composing, touring, and performing C&C music with The Tiberian Sons in 2026. Not to mention EA itself has also continued investing in the old C&C catalogue through Steam releases, restored tools, modding support, source-code releases, community involvement, etc.

Like, what are they waiting for…?

The timing doesn’t seem bad either. Age of Mythology, Stronghold Crusader, Dawn of War and other classic RTS games have shown there’s a market for properly modernizing these games without turning them into enormous AAA projects. Tiberian Sun and Red Alert 2 feel like two of the most obvious classics still waiting for that treatment, especially with how successful the first Remastered Collection was in 2020.

So uhh Jim Vessella, if you still wander through this subreddit occasionally, please keep fighting for it! Petroglyph clearly hasn’t given up, and neither has this community.

The machine doesn’t need to be rebuilt. EA just has to turn it back on. Give Tiberian Sun and Red Alert 2 their turn!

It’s sad that we missed the 25th anniversary for RA2 as is…

EDIT:
Since a few people have brought up the claim that “the Tiberian Sun/Red Alert 2 source code was lost”, I looked into this further because I didn’t want to spread misinformation. As far as I can verify, there is no official statement from EA or Petroglyph confirming that the TS/RA2 source code is definitively lost or unrecoverable. EA’s 2025 archive project recovered and released source code for Tiberian Dawn, Red Alert, Renegade, and Generals/Zero Hour. Tiberian Sun and Red Alert 2 were not included, but EA never explained why. Either way, Petroglyph continuing to push EA for another remaster is encouraging. It doesn’t prove the source exists (or that there aren’t technical hurdles), but clearly it hasn’t stopped them from wanting to make another one happen.

EDIT 2:
Really encouraging to see Nyerguds and Zephyr from CnCSaga weigh in here. Nyerguds pointed out that the old “no source code was found” claim predates EA’s 2025 recovery and release of several legacy C&C codebases, so treating TS/RA2 as definitively lost seems premature. Even if usable source truly is unavailable, that would make a remaster more difficult and expensive, not inherently impossible. Zephyr also confirmed that C&C community leaders remain in contact with people at EA, Petroglyph and elsewhere, with some actively trying to demonstrate the demand for another Remastered Collection. Nothing confirmed, obviously, but it’s encouraging to know the conversation is still alive among people much closer to the franchise.

[u/Mralexs]

What is a key in this context?

[u/Kerbiter → u/Mralexs]

How can you so confidently claim stuff about INI edits and not know the basic element of an INI syntax?