Far Cry, Red Alert 1 and 2 going free as DLC

  • By thorsen-ink, GameSpot
  • Posted Aug 29, 2008 4:48 pm PT

On the eve of Labor Day, two publishers announced they will offer some classics from their back catalog for free as preorder incentives. The first is France-based Ubisoft, which is now offering the original Far Cry gratis to those who preorder Far Cry 2 from its online store for $49.95. Released...

On the eve of Labor Day, two publishers announced they will offer some classics from their back catalog for free as preorder incentives. The first is France-based Ubisoft, which is now offering the original Far Cry gratis to those who preorder Far Cry 2 from its online store for $49.95. Released in 2004, the Crytek-developed shooter was hailed as one of top first-person shooters of its day, and was a finalist for GameSpot's FPS of the year. The deal is available only to residents of the United States, Canada, and Mexico.

Meanwhile, Electronic Arts--which owns part of Ubisoft and publishes Crytek games--announced it, too, will be giving away a game as a preorder incentive. Those who order Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 via GameStop, Best Buy, or the EA Store will be able to download Command and Conquer Red Alert 2 for free. The game is available in a $49.99 standard edition and $64.99 premier edition for the PC or $59.99 for the standard Xbox 360 edition. Retailers are currently listing Command and Conquer: Red Alert 3 with a mid-November release date.

EA also announced that, to celebrate the 13th anniversary of the Command and Conquer series, it will be offering the original Command & Conquer: Red Alert for free to everyone. The game will become available at 12:00 a.m. PT Sunday, August 31, at the official Red Alert 3 site, Redalert3.com.

91 Comments

  • dinovipertooth

    Posted Jun 27, 2009 2:13 am PT

    hey...how to download it?

  • androz777777

    Posted May 13, 2009 7:59 pm PT

    yeah

  • b_ju

    Posted Feb 6, 2009 1:41 am PT

    I want it to update my Yuri game

  • ahwman

    Posted Jan 31, 2009 8:32 pm PT

    shiit !~

  • iamironman124

    Posted Jan 18, 2009 7:45 am PT

    Umm.. yeah derek, it's called install it. It should have zero compatibility issues.

  • DerekAllenHupp

    Posted Jan 2, 2009 12:49 pm PT

    so does anyone know if its possible, and if so how, to run RA1 on windows XP or vista?

  • azieana

    Posted Dec 25, 2008 10:38 pm PT

    i want to download this game....:-(
    so how.........
    please...

  • tschubby

    Posted Dec 19, 2008 7:39 am PT

    i have RA2 and I`v played it 100 times last year and now Allied Cd is scratched, can`t play it no more... cry)

  • captain_stoner

    Posted Nov 13, 2008 8:23 am PT

    Ok, but does anyone know how to get Red Alert 2 on Windows XP? Cus I tried it, and there is all this crap I gotta do and I JUST WANNA PLAY THE DANG GAME!!!!! So if anyone can help me PLEASE e-mail captain_stoner@yahoo.com. I REALLY REALLY neeed red alert 2, and I can't really get it cuz I've been to almost EVERY site I could find and still don't have it yet.

  • fidodido3580

    Posted Nov 5, 2008 6:53 am PT

    so nice

  • darkearth1020

    Posted Nov 3, 2008 5:16 am PT

    gr33333333

  • sellardwellar

    Posted Oct 30, 2008 4:52 am PT

    if u buy a sequal to a game they should automatically give u the first game for free....

  • Dman0017

    Posted Sep 28, 2008 9:43 am PT

    i have definately heard of worse incentives...

  • friedweasel

    Posted Sep 23, 2008 1:32 pm PT

    I think half the reason they are giving them away is because most people have the games already. So they look generous yet they don't lose many sales because there only occasionally found in the bargain bins. And as for RA1 it dosen't matter because its pretty easy to get off torrents anyway.

  • friedweasel

    Posted Sep 23, 2008 1:31 pm PT

    I think half the reason they are giving them away is because most people have the games already. So they look generous yet they don't many sales because there only occasionally found in the bargain bins

  • lnazgul

    Posted Sep 22, 2008 7:43 am PT

    jmrwacko, sorry but I have to do this for all the Star Wars fans who cringed at your post... It's Admiral Ackbar...

  • jmrwacko

    Posted Sep 18, 2008 6:42 am PT

    *General Akbar voice* It's a trap!

  • GundamBlue

    Posted Sep 9, 2008 9:27 pm PT

    Shootn u can not download this game for free anymore this is what it says Update:
    The promotion is now closed and it is no longer possible to play the game for free. If you are interested in further information on this title, visit the Ubi official website at http://www.ubi.com/

  • Shineyney

    Posted Sep 7, 2008 4:01 pm PT

    Next EA just need to give away Populous: The Beginning. I had that game and lost my copy. EA Never gave up the freaking license. =) Nonetheless awesome tho.

  • jeton23

    Posted Sep 4, 2008 8:35 am PT

    Far Cry with rule other games

  • Shootn

    Posted Sep 3, 2008 2:57 pm PT

    first far cry is free already here is link http://www.gamershell.com/download_20867.shtml

  • YellowJello posted Sep 3, 2008 11:48 am PT (does not meet display criteria. sign in to show)

    YellowJello

    Posted Sep 3, 2008 11:48 am PT (hide)

    Why would a terrible game like FarCry become a finalist in anything? That game was almost as bad as Crysis.

  • plightstar

    Posted Sep 3, 2008 1:36 am PT

    I own all 3 already and they all run great on Vista.

  • dandi23

    Posted Sep 3, 2008 12:27 am PT

    Just downloaded Red Alert last night on my Vista PC. Burned both the Soviet and Allied ISOs to CDs and installed the game. And guess what?

    They installed and played perfectly. Just patch it up (included in the download) and run the game .exe file with Admin rights and Windows 95 compatibility. No Problem.

  • mlord5000

    Posted Sep 2, 2008 9:45 pm PT

    wonder hoew long it wiill take for people to get pissed that they cant run RA1 on vista...(you know cause it was made in 1996)

  • skrat_01

    Posted Sep 2, 2008 9:06 pm PT

    I already own all 3, though that is still great nonetheless.

  • markop2003

    Posted Sep 2, 2008 6:00 pm PT

    i already own all three so it's no help for me and i'm from Britain anyway

  • SexyPorkins

    Posted Sep 2, 2008 1:03 pm PT

    Wow that is awesome!

  • Killingspree303

    Posted Sep 2, 2008 12:17 pm PT

    C&C: Red Alert is a kickass sweet game. And now they're giving it away so people can enjoy the game once more.

  • DPumbliQ

    Posted Sep 2, 2008 9:21 am PT

    aceball60, I think he meant that he owns Far Cry, Red Alert 1 and 2

    But kewl, I own Far Cry and Red Alert 2, now I can get 1 too! Yay!

  • aceball69

    Posted Sep 2, 2008 9:14 am PT

    yeah, khariss, i dont really know how you own all three cause 3 isnt even out yet but yeah, i bet most people own atleast number 1. i for one have played all the C&Cs... not to brag or anything... lol

  • khariss

    Posted Sep 2, 2008 7:50 am PT

    good idea but i own all 3 games
    and i bet most people still do

  • Funkyhamster

    Posted Sep 1, 2008 5:53 pm PT

    Yeah imgburn works great; I've used it for burning Linux DVDs and it worked perfectly.

  • siLVURcross

    Posted Sep 1, 2008 3:59 pm PT

    Least they're trying.

  • kingNo7hing

    Posted Sep 1, 2008 1:54 pm PT

    @blairstheman: if you have the .iso file, just download ImgBurn for free. it's really easy to use; you just select the file you want to burn (the .iso "image" file) and put the appropriate blank disc in your burning drive. Click the button that has a picture of an arrow pointing at a disc
    hopefully you get it

  • greedom

    Posted Sep 1, 2008 11:27 am PT

    I'd have to agree with Alooy. I don't pirate games, why should I be limited so you can save some cash?

  • alooy

    Posted Sep 1, 2008 10:45 am PT

    I'am sorry EA but i cant risk infecting my pc with securom by buying any of your new games..no matter how tempting it sounds.

  • blairstheman

    Posted Sep 1, 2008 6:46 am PT

    i really would like to download red alert 1, but i really dont know anything about this transfer ISO to disk n junk. (i dont know alot about computers)

  • aaronobst

    Posted Sep 1, 2008 4:51 am PT

    I doubt RA3 will be as good as 2 hopefully it is

  • dth_dlr

    Posted Sep 1, 2008 3:47 am PT

    cool, free red alert for everyone, thats awesome

  • -THA-hamst3r

    Posted Sep 1, 2008 1:44 am PT

    asdfpo said: "nice, but is it VISTA COMPATIBLE YET?"

    The download page says:

    "This software contains support for Windows XP/98/Me/95 with installation instructions. This software is not supported by Windows Vista, however there are community driven strategies and tips available for making the software function on Vista which you can find on our various fan-sites."

  • brian_13un

    Posted Aug 31, 2008 10:19 pm PT

    wow a free RA2 nice one!

  • blairstheman

    Posted Aug 31, 2008 5:46 pm PT

    Its been awhile since ra2, which was really the game that got me into rts games. it'll be nice to get to play red alert 1.

  • asdfpo

    Posted Aug 31, 2008 4:24 pm PT

    nice, but is it VISTA COMPATIBLE YET?

  • Adam_the_Nerd

    Posted Aug 31, 2008 3:16 pm PT

    Sweet! I'll perorder the 360 FC2 for Christmas

  • Old_Gooseberry

    Posted Aug 31, 2008 2:12 pm PT

    they are offering a game that won't be playable on most peoples pcs... way to go EA, genious

  • Lakrum

    Posted Aug 31, 2008 1:55 pm PT

    Or you could download the far cry that has ad support WITHOUT preordering anything

  • DeathStar17

    Posted Aug 31, 2008 1:07 pm PT

    Free...lol. If $50 is free then ok!

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