xxx..x is used to tell people to click on the ready icons when beginning to play online games

The password to ra3.co.uk Red Alert 3 servers (hope to see you there!)

A build order is a term used in RTS games, and, refers to how you spend your initial starting cash.

What you spend this money on significantly impacts how you play the rest of the game from that point on. There should be no single perfect build order,but this all depends on how well the game is ballanced.bInstead, there should  be a variety of build orders and many subtle variations of each that can be used. A build order is literally the order in which you build things.

From this order you should be able to tell what strategy your opponent will be using, likewise, if you can see what your opponent is building, you can predict what he is planning to do, and you can adapt to counter it accordingly

Emo, meaning emotional, can be used in a derogatory way, or as a taunt.

Example of use “Woody has gone emo”. Meaning woody has become emotional (or upset) because he has been beaten at a computer game.

Connotations to be suicidal and a lot of stereotypes taken from the emo fashion style.

Xbox 360 is the second video game console produced by Microsoft, and was developed in cooperation with IBM, ATI, and SiS. It was released in direct competition with the PS3 and Wii. The integrated Xbox Live service allows players to compete online and download content such as arcade games, game demos, trailers, TV shows, and movies. The Xbox 360 is the successor to the Xbox.

The Xbox 360 was officially unveiled on MTV on May 12, 2005, with detailed launch and game information divulged later that month at the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3). The console sold out completely at release in all regions except in Japan, and, as of September 30, 2008, 22 million units have been sold worldwide according to Microsoft. The Xbox 360 comes in three different versions: the “Arcade” console, the “Premium” console, and the “Elite” console, each having its own selection of included and available accessories. The Xbox 360 shipped with a HD (High Definition) DVD drive and was battling with Sony’s Blue Ray, which was fitted to the PS3, for the next generation movie format. This has been won by Sony and the HD format is no longer supported.

Xbox (the) is a game console produced by The Microsoft Corporation. It was Microsoft’s first attempt to compete in the gaming console market, and competed directly with Sony’s PlayStation 2 and the Nintendo GameCube. It was released on November 15, 2001 in North America, February 22, 2002 in Japan, and March 14, 2002 in Europe and Australia. It was discontinued in late 2006.

It was a very successful console, helped by  Halo : Combat Evolved (commonly known as Halo or Halo 1, developed by Bungie Studios for Microsoft.

Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 is a 2008 real-time strategy video game developed by EA Los Angeles and published by Electronic Arts.
It was released on 28th October 2008 for Microsoft Windows-based PCs and three days later in Europe. A version for the Xbox 360 console is forthcoming, as is a version for PlayStation 3, though this has been delayed due to difficulties with programming.

The game is set in a parallel universe in which World War II never happened and the Soviet Union and Empire of the Rising Sun rose instead as a threat in the 1950s. All three factions are playable, with the main gameplay involving constructing a base, gathering resources and training armies comprised of land, sea and airbourne units to defeat other players. Each faction has a fully co-operative campaign, playable with an Artificial Intelligence or with another human player via LAN or online. These campaigns follow a story, with specific mission objectives and unit restrictions applied. Unrestricted skirmish play against the computer and multiplayer via LAN or online is also available.

The game received largely positive reviews, with reviewers citing the co-operative and multiplayer components as strengths, along with the enhanced role of naval combat compared to other real-time strategy games.

The main focus of the game acourding to executive producer of Red Alert 3, Chris Corry, is that the game will further differentiate the playable factions from each other and “play up the silliness in their faction design whenever possible”. In this new game, old units are fused with new units and the graphics have been given a huge boost, taking on a more cartoon/anime style.

Take a look at this Red Alert 3 site.

Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2 is a real-time strategy computer game by Westwood Studios, which was released for Microsoft Windows on September 28, 2000 as the follow up to Command & Conquer: Red Alert. Set in the early 1970s,Red Alert 2 supposedly picks up at the conclusion of the Allied campaign of the first game, but this has been subject to debate.

Command and Conquer: Red Alert 2 contains 2 playable factions, Soviets and Allies which both previously appeared in Command & Conquer: Red Alert. Red Alert 2′s single player campaign is structured in an alternate-ending mode as opposed to a progressive story mode.

Red Alert 2 proved to be a success with critics.

Red Alert 2 also had an Online Multiplayer mode which proved very popular with RTS gamers.

Command & Conquer: Red Alert is a real-time strategy computer game, produced by Westwood Studios and released by Virgin Interactive in 1996. The second game to bear the CnC  title, Red Alert is the prequel to the original Command & Conquer of 1995, and takes place in the early history of the alternate universe of Command & Conquer when Allied Forces battle an aggressive Soviet Union for control over the European mainland. On Sunday, August 31, 2008, EA officially rendered Command & Conquer: Red Alert freeware.

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