Red Alert 3 Beta starts today. Red Alert 3 system specification requirements revealed

30 July 2008

Posted by:Ferry

EA today started the Red Alert 3 Beta multiplayer test for PC RTS gamers.

To quote: “Comrades, your chance to play the next chapter in the Red Alert series is NOW! Play as the Allies, Soviets, or the new Empire of The Rising Sun in our multiplayer BETA test for Red Alert 3! All units and powers are at your disposal including bears, dolphins, kirovs, mirage tanks, and transforming machines!

If you haven’t registered, pick up a copy of Kane’s Wrath which includes a BETA key, and go to the Official Red Alert 3 BETA Website to register. Once you are in, you will be queued up in line for the BETA test. This is your chance to test drive the Red Alert 3 multiplayer and give our development team feedback. Be the first to experience the next BIG Command & Conquer RTS!”

UPDATE: For those without Kane’s Wrath or official site Beta keys, there’s now access-for-all at Fileplanet.

The Red Alert 3 system specification requirements have also been revealed. So check them out below to be sure you can play it on your PC in the multiplayer beta in July-August and the full game when it’s released in October 2008.

System Requirements:
* OS – Windows XP / Vista (32-Bit)
* Processor – XP: 2.0 GHz (Intel Pentium 4; AMD Athlon 2000+; Multiple Cores) / Vista: 2.2 GHz (Intel Pentium 4/AMD Athlon 2200+/Multiple Cores)
* Memory – XP/Vista: 1 GB
* Hard Drive – Media: 6.0 GB / EA Link: 12.0 GB
* DVD Drive – 8 SPEED
* Video Card – NVIDIA GeForce 6800, ATI Radeon X1800 or higher end DirectX 9.0c compatible gfx card
* Sound Card – DirectX 9.0c compatible (Creative Sound Blaster Audigy cards require a Intel P4 2.6 GHz or similar under Vista, Yamaha Xwave-512 not supported)
* Online Multiplayer – 512 Kbps or faster; 2-8 Players
* Input – Keyboard, Mouse
* Optional – VoIP Headset

Command School Episode 10 gives an up close and personal look at the Red Alert 3 play mechanics.