Supreme Commander 2: Forged Alliance, PC sequel to last-year’s RTS hit, coming this November

Supreme Commander for PCIt wasn’t really a matter of if (despite all the director’s console talk), but rather when, the sequel Supreme Commander 2 would be announced. And now it’s official.

Publisher THQ has announced Supreme Commander 2: Forged Alliance, which is the follow-up to Gas Powered Games’ extremely successful PC strategic-zooming RTS that was released last holiday and set the standard for scope & scale in Real-Time Strategy games, by allowing the player to fully zoom in and out at any point on the map.

Forged Alliance features over 100 new units (including fully realized navies, orbital weaponry and advanced counter intelligence technologies), a new single-player campaign, and an entirely new faction taking up arms in the Infinite War, as was hinted at by events in the first installment.

“Supreme Commander raised the standard for scope and scale in the RTS genre and is one of the highest rated strategy games of all time,” said Bob Aniello, senior vice president of worldwide marketing, THQ. “Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance is pushing the boundaries yet again promising an exciting new chapter to fans worldwide.”

“Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance is not only the continuation of the epic story that is unfolding inside the game’s universe, it is the continuation of our goal to move the bar for RTS gaming even higher than ever,” says Chris Taylor, CEO of Gas Powered Games. “Forged Alliance offers over 100 new units, more maps and an entirely new faction . . . we are stuffing this game with all kinds of new features!”

The game will be hitting stores this November. — quotes via Kotaku & WorthPlaying

For a look at the first game, check out the official trailer