I cant begin to tell you how great the beta is!! The guys at Westwood/EA in Cali have done it again! The CnC series has always been a family favorite....... Command and Conquer 3 just about blew up the set with thier RTS engine and set a standard for all next gen RTS games its playability and the use of hollywood skills as far as acting goes for the cutscenes was a much needed and really great compliment to the series itself... Its up to par with World of Warcraft and now with Red Alert 3 it seems like the guys at blizzard will be at CnC's feet. The Playabilty and variety in a games storyline means everything when it comes down to engulfing the user in a great, memorable and sold gaming experience. World of Warcraft and other RTS games have brought innovation to the table along with great gameplay and replay value! Red Alert 3 simply looks beautiful, and as a beta tester i thought it was (along side Starcraft, Total Annihilation, the Warcraft series, and the Age of Empires series) yet the best one in current perspectives!! its multiplayer is great its game interface,meaning pregame lobby and settings sections were very user friendly and it updates using a central command/loading window with ease! you must need a power house computer that is built for gaming in order to play it to its fullest potential...but for the folks who are avid console gamers, Red Alert 3 will be released on the 360 as with CnC 3 Tiberium wars and its expansion :Kane's Wrath! Calling all registered beta testers:: please feel free to talk about your experiences playing the beta of RA3 and share you opinions about what could be better or what could be redone or expanded on so to speak! if you want to know how to be a registered beta-tester for RA3, feel free to ask around or ask me The way i became an RA3 beta tester:::: i bought the expansion pack for my CnC 3 tiberium wars game in which came with a product key that i used to redeem my beta copy of Red Alert 3.....it would have to be a specially marked Kane's Wrath PCDVD box mind you!