As a die-hard fan of the Command & Conquer strategy series, have you been disappointed with the recent string of titles emerging from EA? Do you think you have a few good ideas on how to improve the franchise and aid it on its return to greatness?

That’s handy, because Victory Games is asking you for ideas on how to do just that!

From a recent Twitter post on the official Command & Conquer account:

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[Update] Developer Victory Games has since been officially revealed, with a new Command & Conquer game announced!

Visit the official Command & Conquer website for a couple new details.

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Internet denizens VE3D were quick enough to capture information on a new EA-owned studio this morning thanks to the revelation of a site called CnCStage.com, which initially announced the existence of a new developer, Victory Games.

What’s the purpose of this studio? Why, to make new Command & Conquer games, of course.

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EA has been making strides in recent years to move towards an online model for the distribution of its games with the implementation of its own digital distribution network and the continued experiment of the third-person free-to-play action shooter, Battlefield Heroes.

These online ambitions were recently hammered home with the publisher’s acquisition of social online gaming company Playfish, as well as the company’s restructuring process (resulting in 1500 jobs being cut) to specifically target the online, and even social networking, arena.

Now it seems the Command & Conquer series is set to follow EA’s online strategy, if words from head of the franchise, Jon Van Caneghem, are anything to go by.

When discussing a range of topics including the future of Command & Conquer, the idea of ‘software as a service,’ the strategy genre in general and attempts to popularise the brand, Van Caneghem said:

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