Once someone at EA finds a fire extinguisher, you’ll be able to go here and pick up Red Alert 2. Command & Conquer Red Alert 2 and Yuri’s Revenge will return to on the house very shortly. “Wow, you guys are loving Command & Conquer Red Alert 2 and Yuri’s Revenge On the House! The demand is so high that we need some time to cool down our servers. Unfortunately it’s so great that people are actually taking advantage of the On-the-House program for once. Still, a vast amount of people would name Red Alert 2’s alt-history Soviet/USA conflict as their favorite of the long-running RTS series-and lead designer Dustin Browder went on to lead StarCraft II.Īlso, you can make dolphins part of your navy. The question of “What’s the best Command & Conquer?” is about as controversial as “Nvidia or AMD?” or “Do you let the toilet paper hang over or under?” ( Over-Ed.) so don’t expect to get a straight answer. Starting right now as soon as EA's servers stop dying, you can pick up a copy of Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2 for free through Origin, along with the expansion Yuri’s Revenge. Original story: After nearly six months of stinkers ( Ultima 8 and Zuma’s Revenge), EA’s On-the-House program is back in peak form. You can head here to pick up your copy of Red Alert 2. UPDATE, September 17: The promotion is officially back on, now that EA's servers have recovered.