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Hey everyone,
Well, this is one of the few times in over 5 years as your Community Manager when I sincerely feel a brutal heart-beating with the words that are about to follow. So I'll cut the sentimental vibe and get to the point, or rather, the hard facts.
If you asked me 2 years ago, would BattleCast Primetime end on this note, I would have said you are crazier than Joe Kucan. If you asked me 2 months ago, I would have said the same thing, when I cheerfully proclaimed our final episode would go out with a glorious epic bang. After all, the show was always over-the-top, enough cheese to satisfy Wisconsin, and enough fan-service entertainment to keep even the most casual C&C fan entertained for 30 minutes. Things were on track...
Long non-excuse-story-short, we were plagued on our final episode by some unfortunate internal situations out of our control. Resources getting trimmed, our lead contract BCPT editor being in the hospital during a very critical production week, our other editor strapped on the motion comic, and then over a week ago all of the above resources were critically impacted and left us in an unfathomable position to finish the final episode.
While not impossible, it is certainly unlikely the final episode can re-acquire the resources needed to finish, and they were significant. I'll never say never, but I'd rather be upfront and honest. I apologize on behalf of the BCPT team that the series is currently ending on this note. Given the passion we've poured in the last 2+ years, this was far from the desired outcome.
We did however have "The Final 10" completed, and while it may seem rough around the edges (o it is), I think its still one of our best, especially with the inclusion of Generals and Zero Hour. C&C 4 was omitted for no reason other than we started production on this before the game shipped, and lets be honest, it takes awhile to have some truly classic replays. I will say however, The Main Event was a C&C 4 event pitting some of our past Main Event champions against one another, pretty cool.
At any rate, The Final 10 and some final thoughts can be found here:
http://www.commandandconquer.com/news/final-battlecast-primetime
And finally, the BCPT CREW was ALWAYS separate from the dev team, which means, do not assume the above is any indication of the franchise commitment and future going forward. In fact, I know JVC and our current C&C team are heavily inspired by BCPT, and as we rebuild the future of C&C, a show like this could be back one day yet again. The C&C franchise is in very good hands with JVC and our current team, and I know we look forward to building the future with you.
-APOC
