Command & Conquer (abbreviated as
C&C or
CnC) is a
real-time strategy video game franchise, first developed by
Westwood Studios. The first game was one of the earliest of the RTS genre, itself based on Westwood Studios' landmark strategy game
Dune 2 and introducing trademarks followed in the rest of the series. This includes full motion video cutscenes with a notable ensemble cast to progress the story, as opposed to digitally in-game rendered cutscenes.
Westwood Studios was taken over by
Electronic Arts in 1998 and eventually closed down in 2003. The studio and some of its members were absorbed into
EA Los Angeles, which continued development on the series.