Various sources have revealed the names of the three main characters: Having this fresher, character-based storyline may prove to be a success, but inevitably someone will notice the obvious story difference. The story of this new game seems to be based on these three characters' experiences instead of the more nationalistic story that the original Supreme Commander used. The original Supreme Commander is quite indifferent towards the character aspects, pointing more towards the factions as a whole instead of outstanding 'heroes' within especially since you don't really play as a character in the game, as you are the character. Since Square Enix's games have been largely associated with the role-playing game genre, their games tend to elaborate more on the character's feelings and aspects rather than the whole picture.

The campaign follows the stories of the three friends and their relationships as they are forced to fight one another. Each faction denies involvement while blaming the others and war erupts yet again. However, the peace is brought to an abrupt end by the assassination of the newly elected CDC President. This includes the campaign's 3 protagonists - one from each faction - who become friends at their academy. During this time the three nations have intermixed and some of their military recruits are even trained together at the same institutions. Since the defeat of the Seraphim the alliance forged by the UEF, Cybran Nation and Aeon Illuminate has held becoming the CDC (Colonial Defense Coalition) and resulting in 25 years of peace. The game is set 25 years after the events of Forged Alliance.

With the commencement of this strategic partnership, development has begun on SUPREME COMMANDER® 2, a sequel to the award-winning real-time strategy series. company headquartered in Redmond, Washington (Gas Powered Games) have formed a strategic partnership. sister company headquartered in Los Angeles, California, and development house Gas Powered Games Corp., a U.S. 'London (12th November 2008) – Square Enix Ltd., the publisher of Square Enix® interactive entertainment products in Europe and other PAL territories (Square Enix), today announces that Square Enix, Inc., a U.S.

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