Electronic Arts has officially confirmed a spin-off of its popular Command & Conquer franchise, Tiberium, for Xbox 360, PC and PlayStation 3.

According to the publisher the blend of first-person shooter and tactical squad based gameplay has been in pre-production for two years at developer EA Los Angeles. "EALA has a long history of developing ground breaking real-time strategy games with the Command & Conquer series," commented Mike Verdu, VP and general manager at EA Los Angeles.

"That series also originally introduced the Tiberium universe to gamers worldwide.". "Now, we are growing Tiberium from a simple backdrop to a fully realised universe with its own unique, hybrid squad-based shooter gameplay."