PC.IGN.COM previews Command and Conquer: Renegade looking at Westwood's upcoming third-person action shooter in the C&C universe. Thanks Ant. Here's a little bit that outlines the hurdles that the game must overcome:

The ability of a license to transcend its original genre has been a topic of discussion around here for a while. X-Com's Interceptor attempted it with mixed results and the recent Warcraft Adventures was finally cancelled. If anything, this proves that the ability to cross over into new fields is apparently beyond the reach of most genre bound franchises. The key is in preserving the concept of the original while adjusting the gameplay to suit the limitations and possibilities of the new game's style. It looks like Renegade will do just that.