After EA Los Angeles started up their new internal group Danger Close and switched its focus to the "Medal of Honor" series, EA launched a new studio named Victory Games to continue the "Command & Conquer" franchise. In December 10, 2011, Electronic Arts posted that the next game in the series would be '. Three days later, a new browser-based, free-to-play MMO "Command & Conquer" game was also under development, under the name '. On December 15, "Tiberium Alliances" began a closed beta.