Live-action cut-scenes have been a staple feature of The Red Alert and Command and Conquer Games and the upcoming Red Alert 3 will be no different, with EA today announcing the first actor set to star in the game.

She has left opponents lying defeated in the cages of EliteXC mixed martial arts competitions and would-be contenders gasping for air throughout Gladiator Arena in American Gladiators. And now America’s “Crush” is ready to lay waste to the battlefields in Command & Conquer Red Alert 3.

Rising star and undefeated EliteXC MMA fighter Gina Carano will be starring as Natasha, a deadly Soviet commando, in Red Alert 3, one of the most anticipated strategy games of the year coming to the PC and Xbox 360. Carano will not only appear in person and in high-definition as Natasha as part of Red Alert 3’s live-action movies, but will also be featured digitally as a playable unit in the game.

Kinda scary, but then it wouldn't be a Red Alert cut scene without cheesy acting. Check out the accompanying trailer here on AusGamers.