Nope, this is a continuation of the Red Alert storyline. From what I can understand, the Soviets have been pushed to the brink of collapse. So they use their own time machine (big surprise) to go back into time to **** Einstein. They succeed. But basically in doing so, they alter history inadvertently to give rise to a new Japanese empire with superior technology. Apparently their ****** will be highly influenced by Japanese anime culture, so lots of transforming units. The Allies will be severely weakened, but will still be in the game as well. The previews of the game look pretty cool. I'll post the link to the interview with the producer of the game when I find it again.