EA Gives Strategy Fans the Ultimate Gift with the 17-Game Compilation Command & Conquer The Ultimate Collection

Welcome back Commander! Electronic Arts announced that Command & Conquer The Ultimate Collection, a compilation of all 17 games in the #1 selling real-time strategy franchise of all time, is available today at participating retailers in North America and digitally on Origin. Updated for Windows 7 and Windows Vista, Command & Conquer The Ultimate Collection is available at an amazing value of only $49.99 and will also give the strategy gamer on your holiday gift list early access to the upcoming beta for the new Command & Conquer coming in 2013.

“Command & Conquer holds a special place in the hearts of many strategy gamers around the world,” said Jon Van Caneghem, Vice President and General Manager, Electronic Arts. “We’re excited not only to be giving our fans a chance to return to their favorite universes this year, but also to introduce the series to gamers who have not yet experienced the fun, legendary games that Command & Conquer is known for.”

Command & Conquer The Ultimate Collection includes every game ever released in all three Command & Conquer universes:

• Tiberium – The universe that started it all, the Tiberium series is set in the early 21^st century amidst an epic clash for planetary control between the Global Defense Initiative, the Brotherhood of Nod and later the alien Scrin. Games in the Tiberium series include:
  • Command & Conquer
  • Command & Conquer The Covert Operations
  • Command & Conquer Tiberian Sun
  • Command & Conquer Tiberian Sun Firestorm
  • Command & Conquer Renegade
  • Command & Conquer 3 Tiberium Wars
  • Command & Conquer 3 Kane’s Wrath
  • Command & Conquer 4 Tiberian Twilight
• Red Alert – Travel to an alternate universe where the cold war between the Soviets, the Allies and later, the Empire, is still raging. Known for a tone that is more comical and over-the-top, the Red Alert series includes the following games:
  • Command & Conquer Red Alert
  • Command & Conquer Red Alert Counterstrike
  • Command & Conquer Red Alert The Aftermath
  • Command & Conquer Red Alert 2
  • Command & Conquer Red Alert Yuri’s Revenge
  • Command & Conquer Red Alert 3
  • Command & Conquer Red Alert 3 Uprising
• Generals – Take the helm of one of three sides – the US, China or the Global Liberation Army – in a modern warfare setting that features bleeding-edge military weaponry.
  • Command & Conquer Generals
  • Command & Conquer Generals Zero Hour

The Command & Conquer real-time strategy series has broken new ground in the genre over the last 17 years and 17 games by combining fast, fluid and fun action with cerebral and strategic gameplay. The franchise has also recently launched the browser-based, free-to-play Command & Conquer Tiberium Alliances (http://TiberiumAlliances.com), which recently surpassed over one million registered players. Up next for fans is the new free-to-play game, Command & Conquer. Coming in 2013, Command & Conquer will be an online destination for fans of the franchise and will deliver a high-quality, AAA real-time strategy experience, with high octane action and amazing visuals powered by Frostbite™ 2.