In anticipation for the release of the now-without-a-campaign Commander & Conquer by BioWare Victory and Electronic Arts, PC gamers can pick up Command & Conquer The Ultimate Collection - a package that includes all 17 games (even that first-person shooter one!) in the series along with some great memories of what Westwood Studios crafted back in the day as the developer responsible the best-selling strategy franchise of all-time.

Jon Van Caneghem, Vice President and General Manager, Electronic Arts:

The Command & Conquer series is divided up into three different series (Tiberium, Red Alert and Generals) and below is a list of all the games released for each thus far. The upcoming Command & Conquer was initially titled Command & Conquer: Generals 2 but dropped its subtitle (and its campaign) in favor of a more simple EA rebranding (much like Medal of Honor in 2010). The idea is that as the game evolves, it could grow to include elements from Tiberium and Red Alert and even one-day add story content.

Tiberium — The universe that started it all, the Tiberium series is set in the early 21st 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 & Conquerâ„¢ The Covert Operationsâ„¢ Command & Conquerâ„¢ Tiberian Sunâ„¢ Command & Conquerâ„¢ Tiberian Sunâ„¢ Firestormâ„¢ Command & Conquer Renegadeâ„¢ Command & Conquerâ„¢ 3 Tiberium Warsâ„¢ Command & Conquerâ„¢ 3 Kane’s Wrath Command & Conquerâ„¢ 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 & Conquerâ„¢ Red Alertâ„¢ Command & Conquer Red Alertâ„¢ Counterstrikeâ„¢ Command & Conquer Red Alertâ„¢ The Aftermathâ„¢ Command & Conquer Red Alertâ„¢ 2 Command & Conquer Red Alertâ„¢ Yuri’s Revengeâ„¢ Command & Conquerâ„¢ Red Alertâ„¢ 3 Command & Conquerâ„¢ Red Alertâ„¢ 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 & Conquerâ„¢ Generals Command & Conquerâ„¢ Generals Zero Hour

Command & Conquer The Ultimate Collection has been updated to work with Windows Vista and Windows 7 machines and players who purchase the bundle get early access to Command & Conquer beta. The collection is available in retail and digitally through Origin. For now, players can try out the free-to-play Command & Conquer Tiberium Alliances which recently hit a million registered users.

What’s the best Command & Conquer game to date?

Command & Conquer releases on PC in 2013.

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