Command & Conquer The Ultimate Collection now available

EA has announced that Command & Conquer The Ultimate Collection, a compilation of all 17 games, is now available today at participating retailers in North America and digitally via Origin. The compilation will be available across Europe on October 5th.

Updated for Windows 7 and Windows Vista, Command & Conquer The Ultimate Collection is available for $49.99/£24.99 and also includes early access to the upcoming beta for the new Command  Conquer coming in 2013.

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 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 & 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 AlertThe 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.