$50 bundle includes all 17 previous entries in RTS series updated for Windows 7 and Vista; early access to upcoming free-to-play C&C also included.

Electronic Arts today announced the Command & Conquer Ultimate Collection, a compilation of all 17 entries and expansion packs that have been released in the real-time strategy game series' 17-year history. Due out in October for $50, the collection also packs in early access to the upcoming beta for the Frostbite 2-powered free-to-play Command & Conquer game, which arrives in 2013.

17 games from 17 years for $50.

All games within the Command & Conquer Ultimate Collection have been updated for Windows 7 and Windows Vista. In the United States, it will be available online and at physical retailers. Availability for other regions was not specified. The Command & Conquer Ultimate Collection also includes a "Best of Command & Conquer" music compilation.

The collection is composed of the following, redeemable via download code:

Command & Conquer
Command & Conquer The Covert Operations
Command & Conquer Red Alert
Command & Conquer Red Alert Counterstrike
Command & Conquer Red Alert The Aftermath
Command & Conquer Tiberian Sun
Command & Conquer Tiberian Sun Firestorm
Command & Conquer Red Alert 2
Command & Conquer Red Alert Yuriäs Revenge
Command & Conquer Renegade
Command & Conquer Generals
Command & Conquer Generals Zero Hour
Command & Conquer 3 Tiberium Wars
Command & Conquer 3 Kaneäs Wrath
Command & Conquer Red Alert 3
Command & Conquer Red Alert 3 Uprising
Command & Conquer 4 Tiberian Twilight

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