Command & Conquer Ultimate Collection gives early beta access to new F2P C&C
Paying $50 for a collection of 17 Command & Conquer games seems excessive, given that you'll most likely never play many of them, but that's what EA hopes you'll do. Ah, but there's a bonus--its 'Command & Conquer the Ultimate Collection' bundle includes early beta access to the curious new free-to-play Command & Conquer thing C&C: Generals 2 morphed into. If you find that at all tempting.
Paying $50 for a collection of 17 Command & Conquer games and expansion packs seems excessive, given that you'll most likely never play many of them, but that's what EA hopes you'll do in October. Ah, but there's a bonus--its 'Command & Conquer the Ultimate Collection' bundle includes early beta access to the curious new free-to-play Command & Conquer thing C&C: Generals 2 morphed into. If you find that at all tempting.
The Ultima Collection isn't quite the ultimate collection, as it only includes the C&C games which have been updated to run on modern operating systems. Sorry, Sole Survivor fans. Here's what's in the box (or, more accurately, what the download code in the box will give you on Origin):
- 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 2 - Yuri's Revenge
- Command & Conquer: Renegade
- Command & Conquer: Generals
- Command & Conquer: Generals - Zero Hour
- Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars
- Command & Conquer 3 - Kane's Wrath
- Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3
- Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 - Uprising
- Command & Conquer 4: Tiberian Twilight
It also packs a compilation of the series' most rockin'est soundtrack tunes, some mysterious "exclusive commemorative art" in retail copies, and, of course, that beta access.
The game formerly known as Command & Conquer Generals 2 is part of a free-to-play C&C platform, which EA plans to expand with new games from the other C&C sub-series. It's targeting the pro-gaming audience, so TGFKAC&CG2 won't have single-player, not at launch anyway.
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replyAlice O'Connor posted a new article, Command & Conquer Ultimate Collection gives early beta access to new F2P C&C.
Paying $50 for a collection of 17 Command & Conquer games seems excessive, given that you'll most likely never play many of them, but that's what EA hopes you'll do. Ah, but there's a bonus--its 'Command & Conquer the Ultimate Collection' bundle includes early beta access to the curious new free-to-play Command & Conquer thing C&C: Generals 2 morphed into. If you find that at all tempting.-
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I think the first C&C has a lot of charm to it, but that Red Alert made enough advancements to be a better game. It's soundtrack was also stellar (though both are good).
But without a doubt, the first 2 C&C games are the best of the series, and it has almost entirely crashed and burned under the ownership of EA. Such a shame.
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Man if I didn't already own all these twice over (the second copies were for my brother) I'd hit that.
Aside from C&C4 they're all great. (I don't outright hate 4 but it wasn't exactly what I was hoping for.) -
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There's a 1280x960 or something too...but I can't wait for G2 :)
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Gah, I only want Red Alert 2.
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I bought this collection the first time it was put out, some years back. I loved the series, but at the time, most of the old ones wouldn't work on my modern version of windows (which may have been vista at the time). I really wanted it for the red alert 2/YR.
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i do not understand why people want digital distribution now days, have they not
heard that all major internet providers will be capping bandwidth? ive heard that
150gb per month will be cap, probably go lower once they realize the amount
of money they are gonna make on overage charges, i hate to say this but
game devs are just now catching on to a trend that was suppose to have already
been in its prime right now, they waited until now to start this when unlimited
internet is going the way of the dinosaur again, i would estimate this will be
a nightmare all around, i mean that many games has to be like 20 to 30 gb
plus what we all do on the net, hell i can burn through 30-40gb on youtube
alone if i had the bandwidth to do it, not counting netflix or the hundred other
free services provided by the networks to watch reruns online.
i say they started it now because its just now getting to where digital distribution
is almost the norm, i know its been around for a bit but it was so slow to start
that i fear it missed its true chance to shine. also the movement towards online
only games is such a huge mistake at this point, truth is this is all getting so
expensive even to just play a free to play game, your talking a min of around
60-100$+ per month just for the net then the cost of the game if there is one,
then once bandwidth caps hit everyone, another 20-30$ or more for overages per
month, truth is it will be very far from free to play these games very soon, then
on top of that they wanna have DLC that costs more and the sick fact that
you dont even own your copy of the game anymore, you cannot play if you
lose the net.
I for one will not give my money to these thoughtless fools anymore, i will
buy games that were well thought out and that allow me as the customer
to do what i wish, i am paying for this stuff one way or the other just because
you call it free to play does not mean it actually is free to play.-
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if you were referring to my post, if i did copy and paste that from a news line then
they have the worst editing staff ever, i know my grammar and sentence structure
isnt very good, but anyway simply replying with inane comments and not addressing
what i actually posted is a waste of space.
I still maintain this will all end in a cluster F of godly proportions, here is one example,
a friend of mine had a 955$ 3g internet bill because her significant other is a huge
WOW fan and used it to play for 2 months, now picture when all the service providers
are doing similar things with their bandwidth and to prove they are all you need to
do is research it a little, its being talked about by all major providers right now,
the say we are straining the system with all the bandwidth usage we go for
movies, shows, games, updates, youtube, oh and also ads, those are eating
up a good bit as well, so many ads are video or interactive and many sites
will not allow you to block them for thats a chunk of their revenue.
instead of building the infrastructure bigger to handle the next gen bandwidth
requirements they are going to charge for use, its much easier and with
games now days being anywhere from 5-10gb easy its bound to make them
a mint, i really wish i were making all this up as im an avid gamer and its
going to become even harder to enjoy quality games now.
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FWD: FWD: FWD:
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So where are you on this? http://www.lolbrary.com/content/336/being-high-the-jeff-bridges-scale-9336.jpg
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