The Command & Conquer series has marched its way through a decade of awesomeness. To celebrate that, EA announced a new compilation title dubbed Command & Conquer Saga, which includes all of the Westwood Studios and EA titles as well as the recently-released C&C3: Tiberium Wars.

The package consists of 13 titles in total and will be released sometime this month for $50. Below is the full list:

• Command & Conquer (August 1995)
  
• Command & Conquer - The Covert Operations (April 1996)
  
• Command & Conquer: Red Alert (October 1996)
  
• Command & Conquer: Red Alert - Counterstrike (March 1997)
  
• Command & Conquer: Red Alert - The Aftermath (September 1997)
  
• Command & Conquer: Tiberian Sun (August 1999)
  
• Command & Conquer: Tiberian Sun - Firestorm (February 2000)
  
• Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2 (October 2000)
  
• Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2 - Yuri’s Revenge (October 2001)
  
• Command & Conquer: Renegade (February 2002)
  
• Command & Conquer: Generals (February 2003)
  
• Command & Conquer: Generals - Zero Hour (September 2003)
  
• Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars (March 2007)

EA has officially announced that Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars will receive the special edition treatment, dubbed the C&C 3: Kane Edition.

The Kane Edition will include an exclusive bonus DVD featuring a behind-the-scenes documentary, deleted scenes and a blooper reel from the live action video shoots. Also included will be gameplay strategy videos from the game designers themselves, five new multiplayer maps, three unique unit skins and five exclusive wallpapers.

As expected, the Kane Edition will retail for $60, ten dollars more than the standard edition. Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars will be released worldwide in March 2007 for PC. No specific release date for the Xbox 360 version was mentioned.

The legendary Command & Conquer series is going next-gen current-gen: EA has announced that C&C3: Tiberium Wars is also in development for Xbox 360, beside the PC version. The game will feature an intuitive console-specific control scheme, fast-action strategy gameplay, deep single player campaign and online multiplayer modes.

Included in the announcement was word that the game will see a steady stream of downloadable content via Xbox Live Marketplace. The first piece of content will be a dashboard theme featuring concept from the development team; it will be available soon.

C&C3: Tiberium Wars is slated for release sometime next year for PC and Xbox 360. Below are two early screenshots from the console version:

Keeping up the tradition of featuring live-action footage in Command & Conquer games, EA has announced that C&C: Tiberium Wars will feature an all-start lineup for its high-definition, live-action video sequences, with stars from Lost, Battlestar Galactica, The Wedding Crashers, Starship Troopers and more. The cast includes Tricia Helfer, Josh Holloway, Michael Ironside, Billy Dee Williams, Grace Park, Ivana Bozilovic, Shauntay Hinton, and more.

“When I realised that I wasn’t going to be a computer-generated character, but playing a live action role in the C&C 3 game, I was really looking forward to see what was in store,” said Tricia Helfer, famous for her role in the Scifi television series “Battlestar Galactica.” “Having completed my shoots for the game recently, I can honestly say that it was one of the most fun projects I’ve worked on…and my costume was awesome.”

“This is the most fun I’ve had since Star Wars!” said Billy Dee Williams, celebrated actor, on the set of the live action shoot for C&C 3. “The game’s story and universe are immersive and drew me right in. I was intrigued by my character, GDI Director Redmond Boyle, because he has more depth than I expected from a video game personality. His polished exterior gradually breaks down as the world is plunged into chaos and he eventually shows his true nature under extreme pressure.”

C&C3 will also feature real-life news reporters assuming the role of anchors and field reports within the game. These roles will be played by John Huck, anchor of the FOX affiliate in Las Vegas and Shannon Cook, freelance reporter for a major news network. These two will update players on the devastating war and environmental catastrophes in the game’s story.

Additionally, Joe Kucan, who played the main role of the maniacal leader of the Brotherhood of Nod, Kane, will be reprising his role as well.

The game is currently scheduled for release sometime next year.

Three new high-resolution sweet screenshots from Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars:

A lonely screenshot from Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars, courtesy of Shacknews.

High-resolution screenshots from Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars:

EA has announced its lineup for this years E3, which begins tomorrow. The lineup consists of titles for the PS3, Xbox 360, Wii, DS, PSP and the PC which will be shown in booth #1000 in the South Hall.

The mega-publisher will be showing off the recently-announced Army of Two, Will Wrights Spore, and Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars behind closed doors at the event. EA will also be showing off Madden NFL 07 for the PS3, X360, Wii, PSP and DS at the show. Other titles include NASCAR 07, Battlefield 2142, Crysis, Battle for Middle-earth II (X360), Superman Returns and Def Jam: Fight for NY: The Takeover.

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Following rumors and mentions in print magazines, EA has officially announced Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars, the latest in the blockbuster strategy series.

This title takes the series back to its roots in the Tiberium universe and will feature fast, fluid gameplay and a “gripping” story.

It is 2047 and the stakes could not be higher. Tiberium-a self-replicating alien substance that has infected the Earth-is spreading like a radioactive ice age. The GDI, a high-tech alliance of the world’s most advanced nations, is fighting to contain Tiberium, but Kane, the megalomaniacal leader of The Brotherhood of NOD has other plans for Earth. Kane’s secret society turned superpower is bent on using Tiberium to take control and transform humanity into his twisted vision of the future. All-out war rages over Tiberium and the fate of the planet rests in the balance.

The single-player campaign will let players go through it with their own gameplay style; units can also be customized by combining them. As for online: there is support for voice-over IP, integrated clan, and new spectator modes.

Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars will ship sometime next year for PC.