To lube players up for their upcoming new Command and Conquer title (originally announced as Generals 2), EA has launched Command & Conquer: The Ultimate Collection -- a bundle of 17 titles from the C&C franchise in one tight AU$39.99 package, now available for digital download purchase from Origin.com.

Fight as the Global Defense Initiative or the Brotherhood of Nod as they clash over the rare mineral Tiberium in the classic original series. Challenge the red menace in an alternate universe in Red Alert, then step into the near future with Generals as China and the United States battle the Global Liberation Army, a terrorist organization hell-bent on bringing the world to its knees! Rule all three Command & Conquer universes and more with this incredible value – including 17 games and more!

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™ 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

Perhaps it's just a clerical oversight (in which case, you might want to get in quick), but the same package is currently asking US$49.99 over on the North American Origin store.

A brief trailer for the bundle can be viewed below.