Yep.  You’ve read that picture right.  EA games is celebrating the 13th anniversary of the Command & Conquer franchise by letting fans download the original Red Alert game for Free.  Absolutely free!

Download links:

But what about Red Alert 2?

EA is also giving away copies of Red Alert 2 but only for pre-orders of Red Alert 3 from selected retailers like Play-Asia.

When you pre-order Red Alert 3, you get:

• Red Alert Retrospective – A look back at Command Red Alert, Red Alert 2 and Yuri’s Revenge
• Premier Edition Sneak Peek – Exclusive previews of Raising of the Iron Curtain, From Pens to Pixels, Command School, and BattleCast Primetime
• From Fighter to Assassin – A featurette on EliteXC superstar, Gina Carano.
• Exclusive multiplayer/skirmish map for Command & Conquer Red Alert 3 when the game ships
• Exclusive Command & Conquer Red Alert 3 desktop wallpapers featuring members of Red Alert 3’s star studded cast including Jenny McCarthy, Gemma Atkinson, Autumn Reeser, Kelly Hu and more!

Perfect for C&C fans or people into collector’s items for the game.

EA’s new leash on life seems to be on the right track, providing fans free copies of the game instead of asking for premium price for them.

ED note: I’m still compiling data for the Red Alert 3 post =_=