Milestone Interactive has announced that online retailer Game4U will be holding a year-end “Holiday Sale”, providing discounts on a number of big-name titles. Sure, they’re not the latest games, but discounts are always great. Some of the games included are Command & Conquer 4, Mass Effect 3 and Sleeping Dogs. Consumers will be able to avail discounts up to 60 percent on such titles.

While Command and Conquer 4 represents the weakest game in the series, Mass Effect 3 and Sleeping Dogs are both critically and commercially acclaimed across all platforms. Did we mention they’re tons of fun to play? Because there is that as well.

The sale will go on until January 1st 2014 and offer discounts and daily deals until then. See any games above that you like? Then head over to Game4U’s site for more information on which other titles are discounted and for how much. Stay tuned for more details on special deals and the like in the coming days.

Tiberium Twilight will not support these features due to the global player progression system.

Lead Designer Sam Bass told Destructoid, “[The system] has single-player, multiplayer and skirmish and all the information stored in a server. So if you go to another machine, friend’s house, Internet cafe, whatever, you can log-in with your profile and all the stuff you’ve unlocked is accessible to you there.”

EA also claims to have invested in a multiplayer system that is, “a lot more solid, a lot more modern” than previous ones. “There’s a really solid networking and just sort of getting into a game is much easier then it was in the past.”

It was also recently announced that C&C 4 will appeal to fans of both FPS and RTS games, possibly suggesting a lighter take on the strategy franchise. The game will be the last one in the series, and aims to tie up some of the loose ends. In this game, it appears that the Global Defense Initiative and the Bortherhood of Nod (led by the unkillable Kane) have joined forces in order to combat the Tiberium threat.

And we can see why the developers have drawn some parallels with FPS games; when you enter a mission you will be asked to choose one of three classes to play as- offense, defense or support- and your choice will affect the kind of base you can have, the units you can recruit and of course your play style.

It seems like a lot of changes are being made to the standard C&C formula, what with classes and character development. Lets hope these changes pan out for the best, eh?

Command and Conquer 4 is due out on March 16th.

Stay tuned to GB for more information in the coming weeks.

“Command & Conquer is a powerful franchise with an amazing 15-year legacy. We are thrilled to bring the dramatic Tiberium saga to a conclusion in Command & Conquer 4. This game is designed to give fans all the answers they’ve been looking for,” said Mike Glosecki, Lead Producer of Command & Conquer 4 at EA Los Angeles. “With its objective-based multiplayer mode, persistent player progression and all-in-one mobile base, players will experience Command & Conquer like never before.”

The story of Command & Conquer 4 takes place after the events of the critically acclaimed Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars?. The year is 2062 and humanity is at the brink of extinction. With only six years left until the mysterious crystalline structure Tiberium renders the earth entirely uninhabitable, the two opposing factions – Global Defense Initiative (GDI) and the Brotherhood of Nod – inevitably find themselves in desperation for the same cause: to stop Tiberium from extinguishing mankind. The unthinkable becomes reality and Nod’s enigmatic leader Kane takes off for GDI headquarters. What is Kane planning in the heart of his enemies’ base? Command & Conquer 4 draws the epic conclusion to the beloved Tiberium universe, where fans will learn the fate of Earth, Nod, Tiberium, GDI and most importantly, Kane’s motivations behind his decade-long plan.

In addition to the two campaigns on the epic battles of GDI and Nod, which players will get to conquer alone or in a cooperative mode, Command & Conquer 4 will also feature a new 5v5 objective-based multiplayer mode, promoting teamwork and cooperation and delivering a social real-time-strategy experience never seen before in a Command & Conquer 4 game.

Command & Conquer 4 is being developed at EA Los Angeles and will ship to retailers in 2010 for the PC. The game has not yet been rated by the ESRB or PEGI. For more information about the game, please visit http://www.commandandconquer.com or follow the community and development team on Twitter at http://twitter.com/ea_apoc. The July 24th episode of BattleCast? PrimeTime will give fans the latest news and exclusive information on Command & Conquer 4. Additionally, Gametrailers TV will exclusively reveal the fist cinematic trailer for Command & Conquer 4 in its July 23rd episode on SPIKE TV.

About Command & Conquer

The groundbreaking Command & Conquer franchise was one of the first to introduce players to the modern RTS genre, has spawned over a dozen PC titles, and ranks in the top 5 best-selling PC franchises of all-time according to the NPD Group. Command & Conquer 3 Tiberium Wars? was the number #1 selling PC RTS of 2007 and won numerous awards, including the “Strategy/Simulation Game of the Year” award from the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences. Additionally, Command & Conquer Red Alert 2 and Command & Conquer Generals were the number one best-selling* PC RTS titles in 2000 and 2003 respectively. Command & Conquer? Red Alert? 3 won the 2008 “Strategy/Simulation Game of the Year” award from the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences. Collectively, the series has sold more than 30 million units worldwide to date. The franchise boasts one of the largest and most active fan communities in the world.

For more information on Command & Conquer series, please visit http://www.commandandconquer.com.