If you're an Origin Access subscriber on PC, you're in for a treat. EA has announced the list of games coming to the service in September 2019, and there are some big hitters on there. Some of these…
September 13, 2019 | 11:30 EDT
Full disclosure, 95% of the reason why I agreed to try out The Sims 4: Island Living is because of the lure of mermaids. The latest expansion pack for the popular game, Island Living released on June…
July 12, 2019 | 12:00 EDT
EA Origins is one of many different platforms for distributing games. It features titles such as the Dragon Age series, The Sims, and Battlefield. Unfortunately, the large userbase makes the platform…
June 26, 2019 | 03:49 EDT
Star Wars: The Old Republic, like everything else Star Wars related, is celebrating the unofficial Star Wars holiday of May 4th with a special little treat for players. From now until May 6th, any…
May 4, 2019 | 05:36 EDT
An Origin security flaw made it possible for hackers to run malicious code via Electronic Arts' digital distribution service. The flaw — since patched by EA — made use of an exploit involving origin…
April 17, 2019 | 01:00 EDT
Four years ago, I wrote about the growing world of digital distribution. I lamented the seeming split in game distribution services and the notion that I would have who knows how many of these things…
February 25, 2019 | 01:00 EST
On the Xbox, you have the Xbox Store, on the PlayStation you've got the PlayStation Network, but with the PC being such an open platform it's no wonder that a lot of clients have appeared. This has…
February 6, 2019 | 01:00 EST
A researcher has found a bug in EA's Origin software which could allow malicious parties to gain access to users' account data. The bug, which has since been fixed by EA, was discovered by "Beard" (…
November 21, 2018 | 08:30 EST
After the disaster that was Star Wars: Battlefront II, it was inevitable that there would be changes. As such, Battlefield V's new Tides of War microtransaction system only allows players to purchase…
October 31, 2018 | 12:00 EDT
The folks over at GOG are on a righteous crusade. Their new initiative, FCK DRM, aims to educate consumers about the DRM (digital rights management) that's often baked into the media they consume, as…
August 24, 2018 | 10:05 EDT
Today during the EA Play press conference at E3, Electronic Arts announced a new subscription service. It's called Origin Access Premier, and it will offer a full suite of games to members. Origin…
June 9, 2018 | 03:30 EDT
I just recently had the pleasure of playing Final Fantasy XV a few months ago during my Year of Final Fantasy celebration, so I was very excited to see what kind of enhancements the PC version of the…
March 15, 2018 | 01:00 EDT
EA has announced that several Warner Bros. Interactive Studios games are available to download now as part of its PC subscription-based Origin Access service. This deal marks the first time that any…
March 10, 2018 | 10:40 EST
The infamous anti-piracy and anti-cheat company Denuvo has been purchased by Irdeto. Irdeto is a Dutch company that provides similar security software for a variety of spheres, including “media…
January 23, 2018 | 09:34 EST
Update: Looks like the $19.99 price point for the Royal Edition upgrade was a mistake. The final price point is undetermined. Final Fantasy XV Royal Edition has been announced for Xbox One and…
January 16, 2018 | 06:04 EST
In a surprising development, Electronic Arts have decided to remove the ability to purchase crystals with real-world money in Star Wars Battlefront 2. Crystals were the in-game currency that would…
November 16, 2017 | 09:59 EST
Any franchise burdened with a yearly release cycle is going to suffer. Outside of simple roster updates and virtual puzzle books, a game takes more than twelve months to fully come together. Add the…
November 13, 2017 | 09:00 EST
Nearly three years after the game was initially released on PC and Mac, The Sims 4 will finally find its way onto the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One this November. The Sims 4 console port will officially…
July 31, 2017 | 08:19 EDT
Electronic Art's online platform Origin is getting an upgrade today. According to a post by EA, Origin will be adding new features to their service for players to enjoy, including download speed…
June 20, 2017 | 01:00 EDT
Back in early May, we got our first hints of a new Need for Speed title that would arrive by the end of 2017. This morning the full reveal of the 2017 Need for Speed took place via the official Need…
June 2, 2017 | 10:47 EDT
It is hard to put into words the surge of emotions surrounding a game like Mass Effect: Andromeda. It has become, by no stretch of the imagination, one of the most talked about titles in the past few…
March 31, 2017 | 11:00 EDT
The latest from the Frontier News Network is in and Titanfall 2 owners can look forward to another round of free DLC, appropriately named Colony Reborn. The update is coming on March 30th and will…
March 24, 2017 | 12:00 EDT
Video game publisher and developer DotEmu is closing their online store as reported by DualShockers. Founded in 2007, DotEmu is a Paris-based video games developer and publisher. They've developed…
March 22, 2017 | 11:30 EDT
Financial reports are the prime time for companies to stand up and point out everything they did right over the latest financial period. It's a time to lay your cards on the table to your investors…
February 8, 2017 | 09:30 EST
If you've been waiting for the opportune moment to try out DICE's reboot of Star Wars Battlefront but you didn't want to lay down too much money for an experience many fans of the older games…
December 9, 2016 | 10:30 EST
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 came out on November 10, 2009. The team that defined the modern FPS as we know it disbanded the following year due to a falling out between studio heads and the game's…
November 2, 2016 | 11:00 EDT
Titanfall 2's launch was always going to be a tricky one. The sequel to 2013's Titanfall was always going to be a hard sell to first-person shooter fans finding themselves between the two biggest FPS…
October 31, 2016 | 06:55 EDT
Green Man Gaming has apologized to users who have ordered Battlefield 1 and Titanfall 2 only to find that their keys were invalid as reported by Eurogamer. The issues are highlighted by a pair of…
October 31, 2016 | 12:23 EDT
Update 2: In a post from the official Origin form back in September, a user noted that access to Origin was also blocked for those in Iran. An EA representative confirmed that to be the case and…
October 30, 2016 | 12:29 EDT
Another year, another FIFA. It's that wonderful time of the year when all of your favorite sports games get their annual update, bringing with it a plethora of new features designed to either refine…
October 6, 2016 | 11:00 EDT
We're just about a month out from the release of Titanfall 2, and Respawn Entertainment has shared several new details about the game and its modes. As previously reported, Attrition will be…
September 23, 2016 | 10:48 EDT
Releasing next month Titanfall 2 seeks to bring players back into the fast paced mech filled multiplayer shooter. Developed by Respawn Entertainment and published by EA it seems that Respawn has…
September 5, 2016 | 01:58 EDT
Battlefield Insider subscriber early access invite codes for the Battlefield 1 Open Beta flew into inboxes this morning - a day ahead of the official launch date of August 31st. If you're one of the…
August 30, 2016 | 02:57 EDT
Save the date - EA and DICE have confirmed that the Battlefield 1 Open Beta will commence on the 31st of August, on the Xbox One, PS4, and PC (via Origin). Announced via the Battlefield blog and…
August 21, 2016 | 02:28 EDT
Ever since its release, the Origin client has had the same default theme. Unlike its big brother Steam, it also has an absence of custom, user-made themes.That looks like it's about to change,…
July 27, 2016 | 07:53 EDT
When the original Mirror's Edge was first released, it managed to create a compelling world with an innovative first person parkour system. Now eight years later we have finally received a follow-up…
June 23, 2016 | 10:00 EDT
This week select DLC packs for Battlefield 4 and Battlefield Hardline are being given away for free. EA is giving away this DLC because they plan to reveal their next Battlefield title this Friday.…
May 4, 2016 | 03:34 EDT
Next week is Star Wars day, May the 4th, and as a part of the celebration EA is offering a variety of bonuses in Star Wars titles. There will be gifts for players of Star Wars Battlefront, Star Wars…
April 30, 2016 | 01:42 EDT
Guns 'n Roses are coming back, retro design is somehow relevant again and now free demo's are also back. If I didn't know what calendars are I would be convinced that this was still the 90s. Starting…
March 30, 2016 | 11:02 EDT
EA has quietly launched Origin Access today, giving PC gamers an opportunity to subscribe to EA's content in the same way that Xbox One gamers have been since August of 2014. For $4.99 a month,…
January 12, 2016 | 03:33 EST
If you missed Bioware's classic action RPG Jade Empire when it came out, you can now grab the special edition for the martial arts game set in a Chinese Imperial world for free on Origin. Jade Empire…
December 2, 2015 | 08:28 EST
After warnings from the ACCC, (Australian Competition and Consumer Commission) EA has agreed to change its refund policy in regards to games sold on its Origin platform. As far as digital return…
April 30, 2015 | 01:53 EDT
In 2006, I purchased a physical copy of the Half-Life Anthology collection. It contained all of the original Half-Life games as well as Team Fortress Classic. Although the box contained a CD-ROM, I…
February 22, 2015 | 01:00 EST
While unconfirmed at this time, it appears that BioWare Austin is starting fresh with Shadow Realms. Last year, BioWare Austin revealed Shadow Realms, a 4v1 multiplayer RPG, with some freaky…
January 9, 2015 | 09:05 EST
Through Origin's On The House program, you can get Dragon Age: Origins free until October 14th! That is less than a week away and if you download it now to your Origin account, you get to keep the…
October 8, 2014 | 05:09 EDT
EA have announced a new initiative coming to Origin. A Post on their website reads. It’s Game Time! This is a brand new program on Origin: it’s free time with full games. Origin Game Time isn’t…
June 20, 2014 | 11:53 EDT