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  • Origin update to allow live streaming your games

    Origin is about to release an update (available in beta now) that will enable Twitch integration which will allow anyone to stream their games live for the world to see.   The update will also bring various fixes to the client like improved menus, friends list and client responsivness and add new features like importing…

  • Halloween Sale on Origin – selected games 50% off!

    There is a pretty nice sale on Origin right now, selected titles are 50% off (you just gotta complete an easy puzzle first), including Battlefield 3 Premium.

  • EA Games loses thousands of dollars

    EA Games has lost a whole lot of money after one of its last coupon campaign. Origin recently issued a coupon which wasn’t properly planned out – hence causing thousands of gamers and pirates at Reddit get away with a free downloading frenzy. How did this happen? It just happens that EA recently released a…

  • Get any $20 game on Origin… for free!

      Use this code: OS3874XVC I posted about this on our Twitter yesterday and since I think it still works I’m posting it here. To get any $20 game on Origin completly for free. If you are from outside of USA or Canada you need to use proxy (this one works 100%: ip: 168.8.76.247 port:…

  • EA wants to buy Valve for $1 000 000 000

      Electronic Arts has reportedly been making a play to purchase Half-Life and Portal studio Valve. The New York Times reports that EA has sought to purchase the firm for years, valuing the company at well over $1 billion. Valve isn’t likely to sell to anyone anytime soon. According to "people with knowledge of the…

  • Valve counters EA’s Steam sales "cheapen intellectual property" accusation

    "If we thought having a 75 per cent sale on Portal 2 would cheapen Portal 2, we wouldn’t do it." Valve has countered EA’s accusation that Steam sales "cheapen" intellectual property, saying they in fact benefit games, publishers and gamers. Last month EA’s David DeMartini, who runs rival digital platform Origin, said Steam sales, which…

  • The Secret World won’t be coming to Steam, subscription fee priced badly in Europe (especially UK)

    Hey guys, after all that Diablo 3 fiasco (really, really stupid game, broken core, items, drop system etc) I was looking for something cool and brand new to play with. I stumbled upon The Secret World (coming out very soon, sometime in July I think) – MMORPG from developer Funcom (makers of Anarchy Online and…

  • EA Origin: ‘Our aim is to be a better version of Steam’

    EA says it wants its Origin download platform to be a better version of all the other portals on the market. The firm’s senior VP of global ecommerce David DeMartini has also responded to Valve and Steam boss Gabe Newell’s criticism that Origin has yet to do anything ‘super-well’ – adding that he is delighted…

  • EA: Origin won’t copy Steam 75% off sales

    Origin boss David DeMartini told Gamesindustry International that random deep-discounting of games "cheapens" intellectual property, and promised not to copy the practice. "We won’t be doing that," he said, bluntly. "Obviously they think it’s the right thing to do after a certain amount of time. I just think it cheapens your intellectual property. “ "I…

  • EA in a Nutshell

    Since there is nothing interesting going on these days check this shit out:

  • EA invites you to give feedback on Origin

      EA have put up a blog entry called, “Continuing the Origin Conversation”, or, “Please tell us what we’re doing wrong.” The post invites users to comment on their favourite Origin feature, as well as features they’d like to see added in the future. The post has already attracted over 300 comments, from, “I would…

  • EA voted Worst Company in America For 2012

    “Whether it’s on a console, a PC, a smartphone or tablet, hundreds of millions of people play video games every day. Yet most mainstream media covers the industry the same way it treats adult dodge ball leagues and cat fashion shows (both noble ventures, but neither of them multi-billion dollar industries). And the only time…

  • Mass Effect 3 Protesters Sending Cupcakes to Bioware

    At first, fans disappointed with ending of Mass Effect 3 tried to rally supporters to their cause by raising money for the charity Child’s Play, which helps get entertainment to sick kids in hospitals. But last week, Retake Mass Effect and Child’s Play parted ways, with the charity becoming concerned that their platform was becoming…

  • Refunds offered for Mass Effect’s bad ending? Yes!

    “The row about the Mass Effect 3 ending is waging on, with retailers now offering full refunds for any customer saying they’re not satisfied with the ending. Amazon.com has stated that they will take the game back for an exact refund, even if the case has been opened and any code has been used. EA’s…

  • UPDATE: EA faces lawsuit for breaking PS3 Battlefield promise

    EA is being taken to court for failing to keep its promise that the PlayStation 3 version of Battlefield 3 would include a free copy of Battlefield 1943. As reported by Kotaku, US law firm Edelson McGuire filed a class action suit against EA today on behalf of disgruntled PS3 owners. The suit isn’t focusing…

  • Burnout Paradise for free, if you live in the UK

    People at HotUkDeals have figured out how to get Burnout Paradise for free via EA’s Origin service – in the UK, at least. Open the Origin client, do a search for Burnout Paradise, add it to your basket, check out and then enter the word “PARADISE” (in caps) as the Promo Code. It’s worth noting…

  • Poll time: Do you use EA’s Origin?

    Just a simple question to you guys, out of curiosity: [poll id=”44″]

  • Electronic Arts: “Origin is not spyware”!

    Origin is under fire in Germany, here’s some info from the Spiegel (via Eurogamer) – they mostly bash EA for (allegedly) accessing other programs without notifying users and giving “partners” free rein to collect information on “IP addresses, usage data, software, equipment, software usage and existing hardware peripherals” fingor marketing purposes. According to the Spiegel,…

  • Electronic (F)Arts know how to fuck it up!

    Check this story out, I cannot believe how stupidly EA/Origin behaves: From now on we’ll keep on posting every bad EA thing we find. This sums it up pretty well: Source: Reddit and original image.

  • BF3 3 server files leaked, DICE says if you join modified server your entire Origin account will be banned

    Battlefield 3 server files leaked, modded servers appeared in the game, meanwhile DICE responds by stating that joining one may result in your entire Origin account being banned, losing access to all games on it. Source: reddit

  • Agreed to Origin/BF3 EULA? EA may collect and share your data!

    It’s already known that Origin will be required to play Battlefield 3 on the PC, and at first, it seemed like just another digital download service, however, some might find it disturbing that, according to the Origin EULA, EA collects information about your computer, the software installed on it, its hardware, not only to “improve…

  • Battlefield 3 Open Beta

    Open Beta starts Thursday, September 29th (9 days from today)! It’s gonna be available until October 10th (so it will last for 11 days). Source: Battlefield Blog

  • EA Week in Steam 2 – 9 May

    8th May – Battlefield  & Medal of Honor stay away day Most prices have 1$ = 1€ ratio, this means that EU prices are 43% more expensive. To remind all, 1$ = 0,68961€ and 1€ = 1.45$. Battlefield: Bad Company 2 – 66% off, Battlefield: Bad Company 2: Vietnam – 50% off, Battlefield Bad Company…