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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:…

  • 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…

  • It’s now illegal in Europe for companies to stop you selling used software, even if its distributed digitally only

    Do we have a breakthrough here? I can’t believe what I’m reading right now. Check some parts of it: An author of software cannot oppose the resale of his ‘used’ licences allowing the use of his programs downloaded from the internet. And then: By its judgment delivered today, the Court explains that the principle of…

  • 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 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…

  • Origin to power Wii U online

    Electronic Arts is helping Nintendo in development of the Wii Uonline service, according to reports, and is bidding to make its Origin service a key part of the upcoming console’s online offering. According to an EA intern, speaking to WiiUGo, the console’s online service will offer voice and video chat, leaderboards and friends lists. Nintendo…

  • 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.

  • Razor1911 creates BF3 bypass to play online without Origin

    Haha wtf, weird times. One of the most known cracker/pirate groups Razor1911 released Origin bypass for Battlefield 3 for legit customers, allowing them to play online without using Origin. So from now on if you hate the EA’s Origin just don’t use it and play this game. Here are the release notes of this tool.…

  • 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…

  • EA Removes Recently Released Games from Steam

    It seems that Electronic Arts has quietly removed some of its recent releases from Steam – including Crysis 2 and Alice: Madness Returns. However, for some reason they decided to keep those games on other digital services such as Amazon and Impulse. Although there has been no official statement from either EA or Valve concerning…