EA’s Origin

Origin appears to be being pitched as a cross media device, with the EA website mentioning mobile access. No word yet on whether this will also link up with EA console games yet though. The post directs you to the Origin website, where you’ll be able to download the beta from 9.00 PST / 17:00 GMT today.

 

Exclusivity seems to be Origin’s big selling point, with EA touting exclusive demos, limited edition versions of new games and even a digital download exclusive of The Old Republic (retail versions are presumably still available in stores). The biggest questions about Origin, however, remain unanswered. Will it be required to activate new EA games and connect to console versions of the titles? Will it even offer non-EA games?

 

Maybe next week’s conference will clarify things. Expect “exclusive trailers and game content” for a host of games including Mass Effect 3, Battlefield 3 and The Old Republic, among lots of other exciting announcements. We’ll get those on the site as quickly as our internet connection allows. It’s kicking off June 6 at 12:30 PST/ 17:30 GMT.

 

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EA have confirmed that they’re launching a digital download service to rival Steam. A full announcement later today promises more details, but for now Eurogamer and the Wall Street Journal are reporting that the service will be called Origin, and will have a PC focus, with more than 150 PC games for sale on launch. It’ll be the only place you can buy Star Wars: The Old Republic digitally when it’s eventually released.

 

Built-in social networking services will pull friends lists from Facebook and other social networking sites. Users will be able to create profile pages that will monitor their progress in their games, and will be able to chat with others and form friends lists. Like Steam, Origin will be powered by a downloadable client.

 

In future Origin plans to spread to smartphones, providing additional downloadable mini-games alongside their major game releases. EA have already followed a similar tactic with games like Dead Space, but Origin plans to consolidate these games into a more convenient single service. It’s unclear at the moment whether Origin will replace the EA Store, but we’ll know more when EA make the official announcement later today.

taigi EA pakurt ruosiasi savo nauja digital download store ir konkuruot su Steam. na idomiai cia. kol kas kalba tik kad tai bus PC skirtas store, bei veliau zada ir smartfonam but prieinamas. ir tai bus vienintele vieta kur bus galima isigyt Star Wars: The Old Republic digital budu kai jis pasirodys.

saitas tureti leist atsisiust beta siandien vakare siuo adresu

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