Origin games - On The House

[DarthMol]

Dragon Age: Origins
Battlefield 3

They are a SLEAZY bunch though, that I will give them.

Forgot about those. A couple of years back EA was one of my favourite companies, a great deal of my physical collection of games bear the EA logo. They always had decent local prices and great quality games, it's sad to see how they've become although some great games do get published from time to time.

[StaggerLee]

EA are a cheap bunch damn, why dont they give never titles away,atleast something from the 2000's

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They have given away Dragon Age: Origins before. I think that's a pretty generous thing to give away, it's really not even that old - 2009. It is a AAA game that is as playable now as it was when it was released.

Besides, I don't think it's cheap of them to be giving *any* games away. A free game is a free game. If you don't want it, don't take it. You will have lost nothing.

Edit: Well mottamort beat me to it. And ja, Battlefield 3 - that's a 2011 game.

[Wlad]

They also gave away PvZ Garden Warfare on PS4 and NFS Most Wanted on Vita recently.

[B1nary]

It did the same for me but still added it to my lib in Origin.

Same here went to the online store and got a 404 showed up in my Origin client afterward , I used to love this game but could never finish it.

[mottamort]

They are still super sleazy! :P

[Wyzak]

Forgot about those. A couple of years back EA was one of my favourite companies, a great deal of my physical collection of games bear the EA logo. They always had decent local prices and great quality games, it's sad to see how they've become although some great games do get published from time to time.

I felt the same way about Blizzard and Activision, and now Activision Blizzard is one of the companies I might never support again.

[ave]

Dont forget about the humble EA bundle- that was a really good bundle. Yeah EA still does some stupid things, but I have to say that Ubisoft has overtaken them as my worst developer. I still like their games unfortunately, but man they do some frustrating things.

[Hagan]

I got Plants vs. Zombies

[The_Imp_ZA]

They are still super sleazy! :P

Yeah, definitely. I mean look at all the studios they closed after they bought them. Where's the logic behind that?

• Maxis (SimCity) - Purchased by EA in 1997; shut down in 2015. [Though EA says the "Maxis" brand will live on, the main studio is officially no more.]
• Mythic (Dark Age of Camelot) - Purchased by EA in 2006; shut down in 2014.
• Bullfrog (Syndicate, Dungeon Keeper) - Purchased by EA in 1995; shut down in 2001.
• Origin (Ultima, Wing Commander) - Purchased by EA in 1992; shut down in 2004.
• Westwood (Command & Conquer) - Purchased by EA in 1998; shut down in 2003.
• DreamWorks Interactive/Danger Close/EA Los Angeles (Medal of Honor) - Purchased by EA in 2000; shut down in 2013.
• Phenomic (SpellForce, BattleForge) - Purchased by EA in 2006; shut down in 2013.
• Black Box Games (Need for Speed, Skate) - Purchased by EA in 2002; shut down in 2013.
• Pandemic (The Saboteur) - Purchased by EA in 2008; shut down in 2009.
• PlayFish (The Sims Social) - Purchased by EA in 2009; shut down in 2013.
• NuFX (NBA Street) - Purchased by EA in 2004; shut down in 2007.

The list is even longer if you add in the studios where the founders GTFO'd because they had had enough of EA's bullshit. Criterion and Bioware come to mind.

[Isengard]

Yeah, definitely. I mean look at all the studios they closed after they bought them. Where's the logic behind that?

• Maxis (SimCity) - Purchased by EA in 1997; shut down in 2015. [Though EA says the "Maxis" brand will live on, the main studio is officially no more.]
• Mythic (Dark Age of Camelot) - Purchased by EA in 2006; shut down in 2014.
• Bullfrog (Syndicate, Dungeon Keeper) - Purchased by EA in 1995; shut down in 2001.
• Origin (Ultima, Wing Commander) - Purchased by EA in 1992; shut down in 2004.
• Westwood (Command & Conquer) - Purchased by EA in 1998; shut down in 2003.
• DreamWorks Interactive/Danger Close/EA Los Angeles (Medal of Honor) - Purchased by EA in 2000; shut down in 2013.
• Phenomic (SpellForce, BattleForge) - Purchased by EA in 2006; shut down in 2013.
• Black Box Games (Need for Speed, Skate) - Purchased by EA in 2002; shut down in 2013.
• Pandemic (The Saboteur) - Purchased by EA in 2008; shut down in 2009.
• PlayFish (The Sims Social) - Purchased by EA in 2009; shut down in 2013.
• NuFX (NBA Street) - Purchased by EA in 2004; shut down in 2007.

The list is even longer if you add in the studios where the founders GTFO'd because they had had enough of EA's bullshit. Criterion and Bioware come to mind.

Lesson here, do not get bought by EA...