When most people think of EA’s Origin service they think of Valve’s Steam. More specifically, they’re thinking about how Steam is a superior program, from its large library to its deep discounts. It was thought that Origin was just a way for EA to ride on Valve’s coattails a little...

If there was a game that got me and my brother into PC gaming it would probably be Battlefield 1942. It was an awesome looking game that our parents PC just wasn’t quite powerful enough to play. So, we did what any other pair of brothers would do: we pooled together our Sam’s Club gift cards and...

When Crysis was first released back in 2008 it quickly gained a reputation as being THE benchmark game of the year. For a while the only way to play Crysis on the highest settings was to spend a boatload of money on a top of the line system, and even then you’d be lucky to hit 30 FPS. In fact, to this...

Origin, EA’s digital distribution service, seems to be making somewhat of a name for itself.  According to EA’s Chief Operating Officer Peter Moore, the service now has 30 million registered users. That is up from 21 million users back in July. And that’s not all! Out of those 30 million...

One of the problems with EA is the fact that even if you’re playing one of their games on a console you’re required to sign into an Origin account if you want to play online. It’s another authentication step that just gets in the way between you and your game, and is really just a way for...

Aftermath, the second to last bit of DLC to be released for Battlefield 3, will be released for Premium members on 11/27 for PS3 owners and 12/4 for PC and Xbox 360 owners, while non-Premium members will have to wait for 12/11 for the PS3 and 12/18 for the PC/Xbox 360. Set in a post-earthquake Tehran,...

Despite the fact that Mass Effect 3 has been out since March BioWare has been hard at work adding more DLC and features to the game. One of the new features added is the N7 HQ, which allows you to view your multiplayer profile. Quite frankly, I feel like this is something that should have been in the game a...

I’m not going to lie, around the office here we don’t generally play many sports games. Part of the problem, we find, is that every year companies like EA Sports and 2k Sports release what is basically the exact same game every year with just a few minor tweaks. In all, why buy the 2013 version...