Electronic Arts (EA) has announced the end of Origin, its 14-year-old game launcher. The company will sunset Origin this April, forcing gamers with EA titles to open them via the newer EA app.

Not to defend the launcher requirements or the way EA has progressively degraded the Sims experience, but this latest The Sims 3 update is actually a real improvement that addresses problems ...

As the best comment in that Steam discussion says, “GAMES ON STEAM DO NOT NEED A LAUNCHER. STEAM IS THE LAUNCHER.” For publishers, they're a way to tighten control and sell you stuff.

Electronic Arts (EA) announced Thursday that it’s officially replacing Origin with a new EA app. The app, which has been in development for about two years, recently left open beta to become ...

EA, which owns the likes of Battlefield, The Sims 4, Mass Effect, and myriad sports games, is about to shut down its Origin launcher.This means existing users are being forced to migrate to the EA ...

Electronic Arts announced in 2020 that its Origin launcher was undergoing an update and rebrand as the EA app. That has been in development for over two years but has finally come out of open beta ...

The EA app isn’t natively supported on the Steam Deck, so you have to install it in desktop mode through Proton. So while you can play EA games available only through the launcher on your ...

The timing is curious, though: EA announced today that its new launcher is out of open beta and "will soon replace Origin." Nevertheless, Dead Space is apparently a regular Steam game with no ...

Valve has retroactively revoked the Steam Deck Verified status of most popular Electronic Arts games on Steam, including every modern Battlefield, Need for Speed, Mass Effect, FIFA, and Madden title.

The EA app isn’t natively supported on the Steam Deck, so you have to install it in desktop mode through Proton. So while you can play EA games available only through the launcher on your ...