All of the apprehension fans of the series have exhibited over the prospect of a SimCity game requiring an internet…
This morning at 12:01 AM Eastern time, my copy of the SimCity digital deluxe version unlocked in EA's Origin…
If you're a Mac gamer a) EA's Origin is now available for Mac OS and b) you're a Mac gamer? Really?
Origin users—which means anyone who's played Battlefield 3 or Mass Effect 3, among other games—should keep a close…
Poor Origin. Powered by EA, the company everyone loves to hate, and going up against Steam, the service everyone…
Sure, Battlefield 3 remains a big deal and Battlefield 4 is on its way, but fans who want to go back to where it all…
Since 2011, all of EA's games released on PC have been tied to Origin. PC gamers who wanted to play Battlefield 3…
Over the weekend, some gamers received a special code from Electronic Arts as thanks for completing a survey. That…

I don't tend to enjoy city-building social games. I try them, and then I end up disappointed in my inability to…
Following up on this morning's news of SimCity coming to Origin for the Mac in February, the Origin client proper is…
SimCity returns to the Mac in February 2013, when EA releases the city builder as a digital download via Origin.…
When Origin PC sent me their EON15-S laptop for review, time and time again they stressed that while I was getting a…

Slow jazz? Check. Disheveled office? Check. Intimations that someone will walk through the door at any moment?…
I didn't always feel sad when I started up Origin. Vaguely annoyed, perhaps, with the way it always defaults to…
For PC ME3 players, Origin is now updated to include the Extended Cut, for free, under "Game Add-Ons." Edit:And…
So, you've successfully rallied hundreds of strangers to pay for your brilliant game idea on Kickstarter, IndieGoGo…
Electronic Arts has run a surprisingly frank piece on the Origin blog, which basically amounts to "yeah, we know,…

Valve Software boss Gabe Newell has said kind things before about mega-publisher EA's upstart rival to Valve's…
For around a year now, EA has had a system in place where users reprimanded for their conduct in an online arena -…