Upwards of 40 million users of EA's Origin game platform could be open to a vulnerability that allows an attacker to remotely execute malicious code. Demonstrated by ReVuln on Friday at the Black Hat security conference in Amsterdam, the process requires Origin's client...

EA has posted a loss of $381 million on revenue of $711 million for its fiscal second quarter ending in September, down from a $340 million loss on revenue of $715 million in the year-ago period. Despite those seemingly grim figures, the company's performance exceeded...

Ending a dry spell on digital discounts, EA has cut 50% off virtually its entire Origin catalog as part of a weeklong spring sale. Before you check: Mass Effect 3 isn't reduced, but if you buy the game at full price you'll get Batman: Arkham City for $10. Meanwhile, GameStop has 50% off...

Origin cuts 50% off most games as part of its Spring Sale. That's the best percent-off discount we've seen from Origin in over a year. Shipping starts at $6.99, but orders of $39.99 or more qualify for free shipping; many titles are available for digital download...

Game publisher Electronic Arts caused quite a stir this week after users began to report that their game distribution service, Origin appeared to be automatically adding EA titles from those who had previously purchased them...

In many cases digital distribution services deserve praise - Steam being the prime example in my book - but it's also true that as content publishing moves to pure digital form, we are slowly getting forced into closed ecosystems, whether it makes sense or not, or when convenience comes at the cost of freedom.