Posted July 8, 2011, 10:00 AM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Gaming, The Web
There has been some speculation about a possible break-up between EA and Valve, after Crysis 2 was pulled from the Steam platform and appeared on EA's new storefront sporting a misleading "only on Origin" tag. Although many of us saw…
Posted June 15, 2011, 10:15 AM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Gaming, Software
Update: EA has announced that it had nothing to do with Steam's removal of Crysis 2. Instead, the mega-publisher said that Steam dropped the game because of conflicting business terms involving Crytek and another online game service. The full statement is…
Posted June 3, 2011, 7:00 AM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Gaming, The Web
Game publishing giant Electronic Arts is set to take on Valve's Steam with the launch of its own digital distribution platform, dubbed Origin. According to a report on the Wall Street Journal, the new service functions as a single store…
Posted September 27, 2010, 3:00 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Hardware
Origin has launched a new 17.3-inch desktop replacement notebook that should make quick work of today's finest games. Pricing on the Eon17 kicks off at $2,499, which gets you a 1080p LED-backlit display, a 2.3GHz quad-core Intel Core i7-930,…
Posted September 7, 2010, 4:02 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Hardware, Gaming
Have an undivided passion for PC and console gaming? Can your savings account back it up? Great! Feast your eyes on "The Big O" -- a hybrid Xbox 360 dream machine. Starting at $7,669, Origin's gaming monstrosity is outfitted with…
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