EA takes on Steam with new ‘Origin’ service
EA is digging deeper into the digital distribution space. The company has completely revamped its online store, expanding its focus and renaming it ‘Origin’ in the process. The move will put EA in...
View ArticleEA ups the ante in its retail game
Plenty of publishers have done a lot of saber rattling when it comes to selling direct to consumers, but that’s generally as far as it goes. So when EA began touting its Origin service a few weeks ago,...
View ArticleFive great laptops for gaming
When it comes to playing PC games, portability is often sacrificed. The true monster machines are almost always burly desktops. But that doesn’t mean all is lost for gamers who want to be able to take...
View ArticleUbisoft now selling competitors’ games through Uplay expansion
Ubisoft is opening up its closed gate community to other publishers. Effective immediately, Uplay, the company’s digital distribution service, will begin selling games from competing publishers –...
View Article2014 starts with multiple attacks on gaming sites
The New Year is off to a lousy start for some of the gaming industry’s largest digital distribution sites. Valve’s Steam, EA’s Origin, and Blizzard’s Battle.net were the target of distributed denial of...
View ArticleSteam launches massive summer sale
Hang onto your wallet. Valve’s coming after your money again. The annual Steam Summer sale, a blowout event designed to trigger the impulse nodes of your gamer brain, is on. And, as always, the deals...
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