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{{++}} Keys for most games developed or published by EA can be redeemed on Origin; see [[List of Origin-redeemable games]].
 
{{++}} Keys for most games developed or published by EA can be redeemed on Origin; see [[List of Origin-redeemable games]].
 
{{++}} [https://www.origin.com/store/on-the-house On the House] and [https://www.origin.com/store/free-games/game-time Game Time] provide free access to popular EA titles.
 
{{++}} [https://www.origin.com/store/on-the-house On the House] and [https://www.origin.com/store/free-games/game-time Game Time] provide free access to popular EA titles.
{{ii}} Games using Origin are not sold on [[Steam]].
 
 
{{ii}} Refund policy: [https://www.origin.com/great-game-guarantee Great Game Guarantee]; EA-published titles can be refunded for any reason within the time period.<ref>[https://www.origin.com/great-game-guarantee Great Game Guarantee - Origin.com]</ref>
 
{{ii}} Refund policy: [https://www.origin.com/great-game-guarantee Great Game Guarantee]; EA-published titles can be refunded for any reason within the time period.<ref>[https://www.origin.com/great-game-guarantee Great Game Guarantee - Origin.com]</ref>
  

Revision as of 21:07, 16 September 2014

June 3, 2011
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Release dates

Digital Distribution

Key points

Keys for most games developed or published by EA can be redeemed on Origin; see List of Origin-redeemable games.
On the House and Game Time provide free access to popular EA titles.
Refund policy: Great Game Guarantee; EA-published titles can be refunded for any reason within the time period.[1]

Essential improvements

Redeem EA games on Origin

See List of Origin-redeemable games for details.

Issues fixed

Origin can't connect/can't log in

If Origin cannot connect to the internet and won't let you log in, try opening the Command Prompt and running this command: netsh winsock reset

Origin Offline/You must be online the first time you log in

This can happen with Windows / Origin update.
Instructions

Origin - Reset to defaults / Clear data cache

If you are getting issues with downloading DLC or Updating games, this will help to allow to restore origin with a full uninstall.
Instructions

Enable Steam overlay in Origin games

The Steam and Origin overlays conflict; to use the Steam overlay, disable the Origin overlay.
This might not work for all Origin games.
Instructions

DirectX Setup "An internal system error occurred" error when installing games

Some Origin games may refuse to install due to bundling a corrupted DXSETUP.exe.
Instructions

Origin stops downloading after an ungiven threshold

Instructions

The game does not appear to be installed

This is caused by missing registry keys.

Instructions


References