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Having been unplayable for a period overnight on Xbox Live, now the PC version of Titanfall is experiencing issues. Many users are reportedly experiencing a code 503” disconnection error message when trying to play. Titanfall is currently experiencing connection problems, which means you may not be able to connect to …
Read More »Crysis Trilogy available on Origin
EA has bundled all three of its Crysis games – and more – in a single digital release. The Crysis Trilogy contains Crysis, Crysis: Warhead, Crysis 2: Maximum Edition, Crysis 3: Digital Deluxe Edition and Crysis 3: Lost Island Expansion. It’s available on Origin for 34.99. It’s probably worth noting …
Read More »Hackers batter Origin, Steam, Battle.net and League of Legends
Alleged DDoS attacks taken servers offline and cause widespread disruption of digital storefronts
Read More »Steam, Origin, Battle.net and LoL seemingly downed by hackers
Assorted hackers have claimed responsibility for a string of attacks that have disrupted a number of high-profile gaming services. Chief amongst the victims is Steam, which is experiencing seemingly random downtime affecting both the Steam store and the network’s community features. Also experiencing trouble is EA’s Origin service which is …
Read More »Humble Origin Bundle raises over $10m
Money raised donated to charities including GamesAid, Human Rights Campaign and American Red Cross
Read More »GamesAid gets a cut of EA’s Humble Origin Bundle
Electronic Arts is giving a slice of the cash raised by its current Humble Bundle to UK games industry charity GamesAid. Found at HumbleBundle.com, the pay-what-you-want download package includes some of the biggest games in EA Origin’s catalogue, including Dead Space and Dead Space 3, Crysis 2, the 2010 Medal …
Read More »Origin unveils Great Game Guarantee
EA is offering full refunds for all its titles purchased on the distribution service
Read More »Origin introduces full refunds for EA games
Electronic Arts’ downloads store Origin will now allow customers to request full refunds if they’re not satisfied with one of the publisher’s games. There are, of course, certain requirements. Refunds can only be requested within the first week of purchase, or within the week of launch if the game was …
Read More »EA Humble Bundle sale draws $4.8m
Charitable sales platform is on mark to break records with 1m units sold
Read More »Amazon UK FINALLY launches digital download store
Online retail giant Amazon has finally launched its PC and Mac download store. Over 600 games are available from the website, including a number of free-to-play titles. The site will also issue codes for games on Steam, Origin and UPlay. Amazon was supposed to launch its PC download store almost …
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