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The upcoming high-end CPU battle could depend on motherboard prices

With X570 motherboards demanding huge premiums, Intel's cut-price Cascade Lake-X could benefit from more affordable motherboards compared to 3rd Gen Threadripper.

October 21, 2019 | 14:00

Stormforce Crystal 3600 RX 5700 Review

Stormforce's £1,300 rig sports a six-core 3rd Gen Ryzen CPU, RX 5700, and NVMe PCIe SSD.

October 21, 2019 | 09:30

Video: Project Toreador (Bloodlines 2 Mod) Part 1: Intro and 500D Teardown

Alex is going to bring the Toreador clan from Bloodlines 2 to life - in case mod form!

October 18, 2019 | 17:00

EA offers free Origin Access subs for 2FA enablement

Activate now, enjoy a month of gaming.

October 3, 2019 | 11:33

Hate for the Epic Store is out of proportion

Epic's approach to bringing in customers may be blunt, but having a direct competitor to Steam is a good thing for PC gaming.

July 22, 2019 | 16:00

Check Point reports serious security flaws in EA's Origin

Now patched, thankfully.

June 27, 2019 | 11:44

EA announces Origin Access Premier

Unlimited access to new games for £15 a month.

June 11, 2018 | 10:05

EA jumps into cloud gaming with GameFly acquisition

Picks up Israel-based subsidiary.

May 23, 2018 | 11:27

EA signs Warner Bros. up to Origin Access

Brings Batman into The Vault.

March 9, 2018 | 10:21

EA launches Origin Access subscription service

£3.99 a month.

January 13, 2016 | 15:26

EA gives Jade Empire away On The House

Free for all Origin users, new or old.

December 2, 2015 | 11:53

GOG releases System Shock Enhanced Edition

Includes 'high-res,' widescreen support.

September 22, 2015 | 12:12

EA's On The House releases Syndicate for free

Another back catalogue gem for Origin.

March 4, 2015 | 11:12

Ubisoft reactivating some fraudulent Far Cry 4 keys

Origin-sourced keys returned to owners.

February 3, 2015 | 12:40

EA adds Theme Hospital to On The House deal

Free for all Origin users, new or old.

January 21, 2015 | 11:39

EA gives SimCity 2000 Special Edition away for free

On The House offers continue.

December 10, 2014 | 12:03

EA gives Wing Commander III away

Classic overacting game free on Origin.

August 6, 2014 | 10:40

EA upgrades all The Sims 2 owners to Ultimate Edition

The last update the game will ever get.

July 17, 2014 | 12:24

EA launches free games promotion with Dead Space

Space horror title Dead Space is free to download on Origin as part of a free games promotion from EA.

March 28, 2014 | 15:00

Origin, Steam downed by alleged DDoS attacks

Both services struggling to stay up.

January 3, 2014 | 10:12

EA's Origin gets bad-game refund option

Buy with confidence, company says.

August 20, 2013 | 08:56

EA gets the Humble Bundle treatment

The Humble Bundle returns with a slew of EA titles.

August 15, 2013 | 09:43

EA trims workforce, cuts hundreds of jobs

Up to 900 staff members shown the door.

April 26, 2013 | 10:14

EA's Origin hit by remote code execution flaw

Takes a leaf from Valve's Steam book.

March 19, 2013 | 09:45

EA denies Origin hack

Several Origin users are receiving emails to tell them that their email addresses and passwords have been changed without them requesting such changes.

November 15, 2012 | 09:16

Origin looted with infinite voucher

A $20 Origin voucher that was given out by EA as thanks for participating in a survey was quickly discovered to be bottomless, resulting in a large scale digital game-grab.

October 16, 2012 | 08:03