EA’s Origin To Offer Downloads From Other Game Publishers

Electronic Arts is stepping up its competition against Valve Software’s Steam in digital video game distribution, with the publisher announcing Oct. 27 that its direct-to-consumer Origin platform would soon offer PC game titles from other publishers including Capcom Entertainment, THQ, and Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. Beginning in November, Origin will add new releases including Warner’s “Batman: Arkham City” and THQ’s “Saints Row: The Third” to the platform’s current library of more than 100 EA PC games. Since its launch in June, Origin has garnered more than six million registered users; eight-year-old Steam claims a user base of 35 million. More on Origin’s competition with Steam at Forbes.