The name may sound familiar.

Beginning August 18, both EA Access and Origin Access will be given a new look and a new, unified name. EA plans on calling their subscription services EA Play, a name which should sound familiar to those who have tuned in to EA's own E3 coverage over the past couple of years. Those who are subscribed to Origin Access Premier will find that their service will soon be called EA Play Pro.

This seems to be just a change in name, as it retains...

Welcome back.

It started with Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order back in November of 2019, but now more and more Electronic Arts titles are making their way to Steam. It's been a long time coming, delayed undoubtedly by things like the COVID-19 global quarantine and potentially other setbacks. But here on June 4, 2020, a growing number of EA titles are showing up on Steam.

As of the time of this news post, roughly 20 titles and DLC have been added from EA on to Steam. You can...

Secure your account to get a free month of Origin Access.

EA wants you to secure your accounts. To help incentivize you into being secure, they will give you a free month of Origin Access once you enable two-factor authentication.

While you probably should have had 2FA enabled for this and every other account already, this should help to give you that last little push you need to get it done. It's quick and typically painless, except if you somehow stub your toe.
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Plus, try it free for one month.

Back at E3, Ubisoft announced that they would soon launch their own subscription service. This service that they're calling Uplay+ would function much like EA's Access and Origin Access programs in that you will be able to pay a monthly fee to gain access to an ever growing library of old and new titles from the publisher. Really, the only major differences that I can see here is the fact that Uplay+ may not include a discount on game purchases like...

Despite the game being available now since February 15 under some circumstances, today marks the day in which Anthem has "officially" been released. While Origin Access and EA Access subscribers have already had a chance to play and, in some cases, "complete" the game, this will be the first time most players will get to dive in.

Today's release is accompanied by the "day one" patch, which we already provided the changelog for the other day. Anthem...

The "day one patch" for Anthem has just been detailed by BioWare and EA. This is the update that will be required for players to download prior to hopping into Anthem on February 22. As far as I can see, this update has not yet been released to those playing on either EA Access or Origin Access.

The update contains a decent list of fixes and quality of life improvements. Notably, it addresses the overly long loading times that many players have been very vocally complaining about. It also helps to address infinite loading screen issues, crash bugs, and more.

The full list of changes can be found below. ...

BioWare and EA will kick off the "VIP Demo" for Anthem on January 25, 2019. Shortly thereafter on February 1, the Open Demo will begin. What's the difference? The VIP Demo is for those who have pre-ordered Anthem in addition to those that are Origin Access subscribers and EA Access subscribers. The Open Demo is for, well, everyone else.

Both demos will be made available on all platforms. These include the PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One.
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EA and DICE just released the official single player trailer for Battlefield V. This new trailer gives us a tiny glimpse of the campaign that players will get to experience for themselves come November 20.
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We already know that Battlefield V will not have any Premium Pass to bump up the cost of the game. All future content for the game, save for probably cosmetics, will be free so long as you at least own the base game. That's pretty neat.

However, a game that still does have a Premium Pass is Battlefield 1. If you own the game, then you may want to stay tuned for next week when DICE and EA will make the Battlefield 1 Premium Pass available for free to everyone for a limited time. I...

If you wanted something like Origin Access but better, then you should keep reading. Today, EA launched Origin Access Premiere for the personal computer home entertainment system, or PC as it's commonly known. For $14.99 (USD) per month or $99.99 (USD) for a full year, you will get early and full access to a growing number of EA's PC offerings via Origin.

This includes previously released games like The Sims 4 and A Way Out. It also includes upcoming new releases like Anthem,...

Antonio Brown from the Pittsburgh Steelers has been named as the cover athlete that will grace the cover of Madden NFL 19 from EA. Brown was also just recently announced as being a part of the coveted Madden 99 Club, which only includes players that are rated 99 overall.
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EA announced a new subscription tier coming to Origin Access. They're calling it Origin Access Premier and those who subscribe to it will get to play EA's PC releases before everyone else.

This includes games like EA Sports Madden NFL 19, FIFA 19, Battlefield V, and Anthem. That's right, Madden is finally returning to the PC this year.
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EA announced a new subscription tier coming to Origin Access. They're calling it Origin Access Premier and those who subscribe to it will get to...

You can play a couple different Batman franchises right now if you subscribe to Origin Access. Earlier today, WBIE and EA partnered up to bring these titles and more to the service.
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You can play a couple different Batman franchises right now if you subscribe to Origin Access. Earlier today, WBIE and EA partnered up to bring...