Nobody is going to miss EA's Origin game launcher when it shutters in April
E lectronic Arts' Origin app has been around since 2011, but this year will be its last. The often-reviled game launcher is going dark for good on April 17th, which is only a few ...
EA Origin To Shutdown Later This Year
EA is closing Origin on April 17, 2025, switching to the EA App due to Microsoft's 32-bit abandonment. Games and accounts will transfer to the EA App seamlessly, including saved data and cloud storage ...
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EA Origin is shutting down. Here’s how to keep all your games safe
For a long time, EA games could only be purchased, downloaded, and played digitally via EA Origin (at least on PCs). Eventually, some titles became available on Steam. Now, EA is altogether ...
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RIP EA’s Origin launcher: We knew ye all too well, unfortunately
After 14 years, EA will retire its controversial Origin game distribution app for Windows, the company announced. Origin will stop working on April 17, 2025. Folks still using it will be directed ...
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EA is killing its Origin PC app soon, so it's a shame the EA app that replaced it isn't that much better
Origin, the original PC app for publisher EA, will be ceasing operations on April 17, 2025. Origin was EA’s first foray into creating its own PC store, back when it was common for major ...
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EA is ditching Origin, which means you could lose access to your games
EA is closing down the Origin PC client, and players with software past a certain age will be unable to play their games when it’s gone. EA is telling players on both Microsoft and Apple ...
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EA's Origin App is shutting down and an arguably worse alternative has taken its place
TL;DR: EA will shut down the Origin app on April 17, 2025, due to Microsoft's end of support for 32-bit software on Windows 11. Origin, launched in 2011, faced criticism for mandatory use and ...
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EA to Sunset Origin Launcher This April
Electronic Arts (EA) has announced the end of Origin, its 14-year-old game launcher. The company will sunset Origin this April, forcing gamers with EA titles to open them via the newer EA app.
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Unloved games client: EA shuts down Origin
The publisher has announced this on a support page. Users of Origin should switch to the EA app, it says. Origin was EA's attempt to set up its own games store. In addition to EA's own games ...
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EA will shut down Origin in April
EA Origin was the frankly awful launcher EA used for all of its titles, but in a few months it will be gone forever. The platform was rebranded to the EA app in 2022, but Origin remained available ...
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Your game failed to launch error in EA app on PC [Fix]
Do I have to use the EA app instead of Origin? No. The EA app should be able to launch the games you’ve downloaded through Origin. You can contact EA Support if you discover that any of your ...