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 products that ...

In a support document, Electronic Arts (EA) announced plans to shutter its Origin launcher in a few months, which raises the questions of what will happen to game libraries and accompanying mods. The ...

Alex Co has been writing about games for 15 years and running, and is a huge fan of online shooters and anything horror related. EA is closing Origin on April 17, 2025, switching to the EA App due to ...

EA’s Origin App was introduced in 2011 so you could browse and purchase EA’s PC games on its digital storefront instead of Steam. The most notable launch from this time was a strict Origin requirement ...

SysWOW64 (the 32 bit codebase) is about 1.2GB on my Win11 box. The other issue is that it has to be maintained. (Yes, System32 is 64 bit and SysWOW64 is 32 bit, thanks to a series of compatibility ...

Electronic 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 months away. The good ...

TL;DR: EA has officially discontinued its Origin store and launcher, requiring users to transition to the EA app by April 2025. This will mostly apply to Mac gamers, who still used Origin as the EA ...

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 ...