Koki on 14/6/2011 at 05:37
EA Downloader = EA Link = EADM = Origin
All same shit, they're only changing names.
On the giggly side, BF3 is exclusive to Origin and won't be on Steam :cheeky:
Shadowcat on 14/6/2011 at 08:47
Ugh. That's a slap in the face to the once-mighty name of Origin. Although it's only a name, it's a name that's going to remind me that they're gone every single time I see it used in this new distribution context. The bastards are messing with my memories.
Thirith on 14/6/2011 at 09:45
Origin is one of very few companies whose name still makes me nostalgic about the Good Old Times: Ultima, Wing Commander, System Shock... I can't think of a single other name that has that exact effect on me. Looking Glass comes close, but "Origin - We Create Worlds" has a special magic.
Dresden on 14/6/2011 at 10:00
Yeah the first thing I thought when I heard this was "Origin? Wow, that's ironic".
twisty on 14/6/2011 at 14:30
Quote Posted by Thirith
Origin is one of very few companies whose name still makes me nostalgic about the Good Old Times:
Ultima,
Wing Commander,
System Shock... I can't think of a single other name that has that exact effect on me.
Looking Glass comes close, but "Origin - We Create Worlds" has a special magic.
In case you haven't read this before, the (
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/issues/issue_14/87-The-Conquest-of-Origin) Conquest of Origin makes for an interesting read.
icemann on 14/6/2011 at 15:40
Quote Posted by Thirith
Origin is one of very few companies whose name still makes me nostalgic about the Good Old Times:
Ultima,
Wing Commander,
System Shock... I can't think of a single other name that has that exact effect on me.
Looking Glass comes close, but "Origin - We Create Worlds" has a special magic.
Bullfrog is of equal nostalgia value for me. Populous, Dungeon Keeper, XCOM, Syndicate + many more great great games. Very outside the square type games for their time.
gunsmoke on 14/6/2011 at 15:48
Populous was (and still is!) amazingly fun. I should grab my SNES out of storage soon and revisit it.
Koki on 14/6/2011 at 15:50
Yeah, play the first PC god game ever on your silly console.
gunsmoke on 14/6/2011 at 15:51
I will. Thanks for your permission!
