Origin 8.4

Origin is the online platform by Electronic Arts which is required to play their games. People is not totally in favour of this application, but the truth is that you need it to play EA games and great games like FIFA or Battlefield are worth the installation.

FIFA 12, Battlefield 3, Star Wars The Old Republic, Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning... all of them require Origin to be played. Origin is more than a simple way to play online games, it also offers an online shop in which you can buy downloadable games for a reasonable price.

One of the main advantages of Origin is the possibility of having all your games stored in the cloud, so if you have to format your computer or you buy a new one, you'll only have to download them again.

In addition, the platform comes with some free games in it They are pretty good: Battlefield Heroes, Need for Speed World o Battleforge are some of the titles you'll find to play for free.

Origin isn't as important as Steam, but if EA keeps launching games in exclusive for Origin, it will grow day by day.