When it comes to digital distribution, few services have managed to establish a presence as strong as Steam. EA decided it might be able to do one better with Origin, but over the last year it really hasn't gained the traction that they were probably hoping it would. Maybe a jump to some new platforms might help the situation?
On the heels of our e-mail chat with Brawesome about valuing the games you make, a headline-catching talk with the chief of EA's Origin download service seems like the perfect way to cap off the day here at Gamezebo. In a detailed interview with gamesindustry.biz, David DeMartini dished on Origin's plans to win over the public, and his thoughts on a certain download competitor you may have heard of.
When Electronic Arts launched their Origin platform last year, it was definitely an interesting development - but since that time, the platform seems to have stagnated. Sure it's great if you're into The Old Republic or any of EA's "Play4Free" titles, but if you want to experience anything outside of the EA world, you typically still had to go somewhere else. Lucky for EA, this trend is finally changing.
Electronic Arts has launched Origin, it's own digital download service, in direct competition with Steam, Big Fish Games, and Apple's and Google's app marketplaces. Is this the end of retail as we know it?