More Players, More Publishing Partners and Great Games Drive Growth for EA’s Direct Download Platform

With more than 9.3 million registered users and partnerships now with 21 different publishers, Origin™, the direct-to-consumer gaming platform from Electronic Arts (EA) Inc. (NASDAQ:EA) has quickly become one of the industry’s leading online game services in just over two quarters since launch.
“The momentum that we’ve achieved with Origin since launching in June has been incredible, buoyed by great games and great partners”
Origin announced today that seven more publishers have agreed to offer their games for purchase and download. Led by Remedy Entertainment who will bring Alan Wake to Origin, additional publishers include Focus Home Interactive, Iceberg Interactive, Strategy First, Macro Games, Selectsoft and Legendo Entertainment. These publishers join 14 previously announced Origin partners, including Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, THQ, Capcom, Trion Worlds and Robot Entertainment.
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