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Origin's On The House - Monthly Free Game

Posted: Sun May 04, 2014 2:10 pm
by Moat_Man
Origin is offering one free game a month for those who sign up and install the client before May 8th. The first game is Dead Space which has it's own thread. We can use this thread to track the monthly free game.

Re: Origin's On The House - Monthly Free Game

Posted: Sun May 04, 2014 6:34 pm
by tgb
Thanks for the tip. I already had an Origin account for DA 2 and Simcity, so all I had to do was log in.

Re: Origin's On The House - Monthly Free Game

Posted: Mon May 05, 2014 9:55 am
by GreenGoo
Is it a 1 month free rental or is the game permanently part of your account?

Also, chances are slim I will make an Origin's account even when they are giving me games, let alone charging me for them, but at least they have me paying attention, which is more than I was doing before this promo.

Re: Origin's On The House - Monthly Free Game

Posted: Mon May 05, 2014 11:26 am
by Daehawk
I own it but thats actually a very good game. Maybe the rest of their offerings will be as good.

Re: Origin's On The House - Monthly Free Game

Posted: Mon May 05, 2014 12:44 pm
by IceBear
I mainly made an origins account to add the ea games I bought on Steam to it. A backup in case something happened to Steam

Re: Origin's On The House - Monthly Free Game

Posted: Tue May 06, 2014 12:35 am
by hitbyambulance
so for it to be added to your library, do you have to fully download it, or is just starting the download and cancelling it immediately sufficient?

Re: Origin's On The House - Monthly Free Game

Posted: Tue May 06, 2014 1:12 am
by Moat_Man
GreenGoo wrote:Is it a 1 month free rental or is the game permanently part of your account?
My understanding is that it's not unlike getting a free game on Steam. You claim it and then it's yours. It's not a "Free Weekend" thing, it's a giveaway.
hitbyambulance wrote:so for it to be added to your library, do you have to fully download it, or is just starting the download and cancelling it immediately sufficient?
This I don't know. I haven't installed nor signed up for the Origin client. This thread is my attempt to catch up in post count to Isgrimnur. I'm going to do it one post a month!

Re: Origin's On The House - Monthly Free Game

Posted: Tue May 06, 2014 4:01 am
by hitbyambulance
Moat_Man wrote: This I don't know. I haven't installed nor signed up for the Origin client.
looks like you can just start to download it, then cancel, and it will be added to your "My Games"

Re: Origin's On The House - Monthly Free Game

Posted: Fri May 09, 2014 9:24 am
by Smoove_B
Until 5/28 you can get Plants vs. Zombies GOTY edition for free.

Re: Origin's On The House - Monthly Free Game

Posted: Wed May 28, 2014 6:03 pm
by Smoove_B
How about some free Battlefield 3 -- good until 6/3/14.

Re: Origin's On The House - Monthly Free Game

Posted: Thu May 29, 2014 12:37 am
by Moat_Man
LOL, the one day in the last two weeks I don't check the page. Scooped by Smoove. I'm never gonna catch up to Isgrimnur at this rate.

Re: Origin's On The House - Monthly Free Game

Posted: Mon Jun 02, 2014 11:32 pm
by GreenGoo
GreenGoo wrote:Is it a 1 month free rental or is the game permanently part of your account?

Also, chances are slim I will make an Origin's account even when they are giving me games, let alone charging me for them, but at least they have me paying attention, which is more than I was doing before this promo.
Well now a gift of Titanfall has gotten me on Origin anyway. Guess I'll have to start looking at the free stuff.

Re: Origin's On The House - Monthly Free Game

Posted: Tue Jun 03, 2014 6:28 pm
by Kasey Chang
Smoove_B wrote:How about some free Battlefield 3 -- good until 6/3/14.
Now it all makes sense. They're pushing the DLCs for Battlefield 3 with the sale while they're ready to launch the game AFTER Battlefield 4. :)

Re: Origin's On The House - Monthly Free Game

Posted: Mon Jun 16, 2014 4:55 pm
by Smoove_B
How about some free Peggle

Free until 8/5. I have to believe they're going to do better than that before August.

Re: Origin's On The House - Monthly Free Game

Posted: Tue Jun 17, 2014 1:37 am
by hitbyambulance
all the free games so far have been from their Humble Bundle.

Re: Origin's On The House - Monthly Free Game

Posted: Sun Jun 29, 2014 1:34 pm
by GreenGoo
Fired up Origin to play some Titanfall. Popup said Peggle is free and a button to "get it".

They don't make it easier than that. I now "own" peggle. I have no intention of actually downloading and playing it, but I wouldn't have gotten this far without EA shoving a free game in my face. I am impressed. Grudgingly.

Re: Origin's On The House - Monthly Free Game

Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2014 8:31 pm
by Blackhawk
Not an 'on the house' deal, but free nonetheless.

Open Origin, go to redeem code, and put in I-LOVE-THE-SIMS to get a free copy of the Sims 2 Ultimate - the base game plus all of the expansions.

Unlike the version they announced the other day, this does not require owning the base game already.

Details

Re: Origin's On The House - Monthly Free Game

Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2014 2:43 pm
by KDH
:horse: Origin in the hizzle

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Wing Commander III - Heart of the Tiger


until: sept. 16th <----edited sept-5

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Re: Origin's On The House - Monthly Free Game

Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2014 11:37 pm
by GreenGoo
Just came to post that. Wing Commander III is free. It's pretty much meaningless to me but I assume it'll be a big deal for others.

Re: Origin's On The House - Monthly Free Game

Posted: Wed Aug 06, 2014 10:52 am
by El Guapo
If only they provided a free joystick. That game was great.

Though I'm still upset about how they handled Hobbes.

Re: Origin's On The House - Monthly Free Game

Posted: Tue Sep 16, 2014 1:18 pm
by KDH
SEPT. 16 ---> Image

Bejeweled 3



until ... OCT. 28



No I don't refresh the page every 5 seconds .... stop it!

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Re: Origin's On The House - Monthly Free Game

Posted: Tue Sep 16, 2014 4:26 pm
by Alefroth
What a joke.

Re: Origin's On The House - Monthly Free Game

Posted: Sun Sep 21, 2014 6:06 pm
by Frost
be....bejeweled? really?

Re: Origin's On The House - Monthly Free Game

Posted: Sat Sep 27, 2014 4:46 am
by hitbyambulance
i notice all of the games they offered in the Humble Bundle from the other year are the only ones given away for free so far.

Re: Origin's On The House - Monthly Free Game

Posted: Wed Oct 08, 2014 1:52 pm
by AWS260
Dragon Age: Origins.

Re: Origin's On The House - Monthly Free Game

Posted: Wed Oct 08, 2014 3:43 pm
by GreenGoo
AWS260 wrote:Dragon Age: Origins.
Huh. I don't have that one.

Re: Origin's On The House - Monthly Free Game

Posted: Wed Oct 08, 2014 3:45 pm
by El Guapo
GreenGoo wrote:
AWS260 wrote:Dragon Age: Origins.
Huh. I don't have that one.
It's a great game - definitely jump on it.

Probably a step up from Bejeweled.

Re: Origin's On The House - Monthly Free Game

Posted: Wed Oct 08, 2014 4:35 pm
by Daehawk
I clicked it. Now I have 2 copies...grrr.

Re: Origin's On The House - Monthly Free Game

Posted: Wed Oct 08, 2014 7:41 pm
by paulbaxter
Wow. I paid full price for that one, or pretty close to it. Never did get too far into it. I got part way through the wizards tower, ran into some minor frustration, then never jumped back in. Now I never have time for big immersive games any more.

Re: Origin's On The House - Monthly Free Game

Posted: Wed Oct 08, 2014 8:49 pm
by Daehawk
Finished it twice. Installed it again earlier this year. Got about 4 places into it and just quit.

Re: Origin's On The House - Monthly Free Game

Posted: Tue Oct 28, 2014 11:01 am
by KDH
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Crusader: No Remorse

*(available for a short time)
Crusader: No Remorse is an action game developed by Origin Systems and published by Electronic Arts. It was first released in 1995 for the PC DOS, with the Sony PlayStation and Sega Saturn ports following in 1997.


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Re: Origin's On The House - Monthly Free Game

Posted: Tue Oct 28, 2014 11:52 am
by jztemple2
Thanks for posting this info. I haven't been checking Origin lately and this is a free game I might actually play.

Re: Origin's On The House - Monthly Free Game

Posted: Tue Oct 28, 2014 4:09 pm
by Carpet_pissr
Time for some nostalgia gaming! Although, lately, every time I have tried that, with the exception of Fallout, it has not gone well. Hopefully this one holds up well.

Probably still have the original game in a box somewhere.

Re: Origin's On The House - Monthly Free Game

Posted: Tue Oct 28, 2014 7:42 pm
by KDH
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Spoiler:
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Re: Origin's On The House - Monthly Free Game

Posted: Tue Oct 28, 2014 8:49 pm
by hitbyambulance
one of my all-time favorites woooo.

i still have the CD, tho.

Re: Origin's On The House - Monthly Free Game

Posted: Wed Oct 29, 2014 5:29 am
by Kasey Chang
Same here. I was so sad when they never brought out the 3rd chapter of the trilogy.

Re: Origin's On The House - Monthly Free Game

Posted: Wed Oct 29, 2014 12:54 pm
by LawBeefaroni
I got this through GoG or something a while back. I loved Crusader back in the day, I still have a complete boxed copy. Graphics hold up somewhat but the controls are brutal. Definitely worth a try for free but be prepared for a bit of frustration.

Re: Origin's On The House - Monthly Free Game

Posted: Wed Oct 29, 2014 1:41 pm
by MonkeyFinger
LawBeefaroni wrote:I got this through GoG or something a while back. I loved Crusader back in the day, I still have a complete boxed copy. Graphics hold up somewhat but the controls are brutal. Definitely worth a try for free but be prepared for a bit of frustration.
Same here... yup, just a wee bit of frustration. :wink:

Re: Origin's On The House - Monthly Free Game

Posted: Tue Dec 09, 2014 4:58 pm
by Rip
SimCity 2000 on the house.

Re: Origin's On The House - Monthly Free Game

Posted: Tue Dec 09, 2014 6:57 pm
by Daehawk
Wife bought me SC2k in 1995 or 1996. Its still my favorite sim city game. I had so much fun with that one. Had a HUGE city too. Best i ever did.