Origin's On The House - Monthly Free Game

Moat_Man · Post by **Moat_Man** » Sun May 04, 2014 2:10 pm

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.

tgb · Post by **tgb** » Sun May 04, 2014 6:34 pm

Thanks for the tip. I already had an Origin account for DA 2 and Simcity, so all I had to do was log in.

GreenGoo · Post by **GreenGoo** » Mon May 05, 2014 9:55 am

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.

Daehawk · Post by **Daehawk** » Mon May 05, 2014 11:26 am

I own it but thats actually a very good game. Maybe the rest of their offerings will be as good.

IceBear · Post by **IceBear** » Mon May 05, 2014 12:44 pm

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

hitbyambulance · Post by **hitbyambulance** » Tue May 06, 2014 12:35 am

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?

Moat_Man · Post by **Moat_Man** » Tue May 06, 2014 1:12 am

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!

hitbyambulance · Post by **hitbyambulance** » Tue May 06, 2014 4:01 am

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"

Smoove_B · Post by **Smoove_B** » Fri May 09, 2014 9:24 am

Until 5/28 you can get Plants vs. Zombies GOTY edition for free.

Smoove_B · Post by **Smoove_B** » Wed May 28, 2014 6:03 pm

How about some free Battlefield 3 -- good until 6/3/14.

Moat_Man · Post by **Moat_Man** » Thu May 29, 2014 12:37 am

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.

GreenGoo · Post by **GreenGoo** » Mon Jun 02, 2014 11:32 pm

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.

Kasey Chang · Post by **Kasey Chang** » Tue Jun 03, 2014 6:28 pm

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.

Smoove_B · Post by **Smoove_B** » Mon Jun 16, 2014 4:55 pm

How about some free Peggle

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

hitbyambulance · Post by **hitbyambulance** » Tue Jun 17, 2014 1:37 am

all the free games so far have been from their Humble Bundle.

GreenGoo · Post by **GreenGoo** » Sun Jun 29, 2014 1:34 pm

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.

Blackhawk · Post by **Blackhawk** » Wed Jul 23, 2014 8:31 pm

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

KDH · Post by **KDH** » Tue Aug 05, 2014 2:43 pm

Origin in the hizzle

Wing Commander III - Heart of the Tiger

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

GreenGoo · Post by **GreenGoo** » Tue Aug 05, 2014 11:37 pm

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.

El Guapo · Post by **El Guapo** » Wed Aug 06, 2014 10:52 am

If only they provided a free joystick. That game was great.

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

KDH · Post by **KDH** » Tue Sep 16, 2014 1:18 pm

SEPT. 16 --->

Bejeweled 3

until ... OCT. 28

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

Alefroth · Post by **Alefroth** » Tue Sep 16, 2014 4:26 pm

What a joke.

Frost · Post by **Frost** » Sun Sep 21, 2014 6:06 pm

be....bejeweled? really?

hitbyambulance · Post by **hitbyambulance** » Sat Sep 27, 2014 4:46 am

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.

AWS260 · Post by **AWS260** » Wed Oct 08, 2014 1:52 pm

Dragon Age: Origins.

GreenGoo · Post by **GreenGoo** » Wed Oct 08, 2014 3:43 pm

AWS260 wrote:Dragon Age: Origins.

Huh. I don't have that one.

El Guapo · Post by **El Guapo** » Wed Oct 08, 2014 3:45 pm

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.

Daehawk · Post by **Daehawk** » Wed Oct 08, 2014 4:35 pm

I clicked it. Now I have 2 copies...grrr.

paulbaxter · Post by **paulbaxter** » Wed Oct 08, 2014 7:41 pm

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.

Daehawk · Post by **Daehawk** » Wed Oct 08, 2014 8:49 pm

Finished it twice. Installed it again earlier this year. Got about 4 places into it and just quit.

KDH · Post by **KDH** » Tue Oct 28, 2014 11:01 am

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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jztemple2 · Post by **jztemple2** » Tue Oct 28, 2014 11:52 am

Thanks for posting this info. I haven't been checking Origin lately and this is a free game I might actually play.

Carpet_pissr · Post by **Carpet_pissr** » Tue Oct 28, 2014 4:09 pm

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.

KDH · Post by **KDH** » Tue Oct 28, 2014 7:42 pm

Spoiler:

hitbyambulance · Post by **hitbyambulance** » Tue Oct 28, 2014 8:49 pm

one of my all-time favorites woooo.

i still have the CD, tho.

Kasey Chang · Post by **Kasey Chang** » Wed Oct 29, 2014 5:29 am

Same here. I was so sad when they never brought out the 3rd chapter of the trilogy.

LawBeefaroni · Post by **LawBeefaroni** » Wed Oct 29, 2014 12:54 pm

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.

MonkeyFinger · Post by **MonkeyFinger** » Wed Oct 29, 2014 1:41 pm

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.

Rip · Post by **Rip** » Tue Dec 09, 2014 4:58 pm

SimCity 2000 on the house.

Daehawk · Post by **Daehawk** » Tue Dec 09, 2014 6:57 pm

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.