EA kills off their Origin “On the House” game program
EA kills off their Origin “On the House” game program
Over time this program offered gamers free copies of Dead Space, Wing Commander 3, Dragon Age: Origins, SimCity 2000 and more, giving PC users an incentive to use EA’s gaming platform.Â
In recent months, EA hasn’t added many new games to their On The House program, focusing instead on their Origin Access subscription service, where PC users can access hundreds of games for £3.99 per a month. Now, with the launch of EA’s new Origin Access Premier service, the days of free “On The House” games are officially over.Â
EA’s premium Origin Access Premier service costs £14.99 per month or £89.99 per year, granting subscribers access to PC premium editions of games immediately upon launch, or before launch in some cases. PC gamers who wish to play Battlefield V or Anthem will be able to play the game five days before its retail debut.Â
Below is an excerpt from EA’s official press release regarding the demise of Origin’s On the House Program.Â
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  Origin On the House has been retired and games will no longer be offered through the program. This change won’t affect any games players downloaded from the service prior to that date – those are theirs to keep forever. Even though this chapter of On the House is coming to an end, we’re happy that we got to introduce so many great games to our awesome players. We’re constantly looking for ways to improve our service and give our users an even better experience, and we thank everyone for being part of our community.
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