viedogame: Battlefield 3 for PC will require Origin

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Battlefield 3 for PC will require Origin Aug 11th 2011, 23:47 By Brendan Sinclair, GameSpotPosted Aug 11, 2011 4:47 pm PT Retail copies of first-person shooter will still need Electronic Arts' digital distribution client installed in order to run. Battlefield 3 is coming to a long list of digital retailers in addition to Origin, but there's no avoiding Electronic Arts' own digital distribution service for PC gamers set on playing the military first-person shooter, regardless of how they get the game. Battlefield 3 is also taking the fight to Steam. Global Battlefield community manager Daniel Matros confirmed the Origin prerequisite through Twitter this week. When asked by a Twitter user about rumors that Battlefield 3 would require Origin even for players who had the DVD copy of the game, Matros simply replied, "Yes those 'rumors' are true :)". The tactic to push EA's new social networking store platform is not a new one. Valve has been requiring Steam to be installed on PCs for its games since Half-Life 2 launched in 2004, regardless of whether the game was acquired digitally or through a retailer, while Blizzard insists World of Warcraft and Starcraft II players use Battle.net to get their game on. For more on Battlefield 3, check out GameSpot's previous coverage. Watch this video in High Def

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