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Of the many slings and arrows gamers feel have been thrown at them by the game publisher EA, one of the freshest wounds fans feel is Origin.
From a sinister EULA to a whole host of other reasons, the digital distribution service is widely seen as a sub-par choice that’s being shoved down fans throats with games like Battlefield 3 and Mass Effect 3.
Apparently fans are not alone.
William Usher passes along this Seven Day Cooldown podcast interview with Valve co-founder Gabe Newell.
(Newell is a recent additions to the Forbes billionaire list, ranking 854th out of 1,226 global billionaires.)
The video game developer tried to sound as polite as possible when discussing Origin, but struggled for words.
“I have used Origin…it seems…uhh…I mean, they have a lot of work to do, to get to where they want to be and where I as a customer want them to be,” he says at about the 25 minute mark.
From a sinister EULA to a whole host of other reasons, the digital distribution service is widely seen as a sub-par choice that’s being shoved down fans throats with games like Battlefield 3 and Mass Effect 3.
Apparently fans are not alone.
William Usher passes along this Seven Day Cooldown podcast interview with Valve co-founder Gabe Newell.
(Newell is a recent additions to the Forbes billionaire list, ranking 854th out of 1,226 global billionaires.)
The video game developer tried to sound as polite as possible when discussing Origin, but struggled for words.
“I have used Origin…it seems…uhh…I mean, they have a lot of work to do, to get to where they want to be and where I as a customer want them to be,” he says at about the 25 minute mark.
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Gabe also said that some Valve employees are working on Linux in the interview.
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