Origin

Origin Logo

General Information

Storefront from Electronic arts introduced in 2011 as an evolution of the EA Download Manager and store originally from 2005. It was itself later replaced with the so-called EA App in 2020.

In terms of Disc DRM, Origin comes in two versions. The first (sometimes called "early Origin") used an improved form of Cucko (EA Custom) Online Activation with the same set of files but which ties into the Origin client itself. While later Origin releases lack the Cucko files. Some discs also used extra protection in the form of SecuROM (of which EA used a custom version), SolidShield and Denuvo.

Identification

Discs with Origin will often carry the logo on the case as well as an origin client installer on disc, the latter of which sets early Origin it apart from Cucko though note that it's sometimes baked into the game exe and can be hard to detect for BOS. Unlike Steam the games themselves are not encrypted in any special way and uses normal installers. Often utilising split ZIP archives (.z0x) that can be freely browsed.

Dumping

Dump it like a normal disc. Servers for Origin are down so the only way to play without a crack is to activate the game on the EA App instead.

Additional Information

Like most Storefront DRM determining language of Origin discs can be very hard and it's often better to leave the fields empty. Origin itself was introduced in 2011 with Battlefield 3, so no game released prior to this should be listed as using Origin.