what the HELL. WHY is this here

..so...you buy Warp on Steam, only to have to make an Origin account as well...

...I suppose that's no worse than being told to make a....whatever the Microsoft version is called, but...still...

SORRY MY CAPS LOCK BROKE WHILE WRITING THE DESCRIPTION.

Microsoft version is Games For Windows if you ever plan on saving a game you need to be connected to the internet. (not true for all their games, but almost all of them)

I have no idea what this game is about, but it made me verify my age.

What.

Oh boy, wonder if that's foreshadowing Origin exclusives arrival to Steam.

As for the game I saw this game a few weeks ago on Amazon before it was released for PC, hate to get more EA games but it seems kind of neat, unfortunately one of the two user reviews for the PC version on metacritic claims it's a pretty bad PC port. Waiting on more user reviews to see what others think before I snag it.

Yeah.....just in case you hated EA and Origin, you need it open even if the game is activated on steam........wut?

This looks awesome.

That's interesting, because Steam removed Crysis 2 due to it's connection with Origin.

A WILD SOURCE LINK APPEARS

My legalese can be misleading me, but I don't see the shocking news. INTERNET CONNECTION is required by Steam too, for the activation only, and the EA/ORIGIN ACCOUNT is required by every EA game on Steam I own, and it was before Origin came along, even if with a different denomination (EA online account).
"ACCEPTANCE OF PRODUCT AND ORIGIN END USER LICENSE AGREEMENTS" - This is a little less frequent, but I remember accepting several EULAs from third parties on Steam, mostly for "Games for Windows Live" games, such as GTA IV and Dead Rising 2: Off the Record, and I don't need to have GFWL running while playing them. And then again, it may only be about the Origin account EULA, not necessarily the Origin software.

For reference, this is the legal text from Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Steam page:
INTERNET CONNECTION, ONLINE AUTHENTICATION AND ACCEPTANCE OF END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT REQUIRED TO PLAY. ACCESS TO ONLINE FEATURES AND/OR SERVICES REQUIRES AN EA ONLINE ACCOUNT AND REGISTRATION WITH THE ENCLOSED SINGLE-USE SERIAL CODE. REGISTRATION FOR ONLINE FEATURES IS LIMITED TO ONE EA ACCOUNT PER SERIAL CODE AND IS NON-TRANSFERABLE ONCE USED. EA ONLINE TERMS & CONDITIONS AND FEATURE UPDATES CAN BE FOUND AT www.ea.com. YOU MUST BE 13+ TO REGISTER FOR AN EA ACCOUNT. EA MAY PROVIDE CERTAIN INCREMENTAL CONTENT AND/OR UPDATES FOR NO ADDITIONALCHARGE, IF AND WHEN AVAILABLE. EA MAY RETIRE ONLINE FEATURES AFTER 30 DAYS NOTICE POSTED ON www.ea.com.

DISCLAIMER: At least, I hope this is the case. Please, don't prove me wrong. :P

DRMception -_-

You don't HAVE to make an accounto to play the game. Maybe you have to register the game while in game, but you don't need Origin for that. It says or said that on a lot if not all EA games sold on Steam

What a mess with all those DRMs...

Wait, if I get Mirror's Edge (which is an EA game), do I have to get an account with them? And if I do, do I have to download the Origin software?

Didn't they want to publish all new EA games only via Origin-activation? Typical half-assed EA ^^

Damn you, EA >:(