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[Cmdr Rad]

meteorol, on 13 October 2012 - 11:56 PM, said:

sadly the code doesn't seem to work in europe, only US and canada.

Use this link:
http://store.origin.com/?ipr=ty

Then try. According to the directions in the Reddit post, this link works supposedly for those outside of North America

[Elessar]

Leprosyvirus, on 13 October 2012 - 10:23 PM, said:

But it's origin I don't even want to install it to play these games.

Aye ...
I already have the Steam and Impulse clients ... don´t need yet another one .... especially not one which caused such an uproar in germany because of its EULA which allowed EA to massively intrude user privacy (well, they reformulated it for germany after the shitstorm it caused initially ... but, well, the damage with regards to trust is done ).

Well, my abstinence from origin forces me to forego Mass Effect 3, Sim City and, it seems, also the weather/seasons expansion for Sims 3, which I would have bought under other circumstances ... but hey, so be it ... it isn´t as if I don´t already have enough other games that I can play ... via Steam, Impulse or even *gasp* normal CD/DVD

Edited by Elessar, 14 October 2012 - 12:11 AM.

[meteorol]

Where does this code actually come from?
From what i'm reading around the internet, ppl are massively abusing it right now, getting like 8 games per account.
Don't really think EA intended this.
I'm a little bit afraid to use this code, because if you f*ck with EA's money, they will probably f*ck you. hard.
I have a few games i bought on my origin account, and i don't want to have it banned because of some abuse clause somewhere in the EULA.

[Cmdr Rad]

meteorol, on 14 October 2012 - 12:17 AM, said:

Where does this code actually come from?
From what i'm reading around the internet, ppl are massively abusing it right now, getting like 8 games per account.
Don't really think EA intended this.
I'm a little bit afraid to use this code, because if you f*ck with EA's money, they will probably f*ck you. hard.
I have a few games i bought on my origin account, and i don't want to have it banned because of some abuse clause somewhere in the EULA.

slickdeals.net, as I said earlier. And you do raise a good point... That said, they'd be banning a LOT of people... Which would cause thousands of internet screams, as the website is being pounded at the moment, and that would bring bad PR.

More than likely, if I were to guess, if there were a correction, they'd probably just remove all of the free ones after your first order. But who knows, it's EA.

[Cmdr Rad]

Update:
Code was working for me 10 minutes ago, stopped working for me now.

Anyone else want to confirm?

[theshield2004]

I heard about it from this site

http://www.examiner....ee-games-oct-13

and @ Cmdr Rad...I can confirm that as well.

[Adrienne Vorton]

Leprosyvirus, on 13 October 2012 - 10:23 PM, said:

But it's origin I don't even want to install it to play these games.

This! and for many reasons i don´t want to explain any further

[zudukai]

wow, i left the page loading for this long, (since i posted) and still no load, their servers SUCK.

[Freeride Forever]

Marzipanzer, on 13 October 2012 - 11:02 PM, said:

Bulletstorm is also a great choice because it's a pain in the *** to pirate!

Really? I played a torrented version of it months ago. Worked just fine. I'm surprised PGI doesn't censor the word "pirate".

meteorol, on 13 October 2012 - 11:56 PM, said:

sadly the code doesn't seem to work in europe, only US and canada.

Someone said they got Warhead but I just tried & I'm in Canada & it said invalid code. So maybe it was only good for the 13th? I don't have Origin installed, nor would I install it, but according to the websites I was looking at you just put it in your cart & enter the code. From what Rad said I'm probably a bit too late. No matter, I'll get it someday.

Thanks for the info Festus.

Edited by Freeride Forever, 14 October 2012 - 02:31 AM.

[TLBFestus]

Looks like it's over.

Glad a few people managed to get in on this.

[GriefHard]

Confirmed - Code does not work anymore!

[Red Shrike]

DoctorDigital, on 14 October 2012 - 02:08 AM, said:

Confirmed - Code does not work anymore!

Oh well, I couldn't decide anyway.

[Dirk Le Daring]

The CIA have scanned your computers......

[Cmdr Rad]

Yep. According to Twitter it ended around when I posted.

Some people weren't able to load... I was able to get in I imagine since I'm in California, which probably has local priority access to their servers. Missed a lot of Saturday Night Live, sadly.

[Max Killjoy]

Nothing is actually free from EA, what with Origin required on almost everything going forward -- installing spyware on your computer is pretty costly no matter what the pricetag on the box says.

[Landsharkk]

Personally, I think EA sucks and I'm boycotting them until they seriously change their ways. Their execs continue to spew out complete crap and they lie to their customers. Not to mention, they kill game servers for games even if they aren't that old (in some cases, less than a year old game will lose its game server, yes even for console games).


Because of this, I'll gladly take money from EA by getting a free game. They will never receive a dime from me though.

Edited by Landsharkk, 14 October 2012 - 01:18 PM.

[Lyteros]

Free stuff from EA?

IMHO it's like the chemical waste industry gives away samples for free.

And the need to have origin is even worse. Free stuff from the chemical waste industry with a free surveillance camera in your living room.

No thanks.

Edited by Lyteros, 14 October 2012 - 12:22 PM.

[Xanos]

Motorbreath, on 13 October 2012 - 10:06 PM, said:

I was doubting that this was going to work, but damn was I wrong. Just picked up Command and Conquer 4 for free. Thanks for the heads up!

You got CnC4 for free?


I still think you where ripped off

[GriefHard]

Xanos, on 14 October 2012 - 01:04 PM, said:

You got CnC4 for free?


I still think you where ripped off

Yeah, exactly!
(From a player who played _all_ C&Cs...)

Edited by DoctorDigital, 14 October 2012 - 01:16 PM.

[Saxophonist]

Free game from EA? Seems legit.