EA's Origin digital service updated

A new update to EA's Origin service launched today, and we break down what's included in the patch.

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Fresh from the launch of Battlefield 3, Electronic Arts has issued a new update for its digital Origin service. The new Version 8.3.7 update brings a number of fixes that will likely be invisible to most, but the patch is also meant to improve the performance of both "game updates and the Origin browser."

We've included the log of changes below, as captured from the official announcement. If the list doesn't address something specific you were hoping it would, EA asserts this patch is "just one step in a series of continuing improvements."

Origin Version 8.3.7 changes:

  • Fixes an issue that caused downloads to go past 100% completion.

  • Users installing the Russian disc version of Battlefield 3 will no longer be improperly asked to insert Disc 1.

  • Fixes a number of issues that previously caused the Origin client to crash.

  • Improves the performance of the Origin browser when loading Flash-based applications.

  • Addresses a number of minor localization and user experience issues.

  • Adds the ability to download and install third-party games from Origin.

  • Improves the performance of the game update functionality.

  • Made changes so that Origin now uses ProgramData\Origin by default.

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    November 9, 2011 6:15 PM

    Jeff Mattas posted a new article, EA's Origin digital service updated.

    A new update to EA's Origin service launched today, and we break down what's included in the patch.

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      November 9, 2011 6:59 PM

      didn't that launch yesterday?

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      November 9, 2011 7:08 PM

      Hell yeah

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      November 9, 2011 7:14 PM

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      November 9, 2011 8:15 PM

      They have some serious work to do on this, and customer support (most people laredy know this I guess). If you have multiple email addresses and you want to merge your games into one, good bloody luck.

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        November 9, 2011 8:15 PM

        already. crap I cant spell.

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        November 9, 2011 9:46 PM

        yep I was told by a support staff that it was against policy. and they wouldnt allow it

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      November 9, 2011 8:26 PM

      Get a proper auto updater going and stop putting a god damn fucKING ICON ON MY FUCKING EMPTY DESKTOP EA

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        November 9, 2011 8:35 PM

        yah i hate that it just runs a standard windows installer for every update! :(

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        November 10, 2011 4:09 PM

        Noticed this too, pretty lame.

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      November 9, 2011 8:29 PM

      No improvements to the in-game overlay? Shame... (please stop stealing focus when I close you)

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        November 10, 2011 6:29 AM

        I usually open origin from steam so I get the steam overlay. I think this latest origin patch killed the shift +tab ability. ;(

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      November 10, 2011 5:44 AM

      Anyone who doesn't like browser opened: http://bitspawn.com/battlelaunch

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