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Some Online Passes for Older EA Titles Now Free

  • litepinklitepink308,570
  • Removed Gamer

    Removed Gamer

    Posted on 30 May 13 at 18:44
    Down loading a lot of them
    Thor~
  • Deep CloakDeep Cloak45,635
    Posted on 30 May 13 at 18:44
    Sounds like quite a few people will be getting some achievements now.
  • Overkill646Overkill646750,948
    Posted on 30 May 13 at 18:46
    gonna get a few myself
    Overkill646
  • sm182sm182843,474
    Posted on 30 May 13 at 18:47
    EA gaming sessions are going to go through the roof now.
  • SashamorningSashamorning2,850,262
    Posted on 30 May 13 at 18:47
    Is this pissing anyone off who actually paid for these?

    Also, ironically, this will boost the sale of used games.
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  • Ironed GoatIroned Goat823,898
    Posted on 30 May 13 at 18:48
    Might pick up a used copy of Skate 3 now!
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  • DwaggieniteDwaggienite4,935,695
    Posted on 30 May 13 at 18:49
    Lol Sasha, I agree.

    Also, you can't get the Mass Effect 2 Cerberus Network or the Medal of Honor online pass through xbox.com. You need to get them through your xbox.
  • Removed Gamer

    Removed Gamer

    Posted on 30 May 13 at 18:49
    Hope they make nfs hot pursuit free
  • JDA27JDA271,221,827
    Posted on 30 May 13 at 18:49
    I like that they have shown some effect to right their wrongs, but seriously these games are all rather old. Maybe if the made BF3 or Fifa 13 free people might really sit up and notice.
  • Posted on 30 May 13 at 18:50
    good news from EA for once.
    the only good liberal is buried 6 feet under
  • senderfnsenderfn201,460
    Posted on 30 May 13 at 18:50
    bulletstorm is a bad joke, you could skip the online pass prompt and play online anyway. Else its nice to get these items for free but nothing of interest for me.
    Yummy G!
  • Chunkeh MunkehChunkeh Munkeh4,341,192
    Posted on 30 May 13 at 18:52
    They haven’t confirmed if every past title would see their online passes removed, nor did they lay out any sort of schedule aside from the fact that they would be focusing on the EA Sports line first.
    John Roseburg said they are in the process of eliminating it from ALL current EA titles altogether, so yeah, every past title will lose online passes:

    As we discontinue Online Pass for our new EA titles, we are also in the process of eliminating it from all our existing EA titles as well.
    http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2013/05/30/severa...
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  • Removed Gamer

    Removed Gamer

    Posted on 30 May 13 at 18:52
    Now turn back on all online servers...
  • Posted on 30 May 13 at 18:52
    While this is good news indeed, I honestly feel sorry for those who believe EA are being altruistic about this. Obviously this disproves the theory that used game sales are hurting the industry if they do this.

    Just means they are prepping for a DRM future on consoles, and will have micro-transactions. No online pass = more people online = more people able to buy micro-transactions = $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

    Love how they changed their official response. Trying to get some good PR for being greedy a-holes.

    Nevertheless, good news for gamers......for now I suppose. We will have to wait and see.
  • AmymazyAmymazy792,317
    Posted on 30 May 13 at 18:53
    TheBuddha336 said:
    Now turn back on all online servers...
    Yes please. (not holding my breath)
  • EurydaceEurydace652,951
    Posted on 30 May 13 at 18:53
    I want mass effect 3. Though Cerberus network is nice.
  • YelwarbleYelwarble130,252
    Posted on 30 May 13 at 18:55
    Did not see that coming, gladly surprised.
  • MetaGameMetaGame657,261
    Posted on 30 May 13 at 18:56
    Wait a minute... Isn't the Skate Share Pack the thing that lets you upload stuff to skate.reel and skate.graphics, both of which were supposedly shut down a month ago? Did EA decide to keep those going, make a REALLY dumb decision or did we get trolled with some phony news last month?
  • Manifest95Manifest95424,743
    Posted on 30 May 13 at 18:59, Edited on 30 May 13 at 19:00 by Manifest95
    Nice, saving me money on BF: Bad Company 2. I have 5 other titles from the list still sealed, so I might just grab the codes from Live so I don't have to sit there typing those codes.
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