The compulsory launcher for Blizzard games. Long criticized for its 'walled garden' approach, inability to appear offline to specific friends, and bloat. However, the Microsoft acquisition has finally allowed users to bypass it for many flagship titles.

Origin has been replaced by the 'EA App,' which is now mandatory for playing EA games on PC. Users frequently criticize the new app for being buggy, failing to launch games offline, and forcibly replacing the more stable Origin client.