Electronic Arts (EA) Inc. announced yesterday that it has added SEGA to its list of publishing partners offering their games on Origin, EA’s direct-to-consumer online store. And now Total War Shogun 2: Fall of the Samurai is available for pre-order to on Origin.
Also joining Origin’s list of publishers is Team 17 Software Limited, Rebellion, and Kalypso Media Digital Ltd., among others. Origin now offers products from 35 different game publishers and developers. New titles from these recent partners will be made available on Origin in the coming months.
SEGA is enthusiastic about the new partnership. “We’re delighted to be partnering with Origin, commented John Clark, SEGA’s Managing and PC Digital Distribution Director in the UK, “The PC Market is continuing to grow and the prospect of offering the Total War franchise and the SEGA range of PC titles to the Origin audience is very exciting.”
Origin currently offers a number of the PC gaming industry’s most popular titles, including Mass Effect 3, Battlefield 3, Star Wars: The Old Republic, FIFA 12, Batman: Arkham City, Saints Row: The Third and Rift.