Origin from Electronic Arts will be joining Apple's Mac App Store and Valve's Steam as the latest distribution platform for video games on OS X. The company today announced the immediate launch of an alpha version of Origin, which gives testers a free copy of Bookworms from PopCap Games. That's all you'll be getting right now though, as Origin's built-in game store isn't yet functional at this early stage. But other features of EA's platform — cloud-based saves and chat, for instance — are available from day one. Still, Origin coming to Apple's desktop OS doesn't necessarily guarantee you'll be playing top-tier games like Battlefield 3 and Mass Effect on Mac; EA says individual development studios will decide whether it's worth their...
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