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Can Aussies Get A SimCity Refund?
If you haven’t been following EA’s launch of the latest SimCity game, all you really need to know is that it has turned into a momumental fail of a launch. One of the worst in years. Mostly it’s down to the always-on DRM, botched game recovery and the massive server queues. Under Australian Consumer Law, if a product is faulty you can get a refund with the manufacturer. EA has a strange policy that says you can’t get refunds for digital copies of games obtained from its Origin service, but that all seems a little fishy. Mark over at Kotaku has done some digging about whether you can actually get a refund, and it’s well-worth a read if you’re a disgruntled Mayor. [Kotaku]
Origin EON17-X May Be The Most Insane Laptop You Can Buy Right Now
I thought I’d given up being impressed by laptop specs. But then the Origin EON17-Z happened. You could probably run entire robot armies using this thing.
Origin’s Insane New Gaming Laptops Are As Fast As They Are Pretty
Origin’s been one of the craziest overclocking outfits around for a while now, but its laptops haven’t been really, let’s say, aesthetically pleasing. Its latest rigs got the Ricky Lake makeover treatment, though, but not at the cost of raw arse-kicking power: they still clock in at a ridiculous 4.5GHz.
Say Goodbye To Your Savings Account – Origin Big O Available Down Under
The Origin Big O was one of those products we just never expected to make it to Australia. Fortunately, in this case we’re happy to be wrong. Now all we need is a spare $23 grand.
Origin’s Big O Stuffs Xbox 360 Into Gaming Desktop Hellbeast
The ingredients that went into Origin’s Big O monster are decidedly prime: six-core Xeon 5680 processor, overclocking up to 4.3GHz, crazy graphics power. And the cherry on top is an integrated, liquid-cooled Xbox 360 slim in every rig. That’s nasty.
