Electronic Arts‘ digital distribution platform, Origin, seems to be growing in popularity, at least with publishers. It announced today that games from Capcom, THQ, and Warner Bros. will soon be added to Origin, marking the first time a non-EA game has appeared on the service.

Electronic Arts‘ digital distribution platform, Origin, seems to be growing in popularity, at least with publishers. It announced today that games from Capcom, THQ, and Warner Bros. will soon be added to Origin, marking the first time a non-EA game has appeared on the service.

Of course, with Saints Row: The Third and Batman: Arkham City being the only games named in Electronic Arts’ press release, it’ll be a little while before we start seeing third party games show up on Origin frequently. Once it gets the ball rolling with Saints Row: The Third and Batman: Arkham City, however, Electronic Arts promises that “additional titles,” will be added in the coming months.

If it wasn’t obvious before, it’s clear now that Electronic Arts is definitely trying to compete withSteam. It has secured its first three publishers to put their games up on Origin, but Origin has a long way to go if EA wants it to compete with the offerings on Steam.

Then again, with Electronic Arts pulling its newer releases from Steam pretty much entirely, the absence of games like Battlefield 3 and Star Wars: The Old Republic might convince the Steam-using majority to give Origin another look. Of course, Steam is know for its daily, midweek, and weekend deals, so until Electronic Arts decides to be a little more deal-friendly, I’m not sure it’ll be getting many regular customers with Origin.

What do you think – will Origin catch on with the PC gaming public, or will Electronic Arts find its platform without that many regular customers? Do you think that once we see more publishers embracing Origin, Electronic Arts might decide to put its game back up on Steam? Head down to the comments section to share your thoughts and keep it tuned here to TFTS for more information about third party publishers putting their games on Origin!

It takes less than ten seconds for Hard Reset to define the kind of shooter it truly is. There is no crouching, no cover, and no reloading. It has exactly two guns; one of 'em is an energy gun that shoots lightning-lasers, and the other is a rifle whose targeting reticule is always red. If the terms of its gameplay don't paint a clear enough picture, we'll spell it out: Hard Reset doesn't care about anything other than killing everything.

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Achievement List 

Back in the Fight (5 points) 
Start the Single Player Campaign on any difficulty. 

Too Big to Fail (10 points) 
Destroy the Jamming Tower. Complete "Black Tuesday" on any difficulty. 

Wet Work (10 points) 
Take back New York Harbor. Complete "Hunter Killer" on any difficulty. 

Carpe Diem (10 points) 
Escape the mountain safe house. Complete "Persona Non Grata" on any difficulty. 

Frequent Flyer (10 points) 
Defend the Russian President. Complete "Turbulence" on any difficulty. 

Up to No Good (10 points) 
Infiltrate the village. Complete "Back on the Grid" on any difficulty. 

System Requirements

Intel Pentium Dual Core E5500 2.8GHz or AMD Phenom II X2 550 Processor
Nvidia GeForce GT 340 or ATI Radeon HD 3800 series Graphics Card
3 GB RAM       
12 GB Hard Disk Space
Direct X - 9

Release Date - November 08, 2011 

System Requirements

Intel Core 2 Duo E8335 2.93GHz or AMD Phenom 8750 Triple-Core Processor
Nvidia GeForce GTS 240 or ATI Radeon HD 3870 Graphics Card
3 GB RAM       
9 GB Hard Disk Space
Direct X - 9

Release Date - November 15, 2011 

Intel Core 2 Duo E6400 2.13GHz or AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4800+ Processor
Nvidia GeForce GTS 250 or ATI Radeon HD 5670 512MB Graphics Card
2 GB RAM       
16 GB Hard Disk Space
Direct X - 9

Release Date - November 15, 2011 

Websites with flash introductions are quite common throughout today’s Internet. While this can be a great idea for some sites, it can be detrimental to others. Introductions that are not created in the proper way may lead customers to leave before ever actually accessing the web sites content. I wrote this article to go over flash introductions and to explain the right and wrong way to use them.

Last week, I came across the video below, and it made me wonder how this smartphone holder worked. The stop-motion animation shows both metal and plastic objects clinging to the holder’s surface, so magnetism was out. I tweeted about it, Ideasbynet offered to send me a sample. It arrived today, and I think I have it figured out now.

Today we see the launch of Sussex Guns. Sussex Guns are based in Battle in East Sussex, they specialise in air guns, shotguns and rifles, ammunition/cartridges and an extensive collection of accessories including clothing. Their e-Commerce website built by Pixel Design Studio and utilising the awesome Magento framework is a online window to their already successful shop based in Battle.

Take a look at www.sussexguns.com