Did you know that selected EA steam games that you purchase from Steam can also be activated on Origin. When it’s your first time to install and play an EA steam games like the Battlefield Bad Company 2, a CD Key activation window will pop up on the screen saying “This is your activation key for Battlefield: Bad Company 2. You will need to enter this key after the application has launched. Write the key down or press the ‘Copy to clipboard’ button now.“, And a list of keys is listed, including the base game and the DLC’s. These CD-keys are actually an Origin keys, which you can also activate in Origin.
Some of the games that are redeemable on Origin are the Battlefield Bad Company 2, Dragon Age: Origins, Mass Effect 2, Dead Space 2, Alice: Madness Returns and Dragon Age 2. There may be more, and if you know some, let us know in the comment section. The result of this is you can export EA Steam games to your Origin Library and get some Origin Points.
How to get your Origin keys from your Steam version:
Go to your Steam Library, now find the EA games like Battlefield Bad Company 2. Right click on it and press CD Key. The CD key window will pop up – from here; you can find the list of key that you can use to activate in Origin.
To activate a key on Origin, open your Origin client. Then on the upper left corner (Origin, Games, Friends, View Help), click Origin, then Redeem Product Key and Enter the Steam code.
That’s it! After that your EA steam games can be installed and played from Origin. If you have problem activating these key on Origin, Please leave a comment below.