Electronic Arts' Origin app has been around since 2011, but this year will be its last. The often-reviled game launcher is going dark for good on April 17th, which is only a few months away.

The default launcher for EA games is EA Desktop. Use the Repair tool of the EA Desktop software to fix any EA game, including The Sims 4. The Repair feature is comparable to Steam’s Verify game ...

If you are booting the game on Steam, you don’t need the EA App but will be forced to link your account if you are playing with a friend from a different storefront or platform. Offline local co-op ...