I have to give Electronic Arts props for their Origin game download software. The user interface is clear, performance is good (a 15.1GB download of Need for Speed The Run took about an hour, maxing out my 25+ Mbps cable connection) and it’s simple to pull in older EA games (e.g. Need for Speed Hot Pursuit…the new one) so that, should your computer fail, games can be downloaded quickly an easily again.

Granted, Amazon provides a passable game download UI as well, but since EA’s solution is tailored to their games, it just works better. Though I will say that I liked the prices that I paid for my past two EA purchases on Amazon…