Just in case you're wondering, you CANNOT activate your EA Steam games on Origin.

So you had a key for Mass Effect when you got it from steam right? that's what you used? And after downloading the EADM and even activating it on there it simply wont show in your library?

Booooooooo lame

Mass Effect 2 activates fine, some of my games activate fine, some don't. Its a shitty service, not to mention you get different results and information depending on who you talk to. I was told I could not activate Dead Space 2, 3 chats later I had it activated.

Stick to Steam.

Some of the support members are willing to add it to your account provided that you have proof that you own the game, other support members don't bother. It's all about KARMA.

I got them to add my Mirrors Edge and Dead Space while arguing with representatives for a couple hours (counting the 5 Minute and 28 minute wait between different support people) and they said it was a one time thing but wouldn't activate my other games. Both are on this list and it says nothing about any except steam.

http://support.ea.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/2264

I hate EA.

Chated with some guy so I got ME, BF2 Complete, Crysis in Origin acc. BF2 was with new key so gived to friend.
Just need to troll a bit. Here one chat log how they added mass effect:

• Hi, my name is Allyn. How may I help you?
• domasgre: Hello
• Allyn: Hello
• domasgre: i bought Mass Effect but I can't activate it in Origin.
• Allyn: Where do you have purchased the game from ?
• domasgre: Steam
• Allyn: Please provide me the CD-key for your game, email address to which you login to the game and the date of birth listed with the Account.
• domasgre: My email: ***
• Allyn: Could you please provide me the code in upper case letter through the chat session.
• domasgre: HQJAZLR*****
• Allyn: thanks for it.
• domasgre: I used not my real birth of date.
• Allyn: Okay, Please stay online while I look into your issue.
• domasgre: I was dumb so used fake birth of date.
• domasgre: Now i will have problems.
• domasgre: Yes?
• Allyn: Please allow me a moment to check it out for you.
• Allyn: Okay, could you please tell me as why are you trying to get the game on to Origin as the game is available for you on to Steam.
• domasgre: I want to keep games there and there.
• domasgre: I always when buy EA game activate in Origin.
• Allyn: Then you can directly purchase the game from Origin Store.
• Allyn: Right ?
• domasgre: Also one asistent said if I buy ME from STEAm I can activate in EADM.
• Allyn: Okay, please allow me a moment.
• domasgre: Okay I have another question
• domasgre: Is this possible to use this DLC with STEAm version? http://masseffect.bioware.com/me1/galacticcodex/bringdownthesky_pc.html
• Allyn: Please allow me a moment to check it out.
• Allyn: Okay, please logout and relogin to Origin to see the game in your Account.
• domasgre: yes the game is there.
• Allyn: And allow me to see if the DLC works for Steam version of the game as we have a confirm resolution with the Origin version of the game, but allow me to check it for Steam.
• domasgre: Nevermind then, I have Origin version I can use DLC with it.
• domasgre: Now
• Allyn: Okay, please allow me a moment.
• Allyn: Please download the "Bring Down The Sky" DLC, by the below given link: Here is the link : http://masseffect.bioware.com/me1/galacticcodex/bringdownthesky_pc.html
• Allyn: Once you download the DLC, please use the below mentioned code to activate the DLC: "3FLL43UUJTN8W8EX25J3"
• Allyn: Please try it now and let me know if that worked for you or not.
• domasgre: Thanks, Allyn
• Allyn: Your welcome!
• Allyn: It was my pleasure to assist you today. I would appreciate if you could take out some time to fill our customer service survey that you would receive in your email within next 24 hours.
• Allyn: Is there anything else I can help you with today?
• domasgre: No
  '' disconnected ('Concluded by End-user').

I even like to chat with these guys. LOL

Like seriously, I have Burnout: Paradise and Battlefield: BC2 on Origin and I'd rather have them on Steam. I'm never opening Origin again, so I might as well write those games off

i did it with bf bc2 and crysis 2 D:

It always amazes me how an industry giant manages to stay on top despite being functionally retarded.

well, that makes sense. that is really exploitable. you may use your steam and origin account separately, so you can actually make an origin account, move your steam game and sell it to someone. and it is even more exploitable, if the game doesn't have a key, because you can come again to their support and tell, you have a steam game and wanna move it to another origin account:)

This is weird. I activated all my steam games from EA on origin. DAO-UE, ME2 worked directly for ME1 and Crysis Warfare I used one of these two sites(cant remember which one): this and this. And after I refreshed my Origin game list the games were there.

For First Crysis game it was a little tricky. I bought Crysis + Crysis Warvare during EA week on steam. At that time there was a problem with keys and people were not even able to play the game because securom. During this time i was stupid enough to try to register my key on an old EA site where it worked but that has nothing to do with origin. After they fixed the problem with keys I was unable to register my key on origin because it was already used(on that old website).

So I contacted support. After a few minutes of me playing the "angry customer role". I went one tier up in the chat support and another guy asked me some details about my purcashe and he added Crysis Collector Edition on origin with a different key from my steam key. But before this I think I contacted support 3 different times with no success. It really matters who you get on chat support. Either is a person who goes "lemme see what I can do for you" or someone who's like "Sorry, sir, that's totally impossible!"

Ifi remember correcly you can't activate ME1 on Origin. Only ME2 will activate successful.

Official EA statement: "Any EA PC games released in 2009 and onward will support activation via Origin."

Sorry for a little off topic, but can I activate somehow or transfer Mass Effect 2 from Origin to Steam?

Well often people wanted that someone would take the step and cut EA down a notch. I guess the only platform capable of this is Steam. Then again EA is probably miles away in other categories and I doubt they suffer too much from this. I hope they would though, EA seems kind of evil. Like Microsoft.

so.... is there ANY REASON AT ALL to get origin?
PS: cult needs to master the single line break

I've had my own bad experienced with Origin support chat. I may have saved the last chat log on here somewhere, if I find it I'll post it lol. I heard how good their new support was, so I tried it out, and was utterly, disgustingly, disappointed. The reps they have on support chat may as well be bots, but programmed for bullshit Customer Service lines instead of porno lines.

Well, Battlefield: Bad Company 2, Dragon Age: Origins, Mass Effect 2, Dead Space 2, Alice: Madness Returns and Dragon Age 2 can be activated on an EA Origin account via Steam keys.

Lol, i remember i was able to enable my Battlfield bad company from steam to EADM and download it even :D.

You can activate some games on there. I have done DA:O, Burnout Paradise:The Ultimate Box, and Medal of Honor. Those were the only ones that worked for me. ME1 didn't, neither did BF2.

Some games will work, Dragon Age, Dragon Age II, BFBC2, Burnout Paradise, Medal of Honor are the ones that have worked for me

SHIFT2, HOT PURSUIT, Bad Comapny 2, MOHA, Crysis2, Burnout Paradise
Those games are able to activate in origin from steam. is seams like only older Bioware games are not registrable in origin.

I complained on the EA forums, and within the hour i had Mass Effect 1, and The Saboteur added to my Origin account.

Im so glad all my EA games are console versions xD

An article at PC Gamer lists the Steam games that they tried and were successful with activating on Origin:

• Battlefield: Bad Company 2
• Dragon Age: Origins
• Mass Effect 2
• Dead Space 2
• Alice: Madness Returns
• Dragon Age 2

It looks like people in this thread have mentioned that the following are also activatable on Origin:

• Burnout Paradise
• Crysis 2
• Need For Speed: Shift 2
• Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit
• Medal of Honor
• Medal of Honor: Airborne

Apparently, there is also a way to activate The Sims 3, but it seems like it uses a legacy method: http://forums.steamgames.com/forums/showthread.php?p=23941544