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1 Anacreon
2 One Must Fall 2097
3 Castle of the Winds: A Question of Vengeance
4 Ultima 4 - Quest of the Avatar
5 Warzone 2100
6 Fools Errand
7 Wild Metal Country
8 Fish Fillets
9 Descent
10 Hidden And Dangerous
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The company was founded in 1983 by brothers Robert and Richard Garriott ("Lord British"), their father Owen and Chuck "Chuckles" Bueche — after Richard had terminated his contract with Sierra On-Line — to publish the third part in Richard's Ultima series, Exodus: Ultima III.
In September 1992 Electronic Arts acquired the company from Richard Garriott.
After the success of the MMORPG Ultima Online (released in 1997), EA decided that Origin would become an online-only company after the completion of Ultima IX in 1999; however, within a year's time, EA cancelled all of Origin's new development projects.
In later years, Origin mainly existed to support and expand Ultima Online and to develop further online games based on the Ultima franchise.
In February 2004, the studio was disbanded by Electronic Arts, although EA retained the Origin starburst logo for special occasions.
Released: 1 January 1985