{"id":654111,"date":"2026-03-31T00:03:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T00:03:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vg247.com\/most-dragon-age-and-mass-effect-dlc-is-now-free-on-pc-through-origin"},"modified":"2026-03-31T00:03:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T00:03:08","slug":"most-dragon-age-and-mass-effect-dlc-is-now-free-on-pc-through-origin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/most-dragon-age-and-mass-effect-dlc-is-now-free-on-pc-through-origin\/","title":{"rendered":"Most Dragon Age and Mass Effect DLC is now free on PC through Origin"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/most-dragon-age-and-mass-effect-dlc-is-now-free-on-pc-through-origin.jpg\" \/> <\/p>\n<p>EA is doing away with <strong>BioWare Points<\/strong>, a currency available through the Origin Store used to purchase DLC for PC versions of Dragon Age and Mass Effect.<\/p>\n<p>Because of this, much of the previously released DLC only available through BioWare Points can now be acquired free of charge (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/masseffect\/comments\/vy9ewt\/ea_removing_bioware_points\/\">via reddit<\/a>.)<\/p>\n<p>This means that if you own Dragon Age: Origins, Dragon Age 2, Mass Effect 2, or Mass Effect 3 on Origin, you get the DLC for no charge (thanks, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gamesradar.com\/ea-makes-dragon-age-and-mass-effect-dlc-free-on-pc\/\">GamesRadar<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vg247.com\/most-dragon-age-and-mass-effect-dlc-is-now-free-on-pc-through-origin\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vg247.com\/most-dragon-age-and-mass-effect-dlc-is-now-free-on-pc-through-origin\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>EA is doing away with BioWare Points, a currency available through the Origin Store used to purchase DLC for PC versions of Dragon Age and Mass Effect. Because of this, much of the previously released DLC only available through BioWare Points can now be acquired free of charge (via reddit.) This means that if you own Dragon Age: Origins, Dragon Age 2, Mass Effect 2, or Mass Effect 3 on Origin, you get the DLC for no charge (thanks, GamesRadar). 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