EA Origin Is Mandatory With Mass Effect 3

BioWare has revealed that physical an digital PC versions of Mass Effect 3 will require EA's Origin.

On the plus side, the game can be installed an unlimited number of times and it requires a single one-time authorization rather than a constant Internet connection.

The digital version of the game will be available through "Origin and a number of other 3rd party digital retailers," not including Steam.

Back in June 2011 EA took Crysis 2 off Steam with the reasoning that "Steam has adopted a set of restrictive terms of service which limit how developers interact with customers to deliver patches and other downloadable content."