Important: Ensure that you are activating your game through the Steam application. The Steam website cannot be used to activate a game. If you have not yet done so. AndyVanadium, I was faced with this problem today and I've solved it myself. You might have since found how to do this quickly and easily since over 2 months ago when you posted the thread but I'll explain how I did it. I'm a big fan of the Sims 3 games and even though the game has now been superceded by Sims 4, the expansion packs for Sims 3 still remained at £29.99 and £14.99 as they do on Origin. I'd added some of these expansion packs to my wishlist and on reading my emails today, the packs were on a 75% off sale on Steam so I snapped the games up straight away. I find the games easier to play through Origin than on Steam, therefore I wanted to activate the games through Origin. I'm sorry is Mass Effect and Mirrors Edge doesn't work the same way but this is how I did it. ![]() Therefore: On Steam, I have found it must be already pre-installed. Click 'Play' on the game you have bought. This will then bring up a tab with the CD Key of your game. You can select a game/expansion pack and using the 'Copy Key To Clipboard', this effectively copies the CD Key to memory. Now switch to Origin. On the Origin launcher screen, on the menu in the upper left hand side of the screen, click 'Games' and a drop menu gives you the option of 'Redeem Product Code.' ![]() ![]() Click on this. A Product Code Tab should appear. In the box, paste the code you have copied from Steam and click next. The tab should notify you that you have successfully redeemed a product code. You can now play your Steam-purchased game on Origin. Click the button labeled '+ Add a Game' on the bottom left on the Steam client and select 'Activate a Product on Steam.' And follow the on-screen instructions. This subreddit is for giveaways of Steam games only, all games and DLC posted must be on Steam. Posts must link to a direct giveaway, no raffles where you only have a chance to get the game. All giveaways must have at least 1000 keys. If possible, please link directly to the giveaway page. I don't know how this method fairs with Origin in that you are buying games through Steam and not them, but if you're using Origin and not Steam, The Sims games are produced by Electronic Arts (EA) and the end beneficiary of the purchase is EA for the games, not Steam or Origin. The fact Steam offers more discounts/sales on games than Origin is why I don't buy many games through Origin. Additionally, many years ago, I bought Battlefield 2142 Deluxe edition off Origin and it wasn't soon afterwards, EA shut the game servers down. They then continued to sell it online despite this. But aside of technicalities with game purchase prices and unexpected life expectancies of games, if Steam has it on sale and you can search and find it on Origin too. If you lift the CD Key off Steam, you can probably redeem the code through Origin and add it to your 'library'. Of course, likewise you can do the opposite from Origin in Steam, it's just Origin doesn't display the expansion pack CD keys I've found! Good luck in the future and I hope my solution/ideas helped. I can provide screenshots if needed. Is it possible to activate a product code. Activate the product on Steam and then remotely boot up my home PC so that Steam downloads and installs the game. Please choose your language of choice to learn how to activate your game on uPlay. ![]() This video tutorial is going to show you how to activate games on Steam. Don't forget to check out our site for more free how-to videos! - our feed - join us on facebook - our group in Google+ While there are free games available to play for FREE on steam, some games require you to enter activation in order to start playing. Step #1 - Go to Games on Steam Menu To activate a game, you are required to provide a key usually 15 or 25 digit depending on the game. Go to games on the steam menu. Click on games and select 'activate a product on Steam'. ![]() Step #2 - Agree to the Terms of Service Click next. Agree to the terms of service. Step #3 - Enter Product Key Click Next Enter your product key and click next. Follow the procedure and wait for the installation and updates to complete. Once the installation of the new game is complete, you can use the desktop shortcut to launch the game. And that is it. Thanks for watching this video tutorial, Leave comments and ask your questions by our e-mail [email protected] was Howtech dot TV tutorial. Thank you for watching!
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