EA Download Manager Gets Steam Like Update

This might have been stealthily released without getting the attention of most people, but I noticed an update for EADM today. And my oh my, it looks like a major update that adds features that puts it closer to Steam(at least the way Steam works). You can now link up your Facebook, XBOXlive gamertag, or PSN account. Curiously no option to link up a Steam account. This will pull your friends list of people that also have an EADM account. The biggest addition is the new in game overlay. Hitting Shift + F1 will open an in game overlay with a friend list(you can chat with friends) and a web browser. There is even an in game frame counter(not sure how to disable this yet). The only down side is that there doesn’t seem to be an offline mode yet. You need to be online and log in to your account to play your games. All recent EA games can be added to your EADM account(you need to redeem your retail CD key in the settings). List of changes below…






What’s New in Version 8.0:

• Introduced EADM In Game. On select titles you’ll be able to chat with your friends and browse the web right from your game.
• Added a profile page. You can now create a public profile, pick an avatar, and display the games you own.
• Added Facebook, PSN and XBL integration so you can quickly build your EADM friends list.
• Added social notifications so you’ll know when your friends sign-on or start playing a game.
• Added chat functionality to allow you to talk with your friends.
• If you experienced issues running the EA Download Manager previously, and those issues have been fixed after updating to version 8.0.1 please let us know.
• If you have updated to version 8.0.1 of the EA Download Manager and you are experiencing an issue please post and let us know. When posting, please include whether you experienced the same issue in a previous version or if this is a new issue.


Known Issues:

• Due to the PSN network being down, you will be unable to import friends using this feature.
• When clicking on “Facebook Connect” there is a chance you will get a small rectangular box. We saw it a couple of times, and we believe we have a fix already, but it wasn’t ready for this preview release. If you see this issue, can you please post back with your Operating System and location in the world?
• You cannot edit your profile from inside of a game.


EADM In Game is currently supported for the following titles:


• Battlefield 2™: Complete Collection
• Battlefield 2: Special Forces™ Expansion Pack
• Battlefield 2: Euro Force™ Booster Pack
• Battlefield 2: Armored Fury™ Booster Pack
• Battlefield: Bad Company 2
• Crysis 2
• DARKSPORE
• Dead Space 2
• Dragon Age: Origins
• Dragon Age: Origins - Awakening
• Dragon Age II
• FIFA Soccer 11
• Mass Effect
• Mass Effect™ Pinnacle Station
• Mass Effect 2
• Medal of Honor
• Mirror's Edge
• Need for Speed Hot Pursuit
• Need for Speed: SHIFT 2 UNLEASHED

More titles will be available soon.