Re: how do i buy a game for someone else, a gift

The easiest and best way is through the Humble Bundle https://www.humblebundle.com/

You can send the whole pack as a gift, or buy it for you & hand out the individual serial numbers.

Comes with BOTH Origin & Steam keys.

(Pro Tip: Shhh!) Some games in Steam you can right-click & View CD Key. You can copy that CD Key & paste into Origin Redeem Code to unlock it without using the Origin Serial Key. You then have an extra Origin Serial Key to give away. =D