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Fwatwango
4 years ago

Dead Space 3 wont launch on Steam or Origin

Hey all, I hope this is the right place to ask about something like this, but I come to you with a problem that I have been trying to solve for the past week or so, but have failed at fixing. I have ...
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EA_Illium
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4 years ago

Hey @Fwatwango If you haven't already can you go through the following to see if the game will launch on the PC?

  • Set DS3 to run as admin in Compatibility settings   
  • Run Steam/Origin as Admin
  • Allow Steam/Origin and DS3 through any security on the device
  • Disable in running overlays, including Origin in-game
  • Trying running your device in a Clean Boot 
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thanshuhai
4 years ago
@EA_Illium I've been struggling to make my game work for the past few days as well, I tried everything you listed aside from the part about disabling Origin in-game overlay and that one did the trick for me! Thank you so much!
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    EA_Illium
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    4 years ago
    @thanshuhai Glad to hear we are able to get the game working for you!

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