Game (ME3) won't launch, Origin screen "refreshes" and nothing happens
I purchased Mass Effect 3 N7 digital deluxe edition from Steam last week. I played the game for a few days without any issues.
Then out of sudden, the game won't start anymore. I believe the problem began right after the last origin update (6/24/2020). When I click on the game on the Origin app, its screen goes blank a few seconds, then refreshes but the game won't launch. My non-Origin games work fine BTW. I've tried this:
- Re-installed the game, Origin and Steam apps (no avail)
- Replaced awc.dll and EAcore.dll with clean versions (I heard they could be the culprits) No avail
- Flushed DNS, reseted all my network settings (No avail)
- Tried launching the game on safe mode (no avail)
- Tried various compatibility modes (no avail)
- Disable autosave feature and deleted my saves (heard a corrupted save profile can cause this). Again no success. I kept a backup of the saves on an external drive though.
- Tried launching the game with a new user account (worked for some people). No avail
At a last resort, I did a fresh install of Windows 10 and downloaded the apps and the game again and.... It worked! The game launched and I was able to play for a couple of hours, even after re-applying my previous saves (since they didn't seem to be the culprits). No problem.
Then sadly, the issue started again this afternoon. And I cannot identify the cause.
At this time, I really don't know what else to do. It's really frustrating to pay for a game and all its DLCs and not be able to enjoy it one bit. So I come here for help. If you have any idea than can help, PLEASE PLEASE let me know. I have attached my DxDiag for reference.