Editing Origin Systems (section)

{{Short description|Video game developer based in Austin, Texas}}
{{About|the video game developer of Ultima and Wing Commander fame|the digital distribution platform|Origin (service)}}
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{{Infobox company
| name = Origin Systems, Inc.
| logo = Origin Systems logo.png
| logo_caption = "We Create Worlds"<br />Company logo during their final years
| type = [[Subsidiary]]
| industry = [[Video game industry|Video games]]
| fate = [[Mergers and acquisitions|Acquired]] by [[Electronic Arts]], and [[Dissolution (law)|dissolved]]
| founded = {{Start date and age|1983|03|04}} in [[Houston]], Texas, U.S.
| founders = {{ubl|[[Richard Garriott]]|[[Robert Garriott]]}}
| defunct = {{End date and age|2004|2}}
| successor = [[Destination Games]]
| location = [[Austin, Texas]], U.S.
| products = [[Ultima (series)|''Ultima'' series]]<br />[[Wing Commander (franchise)|''Wing Commander'' series]]<br />[[Crusader (game series)|''Crusader'' series]]<br />''[[Strike Commander]]''<br />''[[System Shock]]''<br />''[[Wings of Glory]]''
| parent = [[Electronic Arts]] (1992–2004)
| homepage = {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/19970330131424/http://www.origin.ea.com/english/index.html |date=March 30, 1997 |title=www.origin.ea.com }}
}}

'''Origin Systems, Inc.''' was an American [[video game developer]] based in [[Austin, Texas]]. It was founded on March 3, 1983, by [[Richard Garriott]] and his brother [[Robert Garriott|Robert]]. Origin is best known for their groundbreaking work in multiple genres of video games, such as the ''[[Ultima (series)|Ultima]]'' and ''[[Wing Commander (franchise)|Wing Commander]]'' series. The company was purchased by [[Electronic Arts]] in 1992.