FIFA 18 suffers PC launch problems, EA provides fix

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EA: "Try again and you should be able to download now."

EA's latest annual installment of FIFA arrived today, however has been inaccessible for some PC players. 

Upon attempting to download FIFA 18 from EA's Origin service, it appears a sizeable chunk of PC players have been met with the following error message: "We're sorry, Origin was unable to download your game. Please check your internet connection or try again later." 

As referenced here by this Twitter user: 

In response, the EA Help Twitter feed advised players it was working towards a fix, before posting the following this afternoon:

If you've been affected, let us know if your situation has been remedied in the comments below. 

Despite our request, EA is yet to issue us with review code for FIFA 18. We'll have a review with you as soon as we possibly can.

Joe Donnelly
Deputy Editor, PC Gaming Show
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