Electronic Arts is known for many things, being pro-consumer and community-friendly isn’t one of them. That’s been rightly brought back to the forefront of discussion after reports surfaced that EA’s catalog of Steam games have seen a significant price hike.

Sankaku Complex picked up the news from Niche Gamer, who listed off the major titles that have seen increases in their prices.

SimCity 4: Deluxe Edition
Brazillian Real (RL): R$79,99 (old price: R$34,99)
Canadian Dollar (CAD): CDN$26.99 (old price: CDN$19.99)
Euro (EUR): 19,99€ (old price: 9,99€)
Pound Sterling (GBP): £17.99 (old price: £9.99)
Russian Rubel (RUB): 999 ₽ (old price: 399 ₽)

Crysis 2 Maximum Edition
BRL: R$99,99* (old price: R$39,99)
CAD: CDN$39.99 (old price: CDN$29.99)
EUR: 29,99€ (old price: 19,99€)
GBP: £24.99 (old price: £19.99)
RUB: 1399 ₽ (old price: 599 ₽)

Mass Effect Collection
BRL: R$139,99 (old price: R$59,99)
CAD: CDN$45.99 (old price: CDN$34.99)
EUR: 34,99€ (old price: 27,99€)
GBP: £29.99 (old price: £22.99)
RUB: 1,699 ₽ (old price: 799 ₽)

Mass Effect
BRL: R$79,00 (old price: R$29,99)
CAD: CDN$26.99 (old price: CDN$19.99)
EUR: 19,99€ (old price: 9,99€)
GBP: £17.99 (old price: £7.99)
RUB: 999 ₽ (old price: 399 ₽)

Mass Effect 2
BRL: R$79,00 (old price: R$34,99)
CAD: CDN$26.99 (old price: CDN$21.99)
EUR: N/A
GBP: £17.99 (old price: £19.99)
RUB: 999 ₽ (old price: 399 ₽)

Dragon Age: Origins – Ultimate Edition
BRL: N/A
CAD: CDN$39.99 (old price: CDN$29.99)
EUR: 29,99€ (old price: 19,99€)
GBP: £24.99 (old price: £19.99)
RUB: N/A

Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning
BRL: R$79,00 (old price: R$39,99)
CAD: CDN$26.99 (old price: CDN$19.99)
EUR: N/A
GBP: £17.99 (old price: £19.99)
RUB: 999 ₽ (old price: 299 ₽)

Shift 2 Unleashed
BRL: R$79,00 (old price: R$19,90)
CAD: CDN$26.99 (old price: CDN$19.99)
EUR: N/A
GBP: £17.99 (old price: £19.99)
RUB: 999 ₽ (old price: 299 ₽)

The Sims 3
BRL: R$79,00 (old price: R$59,98)
CAD: CDN$19.99 (old price: CDN$39.99)
EUR: 29,99€ (old price: 19,99€)
GBP: £17.99 (old price: £24.99)
RUB: 999 ₽ (old price: 599 ₽)

Niche Gamer also listed off other games where they noticed price hikes as well, including:

Dead Space 2,
Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit,
DeathSpank,
Command and Conquer 4: Tiberian Twilight,
Battlefield: Bad Company 2,
Command and Conquer 3: Kane’s Wrath,
Dragon Age: Origins,
Need for Speed: SHIFT,
Command and Conquer: Red Alert 3 – Uprising,
Spore: Galactic Adventures,
Burnout Paradise: The Ultimate Box,
Mirror’s Edge,
Dead Space,
Command and Conquer: Red Alert 3,
Spore: Creepy & Cute Parts Pack,
Spore,
Crysis Warhead,
Crysis,
Jade Empire: Special Edition

They also report that the games appear to be more expensive on Steam than Origin, and that the price hike started somewhere between February 5th and February 7th.

Majority of EA’s catalog on Steam – which totals 38 games – have seen a price hike. As noted by Sankaku Complex, some of the hikes are between 200% and 400% more than their standard price.

(Thanks for the news tip johtrine and Romanperfection)