Tony, not sure if this has been answered yet but any chance the older Call of Duty titles will get a better discount that what's on Steam now (50%)?

Hey guys, this has probably been asked but after spending 10 minutes using forum search tools I got nowhere, so I'm asking again.

I've bought a ton of stuff from amazon lately (thanks, Tony!) and this morning I've got about 10 emails offering me credits etc - this is all well and good but the problem is that not all of them tell me what those credits are FOR or what to be spent on. Is there anywhere in my amazon account I can go to see a listing of pending available promotional codes and their respective limitations?

Some were specifically for THQ, but some of them gave me nothing besides 'Must be used on 12-25-12' - please help me resolve this clutter! I mean, meh, thank you regardless! I'm assuming I can only spend these tomorrow, right?

Originally Posted by Amazon DVG Deals You haven't gotten any yet? Cheers, Tony

Nothing here either....

Originally Posted by Amazon DVG Deals You won't miss anything . AGAIN NOTE: I am in the process of getting everyone who purchased titles from these publishers in 2012 these promo codes. It will likely take the balance of 12/24 to do so. Here are the details. Just tested everything except 2K (which I have to wait until tomorrow to test): 1. 2K will offer $5 coupons, good for PC Digital 2K products on sale at Amazon.com (greater than $9.99) to every customer who purchased a 2K product in 2012. Coupons can be used from 12/26-12/31 a. Recommended pairings (all of these activate on Steam): i. 2K Mega Pack - $29.99 ($24.99 after coupon) contains: 1. Bioshock 2. Bioshock 2 3. Borderlands GOTY 4. Civ City: Rome 5. Duke Nukem Forever Complete (DNF + 2 DLCs) 6. Mafia II 7. Civilization V GOTY 8. Civilization IV Complete 9. The Stronghold Collection ii. 2K Shooter Pack - $9.99 ($4.99 after coupon) contains: 1. Bioshock 2. Bioshock 2 3. Borderlands GOTY 4. Duke Nukem Forever Complete (DNF + 2 DLCs) iii. 2K Strategy Pack - $19.99 ($14.99 after coupon) contains: 1. Civilization V GOTY 2. Civilization V Gods & Kings 3. Civilization IV Complete 4. The Stronghold Collection iv. The WTF Pack - $9.99 ($4.99 after coupon) contains: 1. Borderlands GOTY 2. Duke Nukem Forever (not complete) 3. The Darkness II v. The Desert to Sea Pack - $9.99 (4.99 after coupon) contains: 1. Bioshock 2. Bioshock 2 3. Spec Ops: The Line 2. Ubisoft will offer $5 coupons, good for PC Digital Ubisoft products on sale at Amazon.com (greater than $4.99) to every customer who purchased a Ubisoft product in 2012. Coupons can on 12/25 only a. Recommended pairings (none of these activate on Steam): i. Assassin’s Creed Revelations - $7.49 ($2.49 after coupon) ii. Assassin’s Creed Revelations Gold - $13.60 ($8.60 after coupon) iii. Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood Deluxe - $7.49 ($2.49 after coupon) 3. Electronic Arts will offer $5 coupons, good for PC Digital EA products on sale at Amazon.com (greater than $4.99) to every customer who purchased a EA product in 2012. Coupons can be used from 12/25 only a. Recommended pairings (these will activate on Origin): i. Mass Effect Trilogy - $29.99 ($24.99 after coupon) contains: 1. Mass Effect 2. Mass Effect 2 3. Mass Effect 3 ii. The Storming, Burning, Reflecting, Flaming, Sabotaging Pack - $13.49 ( $8.49 after coupon) contains: 1. Bulletstorm 2. Burnout Paradise: The Ultimate Box 3. Mercenaries 2: World in Flames 4. Mirror’s Edge 5. The Saboteur 4. THQ will offer $5 coupons, good for PC Digital THQ products on sale at Amazon.com (greater than $4.99) to every customer who purchased a THQ product in 2012. Coupons can be used from 12/25 only. We’ll have the Tantalizing THQ Medley ($9.99 or $4.99 w/coupon) and the Darksiders II Franchise ($13.19) on sale again on 12/25 too, either would be a good pairing with this coupon. Cheers, Tony

Originally Posted by kwirl Hey guys, this has probably been asked but after spending 10 minutes using forum search tools I got nowhere, so I'm asking again. I've bought a ton of stuff from amazon lately (thanks, Tony!) and this morning I've got about 10 emails offering me credits etc - this is all well and good but the problem is that not all of them tell me what those credits are FOR or what to be spent on. Is there anywhere in my amazon account I can go to see a listing of pending available promotional codes and their respective limitations? Some were specifically for THQ, but some of them gave me nothing besides 'Must be used on 12-25-12' - please help me resolve this clutter! I mean, meh, thank you regardless! I'm assuming I can only spend these tomorrow, right?

Read and enjoy.

THQ....EA....Ubisoft

Originally Posted by kwirl Hey guys, this has probably been asked but after spending 10 minutes using forum search tools I got nowhere, so I'm asking again. I've bought a ton of stuff from amazon lately (thanks, Tony!) and this morning I've got about 10 emails offering me credits etc - this is all well and good but the problem is that not all of them tell me what those credits are FOR or what to be spent on. Is there anywhere in my amazon account I can go to see a listing of pending available promotional codes and their respective limitations? Some were specifically for THQ, but some of them gave me nothing besides 'Must be used on 12-25-12' - please help me resolve this clutter! I mean, meh, thank you regardless! I'm assuming I can only spend these tomorrow, right?

Hey Kwirl,

Good question.

Not sure why multiple emails went out but the net answer is:

1. The promo is good for 1 coupon per customer per publisher
2. Participating publishers include THQ, EA, Ubisoft (coupons can be used 12/25 only) and 2K (coupons can be used 12/26-12/31)

Cheers,
Tony

Originally Posted by Amazon DVG Deals I've been trying to figure out how to respond to the people who are upset that we're giving out $5 to people as a gift. Unfortunately I don't have a good response to this, I can understand price drops...we're handing you a free $5 though in this case. Like I said, I don't have a good response here so I will leave it at: I'm sorry this is upsetting. Cheers, Tony

I don't know why people are upset, especially since people can still get on the deal now? What's the alternative, you don't give people $5?

Can someone explain to me what the problem is? I really don't get it. If it's because games drop in price and better deals are made later, that's the case with everything ever sold, especially digital games. It'd be one thing if it was like Steam's seasonal sales where they do a daily deal, and a flash deal even lower within the same sale promotion. But Tony and Amazon's attempt here seems like nothing but good will towards us, and it honestly feels like he can do no right here if people are going to complain over a freely given $5 promotion at the end of the calendar year.

Originally Posted by Neuro5i5 Read and enjoy.

thanks for that! So none of the 10 promotional credits i received this morning are generic credits?

Originally Posted by kwirl thanks for that! So none of the 10 promotional credits i received this morning are generic credits?

Negative. I'm also unsure why you got 10 credits, but I'm researching.

Cheers,
Tony

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I notice the THQ landing page says 'You may use your THQ $5 promo credit on any game download on this page.' but there is a ton of <$4.99 dlc on the page, while the credit says it can only be used on >$4.99. So is just some of the landing page list eligible or does the cheap stuff work also?

i hope i get a coupon for buying spec ops the line when it was on sale for tha black friday twitch tv special, i need that 2k coupon for nba2k13!!

Only thing I can see getting so far is Darksiders 2 Franchise pack. That's good enough though. I just hate that all my EA coupons will be going to waste. The only game I think I don't have from them is Alice. I don't even really want the new Most Wanted yet because I'm still playing Hot Pursuit.

I must say that these deals are so great that I'm incredibly overwhelmed. So many great games, but so little time. I'm still on the first continent of KoA:R. I bought that in November. I can't think of what I'll be dealing with in January

Keep it up, Tony!

Originally Posted by espy605 I don't know why people are upset, especially since people can still get on the deal now? What's the alternative, you don't give people $5? Can someone explain to me what the problem is? I really don't get it. If it's because games drop in price and better deals are made later, that's the case with everything ever sold, especially digital games. It'd be one thing if it was like Steam's seasonal sales where they do a daily deal, and a flash deal even lower within the same sale promotion. But Tony and Amazon's attempt here seems like nothing but good will towards us, and it honestly feels like he can do no right here if people are going to complain over a freely given $5 promotion at the end of the calendar year.

Exactly. I mean my 2K promo is coming from when I paid $20 for the Desert to the Sea bundle and $10 for Darkness II. So now people could get either one of those for $5 with this promo. It's fine for me. I'm just going to pick up something else I don't have from 2K. Same thing with THQ.

I know the fact DSII was that price very recently maybe makes it sting more for some, but if we all do this "I paid this much and I feel trolled" act then we could be here all day.

Tony,

Is Final Fantasy XI a Steam key?

Thanks!

Can't see anything to use my EA coupon on. Oh well.

Is there anyway to see what credits you have?

Originally Posted by Lone_Prodigy Can't see anything to use my EA coupon on. Oh well.

Same for me, but for THQ.


Tony, what's gonna happen on the 28th for the Civilization series?

Originally Posted by xanchui I notice the THQ landing page says 'You may use your THQ $5 promo credit on any game download on this page.' but there is a ton of <$4.99 dlc on the page, while the credit says it can only be used on >$4.99. So is just some of the landing page list eligible or does the cheap stuff work also?

Another typo, good catch, fixing.

Cheers,
Tony

Originally Posted by Amazon DVG Deals Hey guys, Still in the process of backfilling everything, so if you haven't gotten a THQ, Ubi, or EA coupon yet but should have I'm hoping to have everything updated this afternoon. Second, I've been trying to figure out how to respond to the people who are upset that we're giving out $5 to people as a gift. Unfortunately I don't have a good response to this, I can understand price drops...we're handing you a free $5 though in this case. Like I said, I don't have a good response here so I will leave it at: I'm sorry this is upsetting. Cheers, Tony

You're misunderstanding. I am referring to the Darksiders Deal being put back up and people being allowed to use their $5 credit toward that. If you aren't putting that deal back up (as was reported in this thread) then there isn't a problem. My issue is that I bought the deal on the last day, only for it to be relisted a day later to allow the new $5 to be used toward it. I sent a PM, and I thought I explained it well enough, but apparently not.

The issue is not with the $5 credit. The issue is re-listing one of your sales without notice inside of a week (just a couple days actually) and allowing that coupon (that we weren't given ANY notice about either) to be used against it, thereby making an even better deal. Once again this is punishing early adopters, and you are running a severe risk of alienating people because they will be affraid to jump on a good deal if they know you have a history of screwing over the people that made that deal a success in it's first iteration (like what you did with the paradox deals). This is bad business. I am bringing it to your attention for the second time. If you don't see a problem with it then so be it. But I stand by my initial response that it is a dick move. And not appreciated.

Originally Posted by Amazon DVG Deals Negative. I'm also unsure why you got 10 credits, but I'm researching. Cheers, Tony

thanks, from what I read, I'm guessing these are going to be only usable tomorrow, right?

Originally Posted by CheapLikeAFox Exactly. I mean my 2K promo is coming from when I paid $20 for the Desert to the Sea bundle and $10 for Darkness II. So now people could get either one of those for $5 with this promo. It's fine for me. I'm just going to pick up something else I don't have from 2K. Same thing with THQ. I know the fact DSII was that price very recently maybe makes it sting more for some, but if we all do this "I paid this much and I feel trolled" act then we could be here all day.

I think people conveniently forget that they've owned and played the game long before today's date and that's what they paid for when they bought it. This has always been true with video games, especially new releases. It's not like he dropped all these prices within the last week.

DSII is a little different I'll grant you, but the price of DSII hasn't really dropped, you can use the credit on any THQ game. I would seriously give THQ promotions a break anyway, they fire-saled their entirely catalogue and they're still going bankrupt.