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Hey CAGS,

I’ve got some news I’m both excited and sad to share with you at the same time. I’ll be leaving the Digital Video Games team in Mid-March to join the marketing team for Amazon.com’s Loyalty and Rewards program, Amazon Coins. My boss and I have talked extensively about how to maintain and continue our presence here and across the other communities we’ve created in the past couple of years. To that end I’d like to introduce you to Josh, who take over monitoring, updating, and responding to this thread. Josh will be ramping up over the next couple of weeks, he  will be posting shortly to introduce himself.

Now that the “what’s going on” part of the message is out of the way I want to tell you all how much I love CAG and the posters here. This was the first community I joined when I started this job (anyone still remember that first thread?) and all of you have had a huge hand in shaping how we think about and execute Community Development and Management here at Amazon, which has in turn shaped my career these last two and a half years.

I started to write out a section calling out the regular posters and realized the list would be both overly long and incomplete at the same time. Instead I’d like to thank you all again, you all have my deep and sincere gratitude. I’ll still be around and my gaming accounts aren’t going anywhere so feel free to hit me up anytime you want to chat. I’ll probably still hang out in the thread too :).

Thanks again everyone, let me or Josh know if you have any questions!

The Indie Store has launched!
Amazon.com is launching a storefront dedicated to supporting and promoting PC/Mac/Web-based Indie Games. Our Digital Video Games team is a small group of passionate gamers and we’re all really excited to help Indie developers reach more customers quickly by providing a quick and simple process for bringing their games to market. Additionally we’ll be supporting the Indie Store with a ton of promotions, both at and after launch. Many of these promotions are designed to give the developer the opportunity to maximize their revenue. For example, Amazon is forfeiting all royalties from bundle sales and passing them along directly to the developer, we’ve also created an “Indie Spotlight” program to help customers learn more about the games and developers they love. We view the Indie developers as some of the most creative in the industry and we want to help them continue to create new and innovative experience for customers.

Why we are doing this:

  • Allow customers to discover an entirely new category of games on Amazon.com
  • Help developers reach new customers quickly. Our onboarding process is straightforward and we want to sell every Indie game available
  • We want to leverage our strengths to support and help the developers who are driving forward innovation and creativity in the games industry
General Information

Hi CAGs,
I'll be posting deals we're running on Digital Games (PC/Mac, Free to Play, Sony/Microsoft Points/Subs).

I'm also here to answer questions you might have, get you closer to the developers by hosting Q&As, setting up podcasts, live streaming gameplay etc. If I don't respond to a question you have in thread please send me a PM. These ping my email address and make it more likely that I will see your question and respond more quickly.

Cheers,
Tony


FYI. EA Games sold by Amazon will not activate on Steam.
F.A.Q.S.:

1. Does the game I'm buying from Amazon Activate on Steam/Origin/Uplay? What DRM does the game use?

There are two places to identify DRM on a digital video game detail page:

At the top of the page, below the title:

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In the "Product Description" section:

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2. Note on Electronic Arts Games - For the most part, EA games sold on Amazon do not activate on Steam. Most activate on Origin.

3. Note on DRM with limited activations:

Our Policy



4. Sometimes I'll do giveaways.

5. I work with developers and publishers to get fun (or at least what I think is fun) content to share with you all. Here are some examples:

a. Check out the Pax Gameplay videos here: Xcom: Enemy Unknown I played Xcom with Jake, the Creative Director for the game, a few months before the game came out Also, on this page, check out the Q&A, also a community driven event.

b. Check out the interview on this page: Borderlands 2 we did this interview at E3 with Randy Pitchford this year.

c. We've partnered with the ++GoodGames Podcast to feature many of the games we carry. They talk to the developers about the game development process, how the games are conceptualized and managed, all kinds of fun stuff. I'm working on putting together full link list and will update when I have it.

What else do we sell?

Xbox Live Points and Subscriptions:

1600 Microsoft Live Points
4000 Microsoft Live Points
12 Month XBOX Live Subscription
3 Month XBOX Live Subscription]
12 Month + 1 XBOX Live Subscription

PSN+ Subscriptions and PSN Points:

$20 PSN Points
$50 PSN Points
12 Month PSN+ Subscription
3 Month PSN+ Subscription

We also have a Free-2-Play store supported by our GameConnect technology. Gameconnect allows you to link your Amazon.com account with free-2-play and MMO accounts so that you can buy things like in game currency, premium game time/subscriptions, in game items, etc. on Amazon.com using your Amazon.com payment options and have this content delivered directly into your game.

5. Price Matching notes: Generally we do not match international retailers (GMG, Gamersgate, etc) or physical retailers (Best Buy, Newegg.com, etc.)
To check out the Free-2-Play games we offer you can visit our storefront here: Free-2-Play Store

 
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lostnumberwar said:
I'm just gonna try again. Is there a possibility that I would be able to get Kingdoms Of Amalur for a better price than 3.99 on Gamefly. Would this possibly show up on the EC list?
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asheskitty said:
He also made it clear in a post yesterday(?) that when he know's he'll post. It's surely tedious to respond to ever inquiry that there's nothing to report. Tony has consistently been very good and open with us about what he knows.
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Just to add more context here, I did comment on this yesterday. Basically, given my bandwidth, I have two options:

I can pop in and hang out, do some giveaways, answer questions related to customer service issues like incorrect charges, buying the wrong DRM and needing a refund etc.

OR

I can pop in and answer every question asked, many of which are usually "will X be on sale for less?", these answers usually consist of a 1 word response "yes" or "no".

I can run a poll if you guys would like to tell me in a quantifiable manner what kind of interaction you'd prefer.

Cheers,

Tony

 
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Amazon DVG Deals said:
Just to add more context here, I did comment on this yesterday. Basically, given my bandwidth, I have two options:

I can pop in and hang out, do some giveaways, answer questions related to customer service issues like incorrect charges, buying the wrong DRM and needing a refund etc.

OR

I can pop in and answer every question asked, many of which are usually "will X be on sale for less?", these answers usually consist of a 1 word response "yes" or "no".

I can run a poll if you guys would like to tell me in a quantifiable manner what kind of interaction you'd prefer.

Cheers,

Tony
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Whichever you feel most comfortable with. You don't owe us anything. This is your thread. You are THE Amazon rep. the rep of all reps, you are a god amongst mere...

Um, maybe I'm getting a bit carried away, but I think my point can be understood

 
Cheaplikeafox 3.0 said:
And you wonder why people don't like you? Not only do you steal codes for yourself, now you steal them for people not even on CAG?

That's my vote too.
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I would've given it to a CAG, but I didn't know many CAGs on my friend list that didn't already own it. In situations like that, you think fast.

Anyway, I would say she contributes more on GOG than most of us contribute here (including myself). I think she's on par with LN.

 
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spoderman said:
I would've given it to a CAG, but I didn't know many CAGs on my friend list that didn't already own it. In situations like that, you think fast.

Anyway, I would say she contributes more on GOG than most of us contribute here (including myself). I think she's on par with LN.
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That reminds me, I need to get back on GOG to try to steal some more code drops.

 
tsubasa2oo2 said:
When did that happen and where?
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Well for one thing it was $10 for the complete M&M Heroes VI (with expansion) on Steam not long ago. I know because I bought it there. In any case you can always check sites like isthereanydeal.com for pricing history across various digital game stores.

 
spoderman said:
I would've given it to a CAG, but I didn't know many CAGs on my friend list that didn't already own it. In situations like that, you think fast.

Anyway, I would say she contributes more on GOG than most of us contribute here (including myself). I think she's on par with LN.
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Is that SHE....the one that was championing that dude that wanted his dong cut off. Getting mad at everyone for not believing he/she had some sort of metal poisoning from a car accident. When in reality it was a Tiajuana adams apple shaving gone wrong?

 
Drabelincoln said:
Is that SHE....the one that was championing that dude that wanted his dong cut off. Getting mad at everyone for not believing he/she had some sort of metal poisoning from a car accident. When in reality it was a Tiajuana adams apple shaving gone wrong?
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y u bring dat up in dis thread. dat belongs in da IGS thread

 
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Drabelincoln said:
Is that SHE....the one that was championing that dude that wanted his dong cut off. Getting mad at everyone for not believing he/she had some sort of metal poisoning from a car accident. When in reality it was a Tiajuana adams apple shaving gone wrong?
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Ahhh, don't tell me it went to a socialist Chloe sympathizer.

 
Hey Tony and EA guy,

is there any chance we will see TSW for the same price like some days ago? ($11.99 pre coupon)

I see Crysis 3 will be back later that's why I am asking... I wanted to get it when it was in discount but took me too long to d/l it and use a trial to check it out...

 
Bioshock is also back in stock, thanks Tony :)

I'd much rather give Amazon my money than Gamefly but I was worried that was going to be my only option.

 
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Before I was just pretending to be upset, but now I'm seriously going to go unfriend Spoder on Steam and I am announcing it to the world!!!!!!!

Anyway, I have a Brothers key to give out thanks to the generosity of one Paddington A. Mazon.  Any suggestions on the best way to give out?  Twerk off?  Completely vague trivia contest to spam the thread?  

 
I know you guys are joking around, but try not to be dicks to someone that hasn't been using CAG (I think she may end up reading the thread). Not a good way to greet someone to this community.

Leave that crap for CAG regulars, or at least use the yellow sarcasm font.

 
spoderman said:
I know you guys are joking around, but try not to be dicks to someone that hasn't been using CAG (I think she may end up reading the thread). Not a good way to greet someone to this community.

Leave that crap for CAG regulars, or at least use the yellow sarcasm font.
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Ummm, not using sarcasm font, but if she was into that whole Chloe BS she can stay at GOG for all I care. And if she doesn't have a sense a humor about it then reason two she won't be missed.

 
spoderman said:
I know you guys are joking around, but try not to be dicks to someone that hasn't been using CAG (I think she may end up reading the thread). Not a good way to greet someone to this community.

Leave that crap for CAG regulars, or at least use the yellow sarcasm font.
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greetings

i think i got metal poisoning

can i get a 10 spot?

 
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Cheaplikeafox 3.0 said:
Ummm, not using sarcasm font, but if she was into that whole Chloe BS she can stay at GOG for all I care. And if she doesn't have a sense a humor about it then reason two she won't be missed.
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It's hard to be "in" on our sense of humor if you haven't been using CAG at all, lol. I don't think she was into the Chloe bs, she was just giving them a chance, before Chloe admitted to lying. That's how a lot of people responded to the issue, I think.

Master Miguel said:
You must think at the speed of light, I thought lurkers were able to redeem codes in 1 second flat.
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Yeah, I was surprised at that too, thought the key would've been redeemed.
 
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spoderman said:
It's hard to be "in" on our sense of humor if you haven't been using CAG at all, lol. I don't think she was into the Chloe bs, she was just giving them a chance, before Chloe admitted to lying. That's how a lot of people responded to the issue, I think.
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And that's fine, a lot of people fell for it. Don't know why. Anyways, it was just jokes and pretty tame jokes at that. Don't see the need to try to protect anyone from pretty tame jokes.

 
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