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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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spoderman said:
There'd be no reason for us to warn us if it were a draw. Could've just used the Contest tool for that. PMing would be too much work for a draw.
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It's clearly a fight to the death swordfight (Monkey Island style) when 2 gladiators enter the Thunderdome, only 1 leaves using his wits and quips to survive in a Battle Royale for Steam codes.

 
Solid-Snake-Eyes said:
So is it gonna be like the first people to PM him win a game, or that's just to enter a draw?
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Well, what I was thinking, was that people could PM me 1-3 games from the list that they'd be interested in, and then I can work from there, seeing what we 'have' and who wants 'what'. That way more people would be happy, and there'd be less cases of "sorry, all gone" especially for games that only have 3 copies.

I'm still trying to sort out the details. I'll be posting it in about an hour. I just have to finish up some real-world work first.

alkaliv2 said:
So just so I'm clear, is Cheapy distributing the codes via the contest system or is LN3000 distributing them via PM? Or is Cheapy now LN3000? And if he is, can I have the CheapyD username for ultimate confusion in the forums?
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Drat, my secret of "CheapyD, Tony, and LN3000 all being the same person" is starting to unravel!

 
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spacejunk said:
I went ahead and took the risk buying Brothers from Amazon before the sale is over. Sure it may be bundled later or EC'd but it looks worth it as-is and I do get an extra coupon buying it now.
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It's a great game. Picked up last week. Worth it.
 
LN3000 said:
Well, what I was thinking, was that people could PM me 1-3 games from the list that they'd be interested in, and then I can work from there, seeing what we 'have' and who wants 'what'. That way more people would be happy, and there'd be less cases of "sorry, all gone" especially for games that only have 3 copies.

Drat, my secret of "CheapyD, Tony, and LN3000 all being the same person" is starting to unravel!
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But a Battle Royale was Plan B right?

 
@LN3000 if I grind my crotch against the monitor while I have your account pulled up, can I have an extra code?

 
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LN3000 said:
Well, what I was thinking, was that people could PM me 1-3 games from the list that they'd be interested in, and then I can work from there, seeing what we 'have' and who wants 'what'. That way more people would be happy, and there'd be less cases of "sorry, all gone" especially for games that only have 3 copies.

I'm still trying to sort out the details. I'll be posting it in about an hour. I just have to finish up some real-world work first.

Drat, my secret of "CheapyD, Tony, and LN3000 all being the same person" is starting to unravel!
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Were you thinking it'd be the first people to PM would win, or gather up the names and decide some other way?

 
LN3000 said:
Well, what I was thinking, was that people could PM me 1-3 games from the list that they'd be interested in, and then I can work from there, seeing what we 'have' and who wants 'what'. That way more people would be happy, and there'd be less cases of "sorry, all gone" especially for games that only have 3 copies.

I'm still trying to sort out the details. I'll be posting it in about an hour. I just have to finish up some real-world work first.

Drat, my secret of "CheapyD, Tony, and LN3000 all being the same person" is starting to unravel!
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I admire your dedication. I'd have a headache thinking about sorting through 100s of PMs.

 
voken said:
It's clearly a fight to the death swordfight (Monkey Island style) when 2 gladiators enter the Thunderdome, only 1 leaves using his wits and quips to survive in a Battle Royale for Steam codes.
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The sword I ordered from amazon doesn't get delivered until tuesday. :x

 
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LN3000 said:
Well, what I was thinking, was that people could PM me 1-3 games from the list that they'd be interested in, and then I can work from there, seeing what we 'have' and who wants 'what'. That way more people would be happy, and there'd be less cases of "sorry, all gone" especially for games that only have 3 copies.

I'm still trying to sort out the details. I'll be posting it in about an hour. I just have to finish up some real-world work first.

Drat, my secret of "CheapyD, Tony, and LN3000 all being the same person" is starting to unravel!
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Was a list already posted? Or is that still to come?

 
ChelseaGrinK said:
Finally started to play Bioshock Infinite, looks like a great game. Also if i am here to participate in the LN3000 giveaway if i win any of ps+/psn codes, please give away to another as i only have pc/360 and i don't want to the code sits there without any use.
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I really like the storytelling and amazing environments of Bioshock Infinite, but I'm not a huge fan of the gameplay so far.

Is it crazy I'm enjoying Valdis Story more?

 
60fps said:
Now to laugh at all the poor souls who paid out the ass for a copy just to have it on Steam while it was gone.

If only we could capture the look on their faces after seeing this.
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I'm more interested to see the looks on the faces of the traders who were asking $20+ for it.

 
I have enjoyed Valdis Story so far, however I do not love the save system.  SOMETIMES I go out and do things in the world and I want to leave my game with my current progress saved.  So I wander aimlessly through black, misty walls to find a save statues so I can pray to the Valdis gods about shamefully slow progress. 

 
alkaliv2 said:
I have enjoyed Valdis Story so far, however I do not love the save system. SOMETIMES I go out and do things in the world and I want to leave my game with my current progress saved. So I wander aimlessly through black, misty walls to find a save statues so I can pray to the Valdis gods about shamefully slow progress.
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Just do what we did back in the NES-days... leave it running on pause/safe spot.

 
alkaliv2 said:
I have enjoyed Valdis Story so far, however I do not love the save system. SOMETIMES I go out and do things in the world and I want to leave my game with my current progress saved. So I wander aimlessly through black, misty walls to find a save statues so I can pray to the Valdis gods about shamefully slow progress.
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Yeah, the save system is one of my few complaints.

 
so when do the editorial choice games go up? Honestly I don't even know what I want as I'm being very  stingy this year with cash(only bought two games this winter sale compared to the 10+ I normally buy during these huge sales). Has to be a really, REALLY good price for me to cave in and buy something.

 
swizzy said:
so when do the editorial choice games go up? Honestly I don't even know what I want as I'm being very stingy this year with cash(only bought two games this winter sale compared to the 10+ I normally buy during these huge sales). Has to be a really, REALLY good price for me to cave in and buy something.
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Starts tomorrow. There's a partial list in my sig. Understand it's going to be evolving all month.

 
swizzy said:
so when do the editorial choice games go up? Honestly I don't even know what I want as I'm being very stingy this year with cash(only bought two games this winter sale compared to the 10+ I normally buy during these huge sales). Has to be a really, REALLY good price for me to cave in and buy something.
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They start tomorrow but new deals will become available through the month.

 
swizzy said:
so when do the editorial choice games go up? Honestly I don't even know what I want as I'm being very stingy this year with cash(only bought two games this winter sale compared to the 10+ I normally buy during these huge sales). Has to be a really, REALLY good price for me to cave in and buy something.
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Tomorrow. January 4th.

 
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