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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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Does Amazon price match Gamestop game download deals?

Specifically

http://www.gamestop.com/pc/games/command-conquer-the-ultimate-collection/104614?utm_source=linkshare&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=deeplink&cid=afl_10000087&affID=77777&sourceID=lw9MynSeamY-Qn3QTES4qNQwmzDfaIFEow

for this

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00DNHLFQA?tag=ablegamers-20

I know this has been asked before, but I don't feel like searching the thread for an answer and Tony's OP only states that they don't price match physical stores. I also considered that they may not price match with the current EC coupon promotion, but I know they price matched a Steam deal on Brothers, so I thought maybe.

 
Hey Tony!

I'm thinking:

Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00EZCOSS4

$10 favored price ($15 if I'm being more realistic, considering it was $20 in recent memory)

I know the game's gotten some mixed reaction, but I guess I'm a sucker for the Pac-Man brand.
I just want to say I got Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures when Amazon briefly had it on a $10 price mistake and it's really good. I was pleasantly surprised. I don't think there are a lot of full 3d (as opposed to 2.5D) platformers are Steam with nice visuals but this is one.

If it gets back to $10 or less I'd definitely say it is worth it.

I'm not really sure what people were expecting but for what it is it's a lot of fun.

 
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And for my first AMAZON EDITOR's CHOICE purchase is Alice Complete Collection !

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Thank you to everyone for their help, and Amazon, and id like to thank my parents, and Tony, and the guy who bagged my wendys food at the drive thru today, and EA, and CAG, my ex-dog Teddy, and if I had more time a few others..

 
Does Amazon price match Gamestop game download deals?

Specifically

http://www.gamestop.com/pc/games/command-conquer-the-ultimate-collection/104614?utm_source=linkshare&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=deeplink&cid=afl_10000087&affID=77777&sourceID=lw9MynSeamY-Qn3QTES4qNQwmzDfaIFEow

for this

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00DNHLFQA?tag=ablegamers-20

I know this has been asked before, but I don't feel like searching the thread for an answer and Tony's OP only states that they don't price match physical stores. I also considered that they may not price match with the current EC coupon promotion, but I know they price matched a Steam deal on Brothers, so I thought maybe.
Tony,

Is a price match possible?

 
LOL hey guys,

Here's the new concept we're testing out. I'm going to sit here today and compile your wishlists. You can help me do this easier by posting in the following manner:

1. Name of the game or list of games you want in a bundle

2. Links to them on Amazon if you have time to grab them

3. The price you'd be excited about seeing, note things like $5 AAA titles that came out a week prior will be cataloged but there if you suggest something that is absurd even by CAG standards just understand it will probably never happen lol.

I'm going to take all of these suggestions and put them in a separate tab on our excel based promotional tracker. I shall be naming this tab "The People's Tab".

Cheers,

Tony
Games I'd like to see on the 2013 Editor's Choice list (all prices below pre-EC coupon)

1. Sid Meier's Civilization V: Brave New World - $10.00

2. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim DLC: Dragonborn -$10.00

3. Anno 2070 Complete Edition - $12.50

And for non-digital download (if possible):
4. StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm Expansion Pack - $15.00 (Note, the Microsoft Store has it listed right now [Out of Stock] at $7.49, down from $9.99 at the end of last year).

 
Here's my wishlist.. :pray:  (These would be instabuy for me)

Castlevania : Lords of Shadow (Steam) - $9.99
FarCry 3 - Deluxe Edition  (Uplay) - $9.99 (was $7.49 on Amazon in December)

or FarCry 3 (Uplay) - $7.99 .. but I'd prefer the Deluxe one

Singularity (Steam) - $9.99
Dust: An Elysian Tail (Steam) - $7.49
Guacamelee! Gold Edition (Steam) - $7.49

If not for those I'd also buy..

Assassin's Creed 2 - Deluxe Edition (Uplay) - $9.99
Assassin's Creed : Brotherhood - Deluxe Edition (Uplay) - $9.99
Assassin'S Creed 3 - Deluxe Edition (Want Uplay alone but only found Steam) - $9.99
Rogue Legacy (Steam) - $7
 

I'm hoping some reps do come up with some decent deals to end the month..  and thanx a lot Tony and your Amazon team for your efforts to please us needy customers :whee:

 
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I approve all efforts to get Spider-Man and/or Singularity on the Editor's Choice list.  Those games are rarely featured on digital download sales.

 
Tony... if you have any special surprise EC deals you're going to pull out of your "backlog" during the last 2 weeks of January, I've got about 25 coupons and a brand new Amazon Visa just waiting to be loaded up.

 
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i'm mailing you a box of dildos
make sure you use amazon's prime membership for free 2 day shipping. :)

also, maybe ask Tony if he can let you use some EC
EC=electronic cock
credits on it.

any chance for a dungeon defenders complete dlc pack for $9.99 pre coupon.

 
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make sure you use amazon's prime membership for free 2 day shipping. :)

also, maybe ask Tony if he can let you use some EC
EC=electronic cock
credits on it.

any chance for a dungeon defenders complete dlc pack for $9.99 pre coupon.
i do have prime, so i will most certainly be using that 2 day shipping...banderas better appreciate this

 
Will the "Crysis Maximum Maximum Pack" both redeem via Origin? I would like to avoid the whole SecureROM thing from Crysis 1.

Thanx..
Crysis 1 has SecuROM *everywhere*... though should you mange to blow through your 50 activations Amazon will re-key you (see the OP).

Might get NFS Most Wanted. But now I kinda just wanna wait for the newer one. Haven't used a single coupon yet.
Rivals is 30 FPS capped.

but why should wishes be reasonable? they're wishes after all.
I say wish everyone hears wish with all the social politeness that implies... but everyone knows that when I say wish I mean demand, now.

 
Lol whoops! I literally do that every time I answer that question lol, and I always think, "I'm about to get called out".

Cheers,

Tony
Lol, just giving you a hard time. I actually played through with Lilith in 1 and and Zer0 in 2 as well. Must be the disappearing. However, now I have Krieg, and well, yay, he's just a wrecking ball, especially with a grog nozzle and love thumper.

 
I just want some of the deals from the Christmas & New Year sale to make a return or something close. I missed a few.

 
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Just waiting to use my credit on crysis 3. Played the beta and it was pretty fun. I just need to wait for crysis 1 to go on sale for under 5$. Thx EA HB.....

 
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I want to buy one of the Sims expansions for a gift for my daughter.    What's the best way to buy that to gift it?   I see that there is both a download and instant access version, not sure what the difference is.

 
Tony,

Please update the OP with an explanation of Online Game Code vs Instant Access. This is coming up as a question every page or so on the thread, it seems like. :(

 
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