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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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Maybe she was just visiting the Texas Roadhouse in Denton (at least thats what it looks like her shirt says)
May be. May be. Looks Minnesotan to me anyway.

But no proper tourist visits a Texas Roadhouse. Lol.

Also, she has a Tyler's shirt on. Usually a dead giveaway.

edit: Tyler's Southlake. She's a Metroplex chick.

 
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Yes, and I strongly adivise that you do. The only reason to install from disc is if you wanted to run on an older patch version.

https://us.battle.net/account/management/add-game.html
Awesome - I just registered D2 + LOD & Starcraft.

My Starcraft base-game key registered-up StarCraft: Anthology. :D

Does that include Brood War?

Looks like it...

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Awesome - also just activated both my Retail keys for WarCraft 3 + The Frozen Throne.

 
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Awesome - I just registered D2 + LOD & Starcraft.

My Starcraft base-game key registered-up StarCraft: Anthology. :D

Does that include Brood War?

Looks like it...

3d.png


EDIT:

Awesome - also just activated both my Retail keys for WarCraft 3 + The Frozen Throne.
Nice deal .. searching for a deal on Starcraft I found this site .... good deal for $4 ... just never heard of them before .. :)

 
Awesome - I just registered D2 + LOD & Starcraft.

My Starcraft base-game key registered-up StarCraft: Anthology. :D

Does that include Brood War?

Looks like it...

3d.png


EDIT:

Awesome - also just activated both my Retail keys for WarCraft 3 + The Frozen Throne.
What's the reason for not offering Warcrfat II in the classic games section, or recognizing the game key from the Battle.net edition?? In fact, they don't even have a game page up for it, but they do for Warcraft III?

 
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Awesome - I just registered D2 + LOD & Starcraft.

My Starcraft base-game key registered-up StarCraft: Anthology. :D
Does that include Brood War?
Looks like it...
3d.png

EDIT:
Awesome - also just activated both my Retail keys for WarCraft 3 + The Frozen Throne.
You are still missing these. :mrgreen:

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You are still missing these. :mrgreen:

{StarCraft 1 add-on/expansions/packs}

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Yup.

I don't own those SC2 packs.

And whatever WC2 had, as well - since I don't own ANYTHING from WC2.

While I do own Diablo 1 on disc (no key w/ that there), I never bought Hellfire.

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Nice deal .. searching for a deal on Starcraft I found this site .... good deal for $4 ... just never heard of them before .. :)
I've never heard of 'em either.

 
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Awesome - I just registered D2 + LOD & Starcraft.

My Starcraft base-game key registered-up StarCraft: Anthology. :D

Does that include Brood War?

Looks like it...

3d.png


EDIT:

Awesome - also just activated both my Retail keys for WarCraft 3 + The Frozen Throne.
Can anyone comment on whether the Battle Chest Edition of Diablo (it's key rather) gives the digital versions on Blizzard's site. It's cheaper to pick up the chest pack on ebay new (with the original Diablo + strategy guide) by $3.

 
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Can anyone comment on whether the Battle Chest Edition of Diablo (it's key rather) gives the digital versions on Blizzard's site. It's cheaper to pick up the chest pack on ebay new (with the original Diablo + strategy guide) by $3.
Sorry, I don't have the BC Edition of Diablo.

I have old retail boxes each for Diablo 1, 2 + LoD that are NOT from the BC.

Those old copies of D2 + LOD activated fine (not from BC).

My retail D1 don't have a CD key.

I do have BC Edition of StarCraft.

My activation of only the StarCraft base-game actually gave me the StarCraft Anthology (SC base-game + Brood War expansion).

 
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Can anyone comment on whether the Battle Chest Edition of Diablo (it's key rather) gives the digital versions on Blizzard's site. It's cheaper to pick up the chest pack on ebay new (with the original Diablo + strategy guide) by $3.
It gives Diablo 2 and its expansion as a key you can activate to Blizzard's site. Diablo I has been officially discontinued by Blizzard. Older versions of the Battle Chest had Diablo 1 but even if you find one (they are harder to come by now) I don't think it can activate to your Battle.net account.

The version I got was on a $5 sale at Best Buy a while back and it just included the discs for D2 and the LoD expansion plus a strategy guide. I never messed with the discs and just straight took the key and activated it to my Battle.net account and downloaded it from there.

 
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It gives Diablo 2 and its expansion as a key you can activate to Blizzard's site. Diablo I has been officially discontinued by Blizzard. Older versions of the Battle Chest had Diablo 1 but even if you find one (they are harder to come by now) I don't think it can activate to your Battle.net account.

The version I got was on a $5 sale at Best Buy a while back and it just included the discs for D2 and the LoD expansion plus a strategy guide. I never messed with the discs and just straight took the key and activated it to my Battle.net account and downloaded it from there.
Why'd that discontinue selling Diablo 1?

 
Can anyone comment on whether the Battle Chest Edition of Diablo (it's key rather) gives the digital versions on Blizzard's site. It's cheaper to pick up the chest pack on ebay new (with the original Diablo + strategy guide) by $3.
Sorry, my D2 + LoD keys pre-date the Battle Chest.

Blizzard was exceptionally cool by shipping the PC & Mac versions in the same box... that was very uncommon at the time. (Now we have SteamWorks.) ...aah back when games would run on an ordinary laptop just as well as on a desktop.

 
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Something about it being old and not supporting modern systems well. It ran on 3DFX IIRC. I guess it doesn't run so well anymore and Blizzard are too lazy to fix it.
I didn't even have 3DFX back then, hehe.

I can't recall if it ran on OpenGL or some low-version of DirectX.

Any modders do anything to get at least the SP campaign running on modern-OS's?

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Sorry, my D2 + LoD keys pre-date the Battle Chest.

Blizzard was exceptionally cool by shipping the PC & Mac versions in the same box... that was very uncommon at the time. (Now we have SteamWorks.)
... in which, game companies could support SteamPlay.

 
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How could you have missed Jeff K?
tebow, the pre-teen years

I'm wondering if we already managed to scare off Josh?

Don't lie, Spoder. Tony didn't always pricematch, he always beat the price by at least 10% more. So if Steam was selling Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 for 50% off, he'd deliver 60-75% off. And give us $5 credits.

And kittens.

And bacon.
Josh, can we get a 75% off deal on bacon on Amazon?

Actually you're right about this.

http://www.cheapassgamer.com/topic/317281-amazon-pcdd-hi-im-josh/page-5

Except we're already on page 5.
never gonna give you up

Well it seems the boredom tumbleweeds have gotten aggressive and grabbed a few more people ...

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hehe .. I added a few more people that liked it (and a few that I forget)
ouch, y u no like me?

This thread stays weird.
ftfy

Maybe she was just visiting the Texas Roadhouse in Denton (at least thats what it looks like her shirt says)
the waitress there is extremely flexible

 
I didn't even have 3DFX back then, hehe.
I can't recall if it ran on OpenGL or some low-version of DirectX.

Any modders do anything to get at least the SP campaign running on modern-OS's?
I'm pretty sure the Mac version of D1 was OpenGL (it was common, also you could switch between hardware and software render).

Diablo 1 HD Mod
 
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I initially wrote SteamPlay, but then became unsure.

Thankfully a pedant called me out on this grievous blunder.
Steamworks is the ENTIRE Steam suite (DRM, all them Steam Features, EVERYTHING).

Steamplay is when you get a key and it gives you multiple versions - i.e. usually includes a Windows version + Mac version; might also even include a Linux version.

 
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