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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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agentghost said:
i've been wondering for a while. Is the Ace Attorney series even good? What I mean is that "will an adult like it" Or is it just another child-series that Nintendon pump out for kids?
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I mean the dialogue is a litter over the top, but the puzzles and stuff definitely aren't easy. I actually would be surprised if a child got much enjoyment out of the game It's definitely for teens/adults IMO.

 
agentghost said:
i've been wondering for a while. Is the Ace Attorney series even good? What I mean is that "will an adult like it" Or is it just another child-series that Nintendon pump out for kids?
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sigh...idk how to answer that question, because if you think that most first party Nintendo games are exclusively for little kiddies, then we're not on the same page.

I'll put it this way though - it's as challenging, creative, and thought-provoking as just about any given first party Big N game. And like any Nintendo-platform puzzle game, it's challenging and the puzzles are unprecedented.

the puzzles in something like Tomb Raider reboot or Thief? Yeah, THOSE are for kids to solve.

What qualifies it as a "child-series?" Cartoon-style? Shameless goofiness? Or the child-like wonder that it brings out of us? I'm 26, and I play the Pokemon games. Not sure I'm the person that you, a mighty bro-man, should be asking.
 
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UcanSUKtheFAC said:
Are you implying that people ask for rockstar games to go on sale every week? I'm seriously curious as to how much our suggestions weigh into the decisions.
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I do. I ask for them to go on sale as soon as the last sale ends. I have a malware botnet that spams Tony's inbox with requests for Rockstar sales. He gets literally billions of my requests.

But here's the greatest part -- I never ever buy the games. I just want to see them on sale. Rockstar sales are awesome.

 
I was looking at my achievements for X:EU and I swore I saw "You unlocked An Amy." But nope, "Army of Four" on second glance. Man was I disappointed. 

 
UcanSUKtheFAC said:
sigh...idk how to answer that question, because if you think that most first party Nintendo games are exclusively for little kiddies, then we're not on the same page.

I'll put it this way though - it's as challenging, creative, and thought-provoking as just about any given first party Big N game. And like any Nintendo-platform puzzle game, it's challenging and the puzzles are unprecedented.

the puzzles in something like Tomb Raider reboot or Thief? Yeah, THOSE are for kids to solve.

What qualifies it as a "child-series?" Cartoon-style? Shameless goofiness? Or the child-like wonder that it brings out of us? I'm 26, and I play the Pokemon games. Not sure I'm the person that you, a mighty bro-man, should be asking.
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hahah.. what I mean is that "does it have mature content?" , "is it thought provoking?" .... I think most of Nintendo games (emphasize most) are family-friendly stuff

 
Idiotekque said:
It's a sobering thought to know that someday I will be a 50-year-old man who likes Pokemon.

I'll definitely be seen as a pedophile.
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My girlfriend told me that she thought I was a pedophile.

I told her that "pedophile" was a big word for a six-year old.

Thank you, thank you!

I'll be stealing jokes from the internet all night!

 
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What are we talking bout we tlaking bout arrest mns who needs to be crash dirt 2 for kicking me out like meanie mcpuff i send him neuro mutant meatballs soon  and as mysterd aliens did this man we talking bout somethign idk

 
Here's something to bring your backlog metascore average down a bit:

Rekoil : HBGVP-IHHPV-EC28*

* = the real boss in Tony's household.

 
Hopefully Tony will see my post from Saturday night about the possibility of better Titanfall pre-order bonuses and possibility of getting a sale on Amazon's Warframe stuff - I'm itching to buy something, but won't do it unless I feel it's a good deal.
 
(End of cheap & obvious way of attempting to get Tony's attention)
 
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Cheaplikeafox 3.0 said:
You have to quote him and PM him for maximum coverage.
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Well, I pm'ed him last week about the Titanfall pre-order and didn't really want to send him another PM about the Warframe stuff... so I typed out my last post on the both of them before realizing it was Saturday night. I decided to post it anyway, since I had already typed it out, but at this point it's quite a few pages back...... so I figured I'd pester him this way instead :) That is, assuming he'll be around this week... you know... if he still loves us. :whistle2:

 
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glennfrank said:
Well, I pm'ed him last week about the Titanfall pre-order and didn't really want to send him another PM about the Warframe stuff... so I typed out my last post on the both of them before realizing it was Saturday night. I decided to post it anyway, since I had already typed it out, but at this point it's quite a few pages back...... so I figured I'd pester him this way instead :) That is, assuming he'll be around this week... you know... if he still loves us. :whistle2:
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aww...love.. the wonderful thing esp. mano-a-mano.. Imagine, if this is his reply back to you :rofl:
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I think I finally have my newest bundle keys sorted out!  Here are my extras so PM me if you want something.  I'm sure Fez will go quick.    :lol:

GONE ---> Trainz Simulator 12 + Settle & Carlisle (Steam keys from IG and BundleStars)

GONE ---> Fez (Steam gift link from HB)

GONE ---> Interstellar Marines (Steam key from IG)

Rush Bros (Steam key from IG)

GONE ---> Beast Boxing Turbo (Steam key from IG)

GONE ---> Dynamite Jack (Steam key from IG

 
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glennfrank said:
Well, I pm'ed him last week about the Titanfall pre-order and didn't really want to send him another PM about the Warframe stuff... so I typed out my last post on the both of them before realizing it was Saturday night. I decided to post it anyway, since I had already typed it out, but at this point it's quite a few pages back...... so I figured I'd pester him this way instead :) That is, assuming he'll be around this week... you know... if he still loves us. :whistle2:
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Don't know if this deal needs a separate thread but I heard that if you buy a digital copy of Titanfall for the CAG price of $499.99, you get a free Xbone. :p :360:
 
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Financial Panther said:
Don't know if this deal needs a separate thread but I heard that if you buy a digital copy of Titanfall for the CAG price of $499.99, you get a free Xbone. :p :360:
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Yeah, we talked about that the other day :) I'm not planning on getting an XBONE any time soon :) Thanks though.

asheskitty said:
Unfortunately that's not the PC version...

You can score the PC version + 12 months of Xbox Live for $90 at Target.
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Useful to some, but not relevant to me, thanks though - I'm really not using my xbox360 for anything the past year or so & no plans for the Xbone..

 
Ring Runner - ?L?58-FN562-CF6?J - Initials for the US (and Canadian) Hockey Association.

Rock of Ages - DRG??-7KN58-6L06L - Initials for a character on US TV 70's sitcom "Goodtimes" ... "Dyno-MITE!"

Gun Monkeys - IAC97-R?E8?-4CH7P - Publisher of game Zathura: A Space Adventure

Bang Bang Racing - QKR4R-PQ7XY-?6?H? - Fantasy role-playing game co-created by Gary Gygax

Kaptain Brawe: A Brawe New World - 0N???-G0BV2-J3FAI - Awards show on MTV

Monday Night Combat - EK7?E-8QWJH-?ZRAK - While not as "fly" as a G6 this is still a great jet plane even it its 2 models back. :)

 
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