Amazon Drops Prime Pre-order Discount For Video Games

Amazon will be dropping its 20% discount on pre-ordered video games. The company says this will take place from August 28th. The company does say that they will be giving $10 Amazon credit for select game preorders. Twitch Prime (owned by Amazon) has also announced that new members won’t be entitled to ad-free viewing. Users can get ad-free viewing on a channel by using your Twitch Prime sub, that is if it's enabled by the creator. 

Starting August 28th, Amazon (Prime) is giving $10 Amazon credit for select game preorders. This is replacing the 20% off prime discount. Preorders placed before August 28th will still receive the 20% off discount https://t.co/JWGM2v7Kbp pic.twitter.com/xY6igLHDQv

— Wario64 (@Wario64) August 20, 2018

Beginning 9/14, ad-free viewing will no longer be part of #TwitchPrime for new members. You can still get ad-free viewing on a channel by using your Twitch Prime sub, if the creator has this enabled.

Learn more: https://t.co/yGRe9prKqb

— Twitch Prime (@TwitchPrime) August 20, 2018

Get 21 Free Games This Month With Twitch Prime

Twitch Prime is celebrating Amazon Prime Day all month long by offering 21 free games to subscribers. Subscribers will also get exclusive in-game loot for Warframe and PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds.

You can see the full list of games and when they're available below.

• Pillars of Eternity Definitive Edition (July 2 - July 4)
• Metal Slug 3 (July 3 - August 2)
• The Last Blade (July 3 - August 2)
• Twinkle Star Sprites (July 3 - August 2)
• QUBE2 (July 3 - July 9)
• Battle Chef Brigade (July 4 - July 11)
• Manual Samuel (July 5 - July 12)
• Gonner (July 6 - July 13)
• Next Up Hero (July 7 - July 14)
• Uurnong Uurnlimited (July 8 - July 14)
• Hue (July 9 - July 15)
• Deponia Doomsday (July 10 - July 16)
• Observer (July 11 - July 17)
• Tacoma (July 12 - July 18)
• The Bridge (July 13 - July 26)
• Brutal Legend (July 14 - July 27)
• The Red Strings Club (July 15 - July 21)
• Tyranny (July 16 - July 18)
• Broken Age (July 17 - July 31)
• The Framed Collection (July 18 - July 31)
• Serial Cleaner (July 18 - July 31)

The games are free of DRM and yours to keep regardless of any future subscription status. You can claim offers here, then you can download the games through the Twitch desktop app.

Twitch Announces Free Games With Prime

The Amazon owned Twitch has announced a new program called "Free Games with Prime," giving away a collection of free games with an Amazon Prime account. Amazon and Twitch have been no stranger to giving away games through Twitch, recently giving away Devil May Cry HD on the PC. The new program ups the volume of the free games and some may argue the quality, as well.

Starting March 15 through March 31, Twitch Prime subscribers will receive the following PC titles:

• Oxenfree
• Mr. Shifty
• Superhot
• Shadow Tactics
• Candlekeep: Tomb of Annihilation

Twitch has also announced the April lineup:

• Tales from the Borderlands
• Steamworld Dig 2
• Kingsway
• Tokyo 42
• Dubwars

Devil May Cry HD Available For Free Via Twitch Prime

On February 27, PC players can get the Devil May Cry HD Collection for free via Twitch Prime. According to a Capcom blog post, players will need to login via the Twitch Desktop app to claim the free game. Capcom has not stated how long this offer will be available. Devil May Cry HD Collection, which contains Devil May Cry, Devil May Cry 2, and Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening, is set to release for PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One on March 13. 

Twitch Prime Members Getting More Free Overwatch Loot Boxes

If you're a Twitch Prime member from August 10 to September 10,  will receive 5 free Overwatch loot boxes. You can get a redeemable code for your in-game rewards here. Twitch Prime members can also expect 5 more loot boxes this October. 

Twitch Reveals Twitch Prime

During TwitchCon 2016, Twitch revealed a new service bundled into Amazon Prime memberships called Twitch Prime. Here's the breakdown of what the service is from their blog post:

“Twitch Prime is a new premium experience on Twitch that is included with Amazon Prime. As a Twitch Prime member, you get free game loot every month, like instant access to the newest Hearthstone hero, Tyrande Whisperwind, or the new indie game, Streamline. You also receive discounts on new-release box games sold by Amazon during the pre-order period and for the first two weeks after launch. And on Twitch, once you link your Amazon Prime account to your Twitch account, you get an ad-free viewing experience, exclusive emotes and chat badge, and one free channel subscription every 30 days. When Twitch Prime members use their free channel subscription every month, the streamer gets paid just like any other subscription, so this introduces a new way to help support the streamers you love, even if you’ve never subscribed before. Or, you can just use it for crashing subscriber-only chat rooms. Your choice, boss! :)” 

You can read the rest of the blog post for more details. For those that already have an Amazon Prime account, all you need to do to get access to Twitch Prime is link your accounts by going here.

This seems nice and all, but the real question is, what's the point ? It seems like a nice add on for Amazon Prime subs, but other than that I dont see another thats compelling for anyone to join this. What do you think ?