As one of the largest companies in the world and one of the most iconic online marketplaces, Amazon has frequently stepped into the gaming market betweenplatforms like Amazon Lunaand the Amazon Games launcher and the company’s own in-house Amazon Games Studio. As such, Amazon’s premium Amazon Prime membership comes with plenty of perks for gamers to upgrade their experiences ranging from free games to bonuses in a variety of titles. Now, Amazon has officially unveiled Prime rewards coming soon to two of Blizzard’s most popular franchises.
Alongside the full Prime Video streaming library and free two-day shipping on the marketplace,Amazon Primealso offers plenty of additional content across a wide library of games. The platform’s bonus rewards feature some of the hottest games in the industry withLeague of Legendsseeing free skins and emotes, and often featuring exclusive cosmetics for popular games likeRainbow Six SiegeandFall Guys. Now, Prime Gaming’s newest set of perks is set to give players hefty rewards for two iconic Blizzard series withHearthstoneandOverwatchjoining the Prime Gaming library.
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Amazon officially announced the partnership with Blizzard Wednesday morning withHearthstoneandOverwatchplayers being treated to an assortment of rewards as part of Amazon Prime’s membership. Over the coming months until September 14,Hearthstoneplayers claiming all possible perks will receive a total bundle of not only three Standard card packs from the game’s base set but alsofour random guaranteed Legendary cards.Hearthstoneplayers with Amazon Prime can claim their first reward immediately in the form of one of the random Legendary cards with the next drop arriving on April 27.
Overwatchis also set to receive a bundle of bonuses with Amazon Prime with similarly stylish rewards set to roll out for players of Blizzard’s popular hero shooter. Players who claim all of the Prime rewards through the end of the promotion will receive an assortment ofOverwatch’s loot boxeswith four Legendary and three Standard boxes being given out. Players claiming their first bonus today will receive one of the four Legendary loot boxes withOverwatch’s drops set to reset on the same day asHearthstone’s. Amazon also teased rewards for other Blizzard games, referencingWorld of WarcraftandStarCraft: Remastered, to come in the future.
Amazon’s newly established partnership with Blizzard comes just months after theWarcraftdeveloper was the subject of one of the biggest acquisitions in recent years whenMicrosoft announced its purchase of Activision Blizzardfor $68.7 billion. The high-dollar purchase stunned the gaming community as Activision Blizzard was still reeling from allegations of misconduct and workplace harassment. While many fans wondered about the future of Blizzard’s franchises following the acquisition, Amazon’s newest rewards should prove a nice perk for Blizzard’s passionate fanbases.
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