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 between platforms like Amazon Luna and 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 Prime also 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 with League of Legends seeing free skins and emotes, and often featuring exclusive cosmetics for popular games like Rainbow Six Siege and Fall Guys. Now, Prime Gaming's newest set of perks is set to give players hefty rewards for two iconic Blizzard series with Hearthstone and Overwatch joining the Prime Gaming library.
Amazon officially announced the partnership with Blizzard Wednesday morning with Hearthstone and Overwatch players being treated to an assortment of rewards as part of Amazon Prime's membership. Over the coming months until September 14, Hearthstone players claiming all possible perks will receive a total bundle of not only three Standard card packs from the game's base set but also four random guaranteed Legendary cards. Hearthstone players 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.
Overwatch is 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 of Overwatch's loot boxes with four Legendary and three Standard boxes being given out. Players claiming their first bonus today will receive one of the four Legendary loot boxes with Overwatch's drops set to reset on the same day as Hearthstone's. Amazon also teased rewards for other Blizzard games, referencing World of Warcraft and StarCraft: Remastered, to come in the future.
Amazon's newly established partnership with Blizzard comes just months after the Warcraft developer was the subject of one of the biggest acquisitions in recent years when Microsoft announced its purchase of Activision Blizzard for $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.
Source: Prime Gaming