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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Amazon announces Game Connect, new free-to-play game service]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/07/13/amazon-announces-game-connect-new-free-to-play-game-service/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2012/07/13/amazon-announces-game-connect-new-free-to-play-game-service/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/07/13/amazon-announces-game-connect-new-free-to-play-game-service/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div style="text-align: center; "> <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2012/07/13/amazon-announces-game-connect-new-free-to-play-game-service/"><img alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2012/07/amazon-game-connect_530x230.jpg" /></a></div><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/amazon">Amazon</a> is launching a new games service titled Game Connect, not to be confused with its <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2012/07/11/amazons-gamecircle-adds-achievements-and-more-to-kindle-fire/">GameCircle service for Kindle Fire</a>. Game Connect has been introduced with the express purpose of helping its users "discover a new category of free-to-play and MMO digital games." Existing Amazon users can link their Game Connect account to unlock rewards, a list of which can be found <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html?ie=UTF8&amp;docId=1000815141">over here</a>.<br /><br />The first handful of games included in Amazon's Game Connect service launch are <em>Battlestar Galactica</em>, <em>World of Tanks</em>, <em>Pandora Saga</em>, <em>Stronghold Kingdoms</em> and <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/game/super-monday-night-combat"><em>Super Monday Night Combat</em></a>. More games will presumably be added as the service grows and develops.<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2012/07/13/amazon-announces-game-connect-new-free-to-play-game-service/">Amazon announces Game Connect, new free-to-play game service</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Fri, 13 Jul 2012 04:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2012/07/13/amazon-announces-game-connect-new-free-to-play-game-service/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/20277247/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2012/07/13/amazon-announces-game-connect-new-free-to-play-game-service/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>amazon</category><category>amazon-game-connect</category><category>f2p</category><category>free-2-play</category><category>free-to-play</category><category>game-connect</category><category>mac</category><category>mmo</category><category>pc</category><category>super-monday-night-combat</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[David Hinkle]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 13 Jul 2012 04:00:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>