1110°

Amazon Goes Above and Beyond, Offers Free Game For PS4

Gameranx's Yesika Reyes: "I told Amazon I wanted to return Battlefield 4 for the PS4 because I didn't have time to play it. They offered to give it to me for free."

Read Full Story >>
gameranx.com
GarrusVakarian3827d ago (Edited 3827d ago )

That's some excellent customer service right there. Amazon has always been the best place to shop online in my opinion, ive never had any problems.

Lucky you btw! Free BF4, im not jealous in the slightest.... http://replygif.net/i/170.g...

ZodTheRipper3827d ago

Amazon always had the best customer service, but if you work with them (for example as a supplier/vendor) they can be a real pain :S

guitarded773827d ago

As a buyer, I will agree that Amazon is awesome. I'm a Prime member because of this. I buy nothing at retail anymore except groceries.

UltimateMaster3827d ago (Edited 3827d ago )

They really want to get their clients.
"Here. It's Free and it's on us!"
I bet others will try to get their games free as well...

ExposingLames3827d ago

That has been my only problem with them....and Its actually not very uncommon. I buy a game MONTHS in advance and select it for release day delivery. The game doesn't get delivered until days after it officially comes out.

You get free shipping every time this happens, but when its a game you have been waiting and waiting for you want to play it asap.

guitarded773827d ago

@ ICE PICK

That's strange... I have never had that happen, and I order a lot of games through Amazon. I always have gotten it on release day for new releases, and in 2 days for everything else with Prime. There have been a couple of occasions where the 2 day turned into 3 day, but I call, and they give me free 1 day on my next order.

cvflyboy3827d ago

Should of went with Amazon this year, just found out my gamestop isn't doing a midnight release anymore smh. What's the point of preordering at a store if u can't enjoy the midnight release festivities.

InactiveUser3827d ago (Edited 3827d ago )

"It’s extremely worth it for me since I buy a lot of video games"

Guy buys a lot of video games, yet doesn't have time for this one?

My guess is he heard about Target's and now Amazon's Buy 2 Get 1 free sale and wanted BF4 as part of that deal, so he made up a BS story. Now, because of this article (which he apparently does have the time for), every Dbag is going to flood Amazon customer service trying to get free games.

Edit: 'She' apparently.. maybe she didn't want BF4. She plays GTA V though..

InactiveUser3827d ago (Edited 3827d ago )

"I just don’t have the luxury right now to commit to online multiplayer", yet wrote an article on GTA V's multiplayer less than 2 weeks ago?

http://www.gameranx.com/fea...

"I contacted the retailer again after a few days."

Meaning this started a few days ago, after the bundle has been on preorder likely for months.

And what happened a few days ago? (4 days ago) Target announces Buy 2 Get 1 and all of a sudden 'I don't have time for BF4'. 'I want a refund on BF4 so that I can still get PS+ for $10 less as part of the bundle and then I can take advantage of the Buy 2 Games Get 1 Free offer'.

If she truly doesn't have time, she would have cancelled the bundle, not just the part that recently became part of a special offer.

Akuma2K3827d ago (Edited 3827d ago )

@Icepick

I pre-ordered the BF4 collectors edition strategy guide early to get the gold battle pack on Oct 10th, you'd think it would be shipped and delivered a day or two before the 29th the day the game came out but it never happened, just got the shipping email a few days ago and the book will be delivered nov 5th.......go figure.

ChrisW3827d ago

If it were an Xbox One game the title would read:

"Amazon getting paid off my M$ to give out free games and falsely labeling it as good customer service."

+ Show (6) more repliesLast reply 3827d ago
Campy da Camper3827d ago

They did the same for me. I had purchased about 15 songs off of Amazon mp3 site through my android and noticed a few days later that I had only been charged for 2 of them. I called up customer service and asked them why I was charged only 2 bucks for about 15 songs (I really didn't want then to realize the error in 3 weeks and have them hit my account for the rest when I wasn't expecting it) and the guy literally said, "hey, look at that. You're right it only charged you for two songs. Guess you just got 13 songs for free! Enjoy!"

I was like, "ERM, what?" He went on about its not my fault and it was too lateto go back and try and figure it out so iI could have them for free.

Amazon rocks.

wsoutlaw873827d ago

I ordered kz3 then i didnt yhink i was going to have the money by the time it released so i re oredered it and emailed them to see if i could keep my preorder bounus that they werre no longer offering. The day it came out i mistakenly recieved 2 and was only charged for one and they said keep it. I soldit and pretty much got kz3 for free

GusHasGas3827d ago

I agree with you 100%

One time, they sent me a copy of Little Big Planet Vita a few days earlier than its release date. The next day, they sent me an email saying: "We are very sorry that your order was not delivered on the expected date. As an apology, we are giving you $10 in Amazon credit."

I <3 you Amazon

Thatlalala3826d ago (Edited 3826d ago )

Purchased Diablo 3. Showed up a little banged up(disc wasn't locked in holder). Played alright until third act it would freeze in same spot. Told Amazon they shipped me a new copy and gave me a complete refund. Awesome.

sweendog3826d ago

This is Amazon related but not game related but the same thing happened to me. I ordered some dog food for our new puppy and not really taking in the sizes available I ordered a 15kg bag. When a cement size bag turned up I reallised that it would take my dog over a year to get through it but it only had a shelf life of 2 months. I rang Amazon up and explained that it was my error and they gave me a full refund (£60) and told me to keep the dog food.

+ Show (2) more repliesLast reply 3826d ago
UnrealThreats3827d ago

I wonder if This would work with just having the game preordered (not a ps4 bundle)

Ch1d0r13827d ago

As long as people don't start abusing it and ruin it for people who really need it.

HammadTheBeast3827d ago

Too late. Have you seen some of the comments on the site?

rainslacker3827d ago

I've been GM for retail and food service, and corporate policies almost always say offer a refund or a replacement regardless of the reason.

Since there are people that know this, and will happily abuse the system to get all manner of things free, many managers become extremely skeptical so they go on the immediate defensive and try whatever they can to keep from following those policies. For many places, it's why people with legitimate complaints or issues get bad service.

Long story short though, I found that it's easier to just give the customer what they want 99% of the time. The scammers are easy to figure out, and if you have to deal with them more than a few times you can actually cut them off. Funny thing I've found about scammers is that as soon as they realize you're on to them, they go away to the next mark. They may cause some grief with corporate, but so long as it's not a recurring theme among a lot of customers, the most one would likely get is being asked for an explanation.

Mikelarry3827d ago (Edited 3827d ago )

Awww aint that sweet wish they offered me a free ps vita when royal mail misplaced my parcel and still wanted to charge me.i guess I am one of the unlucky ones so its all good

matrixman923827d ago

inb4 everyone who preordered a bundle from Amazon trying this

Lboogieskells3827d ago

I don't want my copy either, I'd rather they switch the game out for me.

Show all comments (65)
100°

KEMCO ditch the RPGS for a horror Visual Novel - Horrific Xanatorium

Available right now on Xbox, PlayStation, Switch and PC is the latest from a prolific KEMCO team - Horrific Xanatorium; a horror Visual Novel

Read Full Story >>
thexboxhub.com
100°
8.0

TopSpin 2K25 Review - Serving Up a Nice Reboot | MP1st

TopSpin 2K25 Review - After a very long hiatus, TopSpin is back! Can Hangar 13 bring the venerable tennis series back to relevance?

140°

Days Gone, 5 Years Later

Almost unbelievably, Days Gone has just turned 5 years old after launching on April 26th, 2019. What's changed in that time?

Read Full Story >>
culturedvultures.com
mkis0076h ago

Such a good game to me. Crazy how different peoples opinions can get.

Crows906h ago(Edited 6h ago)

For me it wasn't that surprising. There was some bad press before. There's also the matter and element of a person's disposition when trying out a certain game. Sometimes you're just not really into the type of game that you're playing so you put it down because you don't like it. Not necessarily because it's a bad game but because you're just not up for something like this. Reviewers have a tough because no matter what they feel like playing they've got to play what's releasing.

I have many times gone back to games that I put down only to thoroughly enjoy them the second time around because either there wasn't another exciting game coming out around the same time or I just had no other games to play and haven't played that type of game in a while. I'm not the type of person that can just play a souls game through all this iterations one after the other without getting burnt out on the formula.

In my opinion this game was great from the start. Some bugs here and there but nothing worse than the most AAA releases during the same time after and before. All I did was wait one week and I had a phenomenal time with the game. No other zombie survival game comes close to how I thoroughly enjoyed this one

-Foxtrot5h ago(Edited 5h ago)

Yeah I thought it was pretty decent, it had its flaws but for their first big console single player open world game it's a solid 8/10.

I have never seen an AAA "zombie" game feature as many enemies as the horde sections did, you really had to think about your surroundings and plan carefully.

I feel journalists had an issue with this game from the moment it was announced, they really didn't like the Biker characters and the overall Biker gang theme. If they were anything else I feel it would have had a better chance or at least they'd overlook some of the flaws like they do for certain other open world games. They don't mind waiting weeks or months for a patch knowing its coming but a game that has it Day 1 it's suddenly a big no no? Yeah this was one of those moments that showed you how they cherry pick who to suddenly decide to go harsh on when they want to.

mkis0075h ago

Ill never forget the reviewer who tried to claim the "ride me like you ride your bike" line was anything but a joke...they (sarah and deacon) explicitly call it a joke and the reviewer still misinformed the reader about it as if it was a literal thing.

Michiel19894h ago

the score on metacritic is 71 from journos, its 9 points lower than your review so stop making stuff up. They didn't hate it from the start, they on average just liked it slightly less than you.

-Foxtrot4h ago(Edited 4h ago)

@Michiel1989

I'm not making anything up, they held a grudge against it and made stuff up themselves like mkis007 has just pointed out. That 71 on Metacritic is why it didn't get a sequel.

Anyway how can I make anything up when I didn't even mention metacritic in my original post?

Leeroyw6h ago

Second act of that game far surpassed the first. Which is why people felt it didn't live up to the hype of the trailers. Personally I loved it. But it was a slog to get your bike and weapons up to skill.

Inverno6h ago

Was gonna post a brick wall of text but I'll keep it short. Pardon my French but f**k the media for the hate they gave this game. If you have a PC to play it on you can get it as low as 10 bucks, and if you have a PS then it's a no brainer. Totally worth a play.

phatak6h ago(Edited 5h ago)

I don't even comment here often but had to for this game, I still stand by my opinion that this was one of the top 10 games of the ps4 generation, I preferred days gone over god of war, horizon and last of us 2, the launch version was definitely piss poor and that messed up the reviews for this game, honestly some games deserve a re-review or post patch review as the metacritic score stays forever but the reality is its not even the same game anymore, the ps5 patch is amazing and the pc version which I play on nowadays is one of the best looking games ever, complete shame that we wont get a sequel, god of war got one, horizon got one, last of us got one, spider man got one,ghosts of tshushima about to get one but this game wont get one, sucks to be honest.

Ps3/360 era had some hidden underated games for me it was shadows of the damned, alice madness returns that deserved more sales and a sequel/ higher scores, and similarly for the ps4 era it was days gone, and dying light 1 that deserved much more love, dying light atleast got a sequel, everyone needs to play this game once and judge for themselves, for me its officially the most underrated game of the ps4 era, go play it if you haven't.

andy855h ago

Awesome game. Just bought it for my laptop last week

Show all comments (15)