Popular videogame streaming platform,Twitch, has announced its Free Games with Prime program which will gift all Twitch Prime Membership users free PC titles each month. The program will replace the originally planned Twitch Prime Indie Amplifier promotion which would have given users the ability to case votes to determine which game would be given away for free. Users looking to cash in on their free Twitch Prime Membership game will need to download the Twitch desktop app.
The Free Games with Prime is set to being in March 15, 2018, and will be headlined by the innovative puzzle shooter Superhot and supernatural adventure Oxenfree. Along with these two titles, Free Games with Prime will also offer Shadow Tactics, Mr. Shifty, and Tales from Candlekeep: Tomb of Annihilation. All titles will be available for free until the end of March, with the April titles yet to be announced.
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Why This Trend Is Growing
- Free Games with Prime
- The trend of offering free PC games to Prime membership users is disrupting traditional game distribution channels.
- Twitch Desktop App
- The trend of requiring users to download a specific app to access free PC games is disrupting the traditional model of buying and installing games individually.
- Gaming Subscription Services
- The trend of subscription-based services in gaming is disrupting the traditional model of buying each individual game separately.
Industries Being Reshaped
- Video Game Platforms
- Video game platforms like Twitch could benefit from offering free games to users as part of a membership program.
- PC Game Publishers
- PC game publishers could benefit from partnering with subscription-based services like Twitch's Free Games with Prime to gain exposure for their games.
- Gaming Hardware Companies
- Hardware companies that produce gaming machines may benefit from offering promotions and deals for Twitch Prime users to encourage them to upgrade their gaming setups.
