Twitch and Amazon have announced Twitch Prime, a new set of video game-related benefits for Amazon Prime members.

Subscribers will now get exclusive discounts on pre-orders and new-release physical games for the first two weeks after launch. Amazon is offering free release day delivery on pre-orders as well. Members will also receive an updated selection of free digital games and in-game loot, such as characters and skins.

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Starting today and until November 6, Twitch Prime members can claim Hearthstone’s new hero, Tyrande Whisperwind, along with a custom card pack. In October, a Twitch Prime branded skin from Smite, and a free copy of Streamline, a new game from Proletariat Studios, will be up grabs.Amazon is also adding Twitch-related goodies, like a free monthly subscription to a Twitch channel of your choosing. Twitch Prime will include most of the benefits you can get from Twitch Turbo, the company’s premium subscription service, and Twitch streamers will still get paid from these subscriptions. Ad-free Twitch viewing, special chat badges, expanded chat colors, and custom emotes are all included.If you’re already an Amazon Prime member and live in the U.S., U.K., Canada, Germany, France, Italy, or Spain, you can start taking advantage of Twitch Prime by linking your Amazon and Twitch accounts at https://twitchprime.com . Despite the new benefits, a Prime subscription still costs $99 a year, or $10.99 a month, and users can sign up for 30-day free trial The two companies are celebrating the launch by promising to donate $100,000 to GameChanger charity for every 100,000 new Twitch channel subscriptions.

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