CD Keys Discount Code - Does One Exist?

I've been in this game a long time. I've said it on many times that cdkeys.com is my all time favorite store. One thing I know however is that coupons for the site are extremely hard to come by. Now I have a great working relationship with the owner. We talk regularly on Skype. His site is one of the most popular out there so I'm always making sure I'm giving my users the best experience by correctly linking to their product and the prices are all up to date. There is one issues however that we never seem to get resolution on. A CD Keys Discount Code unique for CDKeyPrices

I began the campaign...

I got no reply. It's ok, the site literally does hundreds of orders per day. They get busy. I understand. I put in another effort. I tried again. Nada. He's having non of it. To be honest, the prices are pretty cheap anyways. It was more the point!

Well actually, cdkeys.com does have a 5% coupon! Here's how.

Step 1 - Create An Account

First off, head to cdkeys.com and create an account. I'm yet to try it myself but this method might only reward users who are making a purchase for the first time. If that is the case you may need to create a new account with another email address. If this is not the case please let me know in the comments!

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Step 2 - Visit Their Facebook Page

Once you have created an account, you need to visit their Facebook page. On the left hand side you will see a link saying "Click Here to Get 5% Off! Once clicked it takes a few seconds to load due to it being a Facebook app

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Step 3 - Get Your Unique Code

Once you hit the above link you will be presented with a box to insert your email address. Once completed you will be presented with your unique code. Be sure to take note off it as you only get one!

And there you have! It takes a bit of work but a cd keys discount code most certainly exists. When their prices are already very cheap, 5% is better than a kick in the teeth!

Every big company hates it's competitors with passion. Valve Software does too, well not only them. The big corporations can't stand the fact that small businesses from around the world always manage to sell the game keys a lot cheaper than them and they can't really do much about it. Steam was suppose to be cheaper than the retail games in the first place but now it's the other way around. Eastern European businesses are really trying to do everything they can to legitimize their image online - there a lot of really bad comments on the net saying that companies like G2A are shady, illegal etc which is simply not true. This is where esport comes in. Esport is getting bigger with each big competition, doesn't matter if it's Counter-Strike, League of Legends, DOTA 2 or any other competition, it always brings millions of fans in one place and that's probably the best way to advertise.

Did you know that esport is a part of national sport in South Korea? Learn more about esport by going here.

G2A and esport

G2A was sponsoring the Intel Extreme Masters 2016 in Katowice, Poland. They have also sponsored a lot of players during the event. G2A was present during the whole 10th Season of Intel Extreme Masters. Events like this give them the opportunity to positively affect and encourage CDKey sales around the world. It also shows that they are serious about what they're doing.

Esport was always a huge deal for G2A. They have invested millions of dollars in the growth of esports. G2A In-Game Skins for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive are really pissing off everybody at Steam. It's the ideal solution for the European companies. Players love the skins as well!

However some companies hate G2A and other CDKey stores with passion and for some reason they decide to cover their logos during events, here is an example:

Teams sponsored by G2A, including: Cloud 9, CLG, H2K and paiN Gaming have removed G2A’s logo from their clothing and merchandise at Worlds 2015. G2A got into trouble with the League of Legends developer Riot Games over a listing on its site promoting services from a third party that sells game accounts and offers elo boosting services, both of which violate the Riot terms of service and rules.

G2A responded that they've invested over $6 000 000 in esport sponsorship since 2014 and remained committed to working with partners to empower the esport industry. They also say that this decision will have an impact on its valued esports partners, players and fans.

What about Kinguin?

Kinguin even had it's own esport team called Team Kinguin, organization was sponsored directly by them. That was actually pretty brilliant to do, if some companies don't want to put their logos on players just start your own team of players! They are currently competing under the name G2 Kinguin formerly known as G2 Esports, a Spanish organization, which is also directly sponsored by Kinguin.net.

That's just really some of many examples of how those companies are fighting Steam and other huge corporations. What do you guys think?

Will Valve Revoke My Steam Keys?

The Internet is a dangerous place. Sometimes data gets stolen, even steam keys! Even whole identities. If people aren't cautious enough, especially when using online payment methods such as VISA, Master Card or even PayPal, their money gets stolen.

What can you do with stolen money? You most definitely won't be spending it in the stores or gas stations because it's dangerous, it's easier for thieves to buy things online, such as gift cards on Amazon, VISA pre-paids that give them some sort of anonymity. Unfortunately sometimes they buy Steam gift cards, steam keys from various stores or even Steam gifts. They later sell them to people online and earn "legal" money. Ideal for them right?

After a while when the victims realize they got screwed they start to call banks, stores and everyone else who charged their card. They get their money back eventually and this is when it starts to get ugly.

Big players like Amazon for example revoke the legitimacy of the keys. Recent case shows that even keys bought directly on developer's site get stolen like this and sold for a lot less on services like G2A which is literally eBay for gaming. You always need to look at the buyer you're getting your key from because if it has no or bad reviews it's probably a scam. Always try to use the G2A Shield feature if you're not sure of the seller. It gives you 100% money back guarantee for additional $1 if you buy a game.

So lets ask the question, can Steam revoke my CD Key?

Yes, in particular cases they can and they enforce that aggressively if they developer, publisher or someone who got screwed requests it. We can't really blame them, it's a business after all.

There was a big case including Sniper Elite 3 few years ago. Long story short, a total of 7,050 Sniper Elite 3 keys were stolen and given to online resellers, who then sold them on to unknowing buyers.

Neither Rebellion nor their publisher saw revenue from the sale of thousands of their game keys. They've ordered Steam to revoke access to the game for users with the stolen keys. However, Rebellion offered a free DLC "Target Hitler" to anyone who provided proof of purchase of an illegitimate key.

There was also a case when DiRT 3 CD Keys leaked online from the AMD promo that they were having. Over 1 000 000 of keys leaked online (!) and took advantage of AMD's mistake. Steam quickly revoked the keys though.

What can you do?

Shop responsibly, try to use trusted online retailers even if their price is a little bit higher than the less known one's. Better be safe then sorry, right? Besides there's always special discount vouchers that we can provide so if there are any please search for the desired titles on CDKeyPrices and there might be a special discount coupon there.

Also don't forget to look at the CD Key Store Reviews on our site which could help you in making the right decision.

G2A has been in the news a lot lately. After a bit of a public spat with Tiny Build and some fraudulent keys sold via G2A, I followed with interest to see how G2A would respond. I took particular note of G2A's continued references to its G2A Shield, and how users had elected to make a purchase with it would get a refund. But what exactly is G2A shield?

Given that G2A is a third party marketplace, they do, on occasions, have issues with its sellers selling fraudulent keys. Just like Ebay has scammers, G2A has some scammers as well. To help counteract this and give its buyers some confidence, G2A Shield gives its users the following features;

• Money Back - Have immediate regrets often? You can get your money back within 5 minutes of your purchase if you want to.
• Fraud Protection - Any issues, such as those from the Tiny Build debacle, you are protected.
• All Products - It's not just cd keys that gain the protection, but CSGO skins, time cards etc.
• Lower Seller Fees - If you are a seller for anything in the G2A marketplace, this is an absolute must for you!
• Price Matching - Helpful for those looking to save a bit more money. If you find the product somewhere else for cheaper, they will refund the difference.
• Prioritized Service - If you have a question or something goes wrong, this could be handy.

So how much is G2A Shield?

There's two options here. There is the one off and the subscription based, month to month option. It depends on your currency, but it comes in at €1 , US$1.10 and AU$1,49 for the one off and €2 a month for the subscrption. A common question I receive if this is a one off fee on checkout or an ongoing subscription. A quick google on the subject reveals a lot of confusion. Admittedly the G2A website is not exactly clear on the issue, something they should probably look into.  It is however a monthly subscription so this is something you need to keep in mine and actively cancel.

If you are a heavy user of G2A then G2A shield is an absolute must. One off buyers looking to save that extra few dollar could probably get away with purchasing from a trusted seller with a lot of reviews. Me personally, I am a subscriber and use it for piece of mind. Completely up to you!

It's time to compare GOG v Steam.

Is GOG a good competitor? Is Steam fixing it's problems thanks to GOG? Lets find out in the first of our Gog v Steam articles!

Firstly, we start from the beginning. Good Old Games launched in 2008 and it was created by Polish company CDP Investment sp. z o.o. - currently part of CD Projekt which is responsible for The Witcher series. At first GOG promoted older games in a refreshed form. All of the games sold there were from late 80's, 90's and early 00's, they are all compatible with brand new operating systems and sometimes they're refreshed with additional features such as better support for modern screen resolutions, UI fixes etc. Currently GOG is known as GOG.com and sells new games as well, usually indie titles. This is one of the first major advantages over Steam.

Steam launched in 2003 as a platform for Counter-Strike 1.6. It's been a long time since then and now it's the biggest online store on the market. It has the biggest user base and supports a lot of cool features such as: online community, market and workshop - which allows fans to create custom content for games.

So how can we compare the biggest store from USA worth billions of dollars to a small Polish store?

It might seem funny from that perspective but you need to know that GOG's biggest advantage over Steam is lack of any kind of DRM. That's right! You can play any game, anywhere at anytime without Internet access. You can even backup your games to your hard drive and keep them there in case of a nuclear war.

This is probably what made GOG one of the largest Steam competitor over the years. You can even borrow your GOG games to you friends by simply... sending the installation files to them and that's it. This doesn't apply to certain multiplayer games though, so if a game requires an account or a valid CD Key you might not be able to share it like that because you need a separate key or account for this to work.

Imagine borrowing a game to your friend by using Steam. You can share a game to particular Steam account if it logs in on your machine first but if someone else is playing any of your games later on you can't use your Steam account to play games at all, you need to wait until that person finishes the session. Which is really messed up that you can't do that. In the good old days you could just give a CD-ROM to your friend you could borrow each other's games. But that's the past, lets focus on today.

The biggest advantage in the gog v steam debate is Steams catalog. It has the largest catalog of PC games from around the world, some games are not on Steam due to obvious business issues - for example all new Electronic Arts games are no longer there because EA has it's own platform, Origin.

Stay tuned for our next GoG v Steam article.

Can my GOG key be redeemed on Steam?

It’s pretty obvious that every PC gamer dreams of expanding their Steam library. Even though Steam is basically a DRM it makes things really easy. It works flawlessly, it has a huge community of gamers from around the globe with amazing features and it’s game sales can’t be beaten by the competition. And what about those Steam sales!

You have to realize that there are people out there who won’t buy a particular title because it doesn’t come with a Steam key. It might seem crazy but that’s how it is.

What makes Steam so special? Steam was the first gaming distribution platform in the world. It launched in January 2003 along with Counter-Strike 1.6 beta and since then it’s the most popular way to buy games and download mods on personal computers. Good Old Games on the other hand launched in late 2008 - it was created by CD Projekt, the same company that created The Witcher 3. The most interesting thing about GOG is that games bought on it are not DRM protected in any way. Which basically means you can back them up on your hard drive and don’t need a constant Internet connection to play them. This is one of the biggest advantages of GOG over Steam. The catalog is lacking though and that seems to hold people off.

If you’ve recently bought The Witcher 3 or the series in general, you’ve probably noticed that the game does not come with a Steam key. It comes with a GOG key instead. Unfortunately you can’t register GOG game keys on Steam, some games come with both keys though so you need to look carefully for that information before buying.

However, you can actually redeem them the other way around with games like S.T.A.L.K.E.R, The Witcher: Enhanced Edition Director's Cut and The Witcher 2 : Assassins of Kings. Just grab those game keys from your Steam account and redeem them on your GOG account if you want to have access to DRM free versions of these games.

In June 2016 GOG actually launched a thing called GOG Connect where you can connect your GOG account and your recently purchased gog key to your Steam account and transfer some of the available games from Steam to GOG! The full list of games will always be available on connect.gog.com. Here is the current list of games as of June 2016:

• The Witness
• FTL: Faster Than Light
• The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing: Final Cut
• Galactic Civilizations 3
• Trine Enchanted Edition
• Saints Row 2
• Shadowrun Returns
• The Witcher: Enhanced Edition

Once you redeem your steam cd key in GOG they will transferred over. You'll be able to permanently import all the games listed above to your GOG library in June 2016 – assuming you own them on Steam. You can connect only one Steam account with your GOG library so do it wisely because the process is permanent. Make sure your Steam community profile is set to public, otherwise you won't be able to do complete the entire process.

How To Get a Refund on Steam

Have you ever bought an absolutely atrocious game and need to know how to get a refund on Steam? Maybe the game crashes a lot and you simply can't play it? Like most products you buy in the store you can easily get a refund for something faulty. Refunds on digital games were basically non existent...until now. Steam now allows refunds too. Some people hated the platform for that particular reason and when Valve suddenly decided to introduce that feature they have received a lot of very positive feedback from the community.

If you are wondering how to get a refund on steam cd keys, such as though found on our Steam CD Keys page, unfortunately you can't use this system. This one of course if only available to those who purchase games directly from Steam. For your cd-keys you purchased via CDKeyPrices, you will need to check with that store directly, but it is very very doubtful!

All thanks to... EA’s Origin actually, you see it’s always good to have some sort of competition - doesn’t matter what industry, it always makes the prices lower for the end consumers as well as better features. And now since June 2015 you can happily refund any crappy Early Access games or hyped up Ubisoft titles ;) There is a catch though, read below to see what are the terms of Steam refunds.

To even think about a refund you need to make sure that the game you’ve purchased hasn’t been played for less than 2 hours. If it wasn’t you’re ok and you can request a refund. There is also a 14 day window where you can request the refund but even if you’ve bought it, let's say last month, you can still try if you haven’t actually played the game yet. Who knows? Maybe they will agree to it.

Follow those 3 easy steps to get a refund on Steam:

1) Open Steam Help and log in with your Steam account
2) Click on A Purchase

3) Find the game you’ve purchased and would like to get a refund for. If your purchase is not listed, it falls too far outside of our refund window and you won’t be able to get a refund :( If it’s there just click on it and follow the steps to request a refund.

Now just relax and wait until Valve employee responds, if everything is fine you should see the money back in your Steam wallet in a couple of days - up to 7 days tops. If you ever want to refund another purchase on Steam you gotta know there is an unwritten limit. You can submit any number of refund requests for the purchases but if you are abusing the system they can revoke the access to the refund policy completely.

And last thing, if you ever purchased a game on the Steam store and later after 24 hours it gets discounted, for example on some daily flash sale or weekend deal, you can send a message to Steam support and request a refund too, they will either send you the remaining % of the discounted price to your Steam wallet or refund it completely. Remember that refunds can take up to 7 days and you will need to purchase the intended game as a gift as it’s on sale until the refund has been processed to your bank account or Steam wallet. So, knowing how to get a refund on steam is as easy as that! Any questions or issues, please, let us know.

Today we will take a sneak peek in what digital distribution platforms are and what are the popular ones in the market. We will be taking a concrete look at platforms for the PC video games like Steam, Origin and Uplay. Entering virtual circle is Valve’s Steam, Ubisoft’s Uplay and Electronic Art’s Origin.

Steam vs. Origin Vs. Uplay Comparison

Many people wonder as to which platform to choose and why. Basically it totally depends on the interest and personal taste of the player. But it is of no surprise that Steam is the actual leader in the number of services that are offered. It would be great to know that neither Origin nor Uplay offers single service or feature that is not available on Steam.

For a lot of people, PC gaming experiences goes in hand with Steam. This is because it is both service and storefront and offers one stop store for purchasing games, managing and playing games and also building out friends list for chatting while enjoying your favourite game. In home streaming is the biggest feature of Steam as it lets the players play graphically intense games on the Windows tablets and PCs. It actually uses power of the main gaming rig to run the games and then it streams those games in a Netflix sort of fashion to the secondary PC.

On the other hand, Uplay is all gearing up for new updates and versions so that they can have more functionality and better gaming experience. The version 4.0 introduced better download manager, play while download feature, auto patching and Twitch integration.

More so, patch install and updates are now available on Steam and Origin. The users can also buy and start game downloads remotely using the Steam mobile application. However this trio of digital distribution platforms offer a range of social networking solutions like in game UI overlay which permits the users to add friends who also use the same service. They can even capture as well as upload screen shots, access web browser etc. Each of the platform offers the cloud storage space for backups so that in case the data is lost ob physical system, you have a backup. Then there is also the text chat feature available but just Steam offers the facility of voice chat.

Both Origin and Steam allow the users to install the games wherever they want. It is not needed that they be in main Steam or Origin directory. This was indeed a case with Origins first. But the new feature has been launched on Steam recently. It’s also great if you need some games for running on speedier drive like solid state. As for Uplay, you can easily change game installer location after the installation.

So if we were to decide one clear winner or which one to choose as far as features and benefits are concerned, then Steam is the clear leader till now. However they have been at the competition since a long time now. Origin and Uplay will still need to innovate a lot and think actually out of the box to be the winners in the arena that Steam has already built.

UPlay is the cross platform solution that is available in over 50 games and entertainment activities. It offers great rewards to the gamers. UPlay is in fact a digital right management, digital distribution, communications and multi player service by Ubisoft mainly introduced to offer similar experience to trophies or achievements provided by other gaming platforms.

In case you are a member of the UPlay site, you can easily enjoy what Ubisoft has to provide like complimentary in game content, gifts etc. UPlay also allows the players to readily connect with the others around and to even earn the rewards as per their achievements called as actions in the UPlay enabled games.

It is totally a great experience playing at UPlay with a range of games and activities lined up. As rightly said by Yves Guillemot, CEO Of Ubisoft that the more you play, the more free items you will be able to receive. So this adds up to the motivation of the players.

With UPlay, you can literally take your gaming experience to an entirely new level. The top benefits and features you enjoy with it include the following:

• Avatar adjust feature
• Improve your rankings and stats and go one level up
• Get direct access to community stats and invite new friends
• Check your rankings, compare with your friends and others

What more, the Uplay desktop client got released in 2012 which replaced the Game Launcher by Ubisoft. This desktop client actually connects the rewards and currency of Uplay and links the Ubi profile of the player across different platforms like mobile, PC, FB, consoles etc in a single app. In all, the client is just like Steam and Origin clients in which the user can buy and launch games from the app.

There have been a lot of happy customers of Uplay and they say that the experience they get is simply amazing. When they play the supported games, they get the opportunity to earn uPlay actions that are the achievements. These further come with some specific points that can later be spent or used in special in game store. The real currency does not play any part in it. Another important thing is that the currency is basically linked with uPlay account and so it’s the game agnostic. The balance left is your balance irrespective of you earned points playing Far Cry 3, Splinter Cell games or any other.

The best part to notice about Uplay is that it is easily available for Wii, iPhone, Xbox, PlayStation and Android devices. Some players say that when they were first promoted to make an account with UPlay, they were happy with bonus content provided to them. So with so many features, games and benefits, the hard core players always prefer this platform and refer it to others around.

So what are you waiting for? Try playing with Uplay and you will be more than happy with the gaming experience, bonus, rewards, achievements and much more.

I did actually track Xbox One Codes in the past, but stopped as only one or two stores were listing them. I've noticed a few more stores are now stocking them, and they seem pretty popular, so I thought I would bring it back!

You can access Xbox One Stuff here;

Xbox One Codes

I'm having some problems with the Amazon feed so I can't get theirs in there for the time being

CDKeyPrices is generally moving away from price comparisons of region locked stuff (unless its very popular) which is the reason I am not putting up Playstation 4 codes at this time.

As always, any suggestions, please get in contact!

Don’t be fooled. Ubisoft recent action against Far Cry 4 CD Keys is nothing but a money grab and frustration at the fact its customers are sourcing their games from regions which are cheaper than their own.

As a long time crusader against region pricing and actively importing my stuff from other regions (something that publishers, companies etc like to called "unauthorized" and "grey") I can be confident in the fact I know I am doing nothing wrong. Why? The key's activated fine and Ubisoft made no claim that they fraudulently purchased.

G2A are a legitimate, registered, tax paying business. They source keys from cheap regions and sell to you for profit. Just because you don't pay Ubisoft criminal prices, doesn't mean you yourself are a criminal.

Do what I am going to do and take the matter to your governments Office of Fair Trading.

Disgusting!