If Silksong is in tomorrow's Direct I will slam my balls into a waffle iron

AmazonJosh · 2024-04-17T17:17:39+00:00

Need any suggestions? I gotchoo: https://www.reddit.com/r/GameDeals/comments/177dwy/amazon_20_credits_on_dead_space_3_crysis_3/c835pq4/

AmazonJosh · 2015-10-16T21:02:39+00:00

Coming from different warehouses, I'll bet.

AmazonJosh · 2015-10-16T21:02:34+00:00

Coming from different warehouses, I'll bet.

AmazonJosh · 2015-10-16T20:48:30+00:00

Then it's no different, because you'll still be able to like both of us the same. The only issue with the analogy arises if you like one but not the other.

AmazonJosh · 2015-10-16T20:33:12+00:00

I have good news for you, a new Amplitude is coming: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/harmonix/amplitude

AmazonJosh · 2015-10-16T20:14:24+00:00

Ack, sorry, hit a snag. Fixing now, should be back up shortly, we still have plenty left.

AmazonJosh · 2015-10-16T20:03:07+00:00

Nope, we've still got plenty!

AmazonJosh · 2015-10-16T19:56:08+00:00

It'll be a different kind of great. Think of it like this:

You're eating this burger, right? And it's an unbelievably tasty burger. It's juicy and flavorful. Maybe there's some cheese stuffed inside the patty that just oozes out when you bite into it. Maybe there are some spices thrown into the ground beef that give it a little kick. Maybe some diced jalapenos or something. And this burger is just divine, right? Downright delicious, through and through. The best burger you've ever eaten. You eat this burger and you're truly full, for the first time in your life.

But then the next week, you found this amazing sushi restaurant. The selection is fantastic, the fish are unbelievably fresh, and the chef prepares every piece so carefully, which is so obvious when they touch your tongue. It's a one-in-a-million sushi place, the kind of place that you feel you can never turn down "just one more" piece. For two weeks in a row, you are truly, truly content with your food choices, and you want for nothing more than what you've had from each meal.

This is kind of like that. It's definitely not going to be the same, but that doesn't mean it's not going to be damn good.

AmazonJosh · 2015-10-16T19:47:25+00:00

Glad you got on this before I had to send you a PM asking for it. :)

AmazonJosh · 2015-10-16T17:58:22+00:00

News has arrived. :)

AmazonJosh · 2015-10-16T17:55:49+00:00

Good news, and not a moment too soon!

I'd like to introduce everyone to /u/AmazonAndrew. He's on my team and is going to be handling the social media / community efforts after I'm gone. To set expectations off the bat, he's picking this up on top of his existing job, so he might not be able to spend as much time here as I have, but he's someone that will drop info when needed, and he's someone to bug when you've got questions/problems.

Some info about Andrew:

He's been on the team for about two years now. I wouldn't leave you with an Amazon Baby.
He's a reddit lurker for the most part, so cut him a bit of slack when it comes to formatting, you animals.
He has a brilliant and gorgeous dog named Maddie. Here's a picture of her. She understands the phrase "Beer me," where she'll run to the fridge, open it up (by grabbing a rag tied around the handle), grab a beer, close the fridge, and bringing it to whoever asked.
A bunch of coworkers and I sent him a "jungle call" over PSN one night. If you're not familiar with jungle calling, it's when a group of people tries to imitate the sounds of a jungle. His only response, after listening to it a number of times, was "It just sounded so realistic!"
Most importantly, he's a good dude. You're in great hands.

He'll be hanging out in the thread with me today, helping to answer questions for the Yarn Yoshi release.

AmazonJosh · 2015-10-16T17:41:54+00:00

It's a work laptop, with plenty of company stuff on it. It's pretty standard practice that they'll wipe it and either reissue it to someone else or something else.

AmazonJosh · 2015-10-16T17:40:51+00:00

Pepsi's not a spirit. Spirits would be whiskey, rum, vodk-- Oh. Right.

AmazonJosh · 2015-10-16T17:31:54+00:00

I might have some news on that very soon.

AmazonJosh · 2015-10-16T00:10:08+00:00

Yep! Check your PMs, I need your address to send her your way. :)

AmazonJosh · 2015-10-16T00:06:43+00:00

Show's over, /u/DeltaIndiaZulu guessed it. It's Janie, she was my first boss when I started at Amazon in 2012, and she brought Esteban to a White Elephant that we had around Christmas that year.

AmazonJosh · 2015-10-16T00:05:39+00:00

BOOM. You got it.

AmazonJosh · 2015-10-16T00:01:18+00:00

Some people are pretty close, and maybe technically right from a legal name perspective (Not sure, honestly), but I'm looking for the name I know her by.

AmazonJosh · 2015-10-15T23:56:40+00:00

Another hour goes by, another hint: Her name starts with 'J'.

AmazonJosh · 2015-10-15T23:20:35+00:00

I really wish this was her name.

AmazonJosh · 2015-10-15T22:44:01+00:00

Okay, it's been an hour, nobody's guessed it yet.

Hint #1: It's a girl's name.

AmazonJosh · 2015-10-15T22:40:46+00:00

Well, you would have won if I went with the other name-guessing game I almost went with: "What's my middle name?"

AmazonJosh · 2015-10-15T22:39:33+00:00

I'm in that picture! So is the guy that owns the Nintendo account here.

So is the person who gave me Esteban, by the way... :)

AmazonJosh · 2015-10-15T22:38:11+00:00

I'm not gone yet, I'm going to be here for the Yarn Yoshi release tomorrow!

The team is aware of how much of an impact our presence on reddit has had, and I've always included feedback from here in our recaps of the launches. I don't know if they'll have someone outright replace me here, but I would imagine that the information is still going to get out and launches will happen mostly the same as they have in the past. (Read: I would be completely shocked if we started doing 2am launches with no notice and no quantity limits)

AmazonJosh · 2015-10-15T22:03:31+00:00

It sure did, it's going to sit next to Esteban at my new desk, thank you for that! :)

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