The Battle.net Gift Card is a virtual currency card product purchased from 3rd party retailers that can apply to your Battle.net Balance with the value equivalent to €20/£15 ($20 in US) of real world currency. As of its introduction on April 18, 2014, it was only available in Europe. By the end of 2014, it is available in the U.S., but was never formally announced on US Battle.net. As of July 15, 2016, it is available for €20/£15 in the EU[1] (not sure about US).
List of retailers where available[]
Edit to the right of the section title.EU[]
As of July 15, 2016:[1]
| UNITED KINGDOM | NETHERLANDS | GERMANY | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GAME | Bart Smit | Gamestop | ||
| Currys/PC World | Gamemania | Media Markt | ||
| ASDA | Jumbo | Saturn | ||
| Smyths Toys | Primera | Total | ||
| WHSmith | Media Markt | Toys "R" Us | ||
| Sainsbury's | Intertoys | Expert | ||
| Tesco | Real | |||
| Wilkinsons | BELGIUM | Rewe | ||
| HMV | Bart Smit | Penny | ||
| Gamemania | Müller | |||
| AUSTRIA | Smartoys | Medimax | ||
| Gamestop | Fnac | Euronics | ||
| MediaMarkt | Media Markt | Aral | ||
| Saturn | Dreamland | Shell | ||
| Libro | Deutsche Post | |||
| Müller | ITALY | Jet | ||
| Media World | Agip | |||
| IRELAND | Gamestop | Esso | ||
| Gamestop | Gamelife | Brodos | ||
| Smyths Toys | Carrefour | V-Markt | ||
| UniEuro | ||||
| DENMARK | Euronics | FRANCE | ||
| Gamestop | Esselunga | Micromania | ||
| Feltrinelli | Auchan | |||
| SPAIN | Fnac | |||
| GAME | SWITZERLAND | Gamecash | ||
| Logista | Gamestop | Cultura | ||
| Fnac | Postfinance | Boulanger | ||
| Media Markt | Media Markt | Relay | ||
| Canal Ocio | ||||
| Correos | FINLAND | SWEDEN | ||
| Carrefour | Gamestop | Gamestop | ||
| Blade Center | Media Markt | |||
| Worten | POLAND | Inferno Online Stockholm | ||
| El Corte Inglés | Empik | |||
| Media Expert | PORTUGAL | |||
| GREECE | Auchan | Media Markt | ||
| Public | Kolporter | Fnac | ||
| Media Markt | HDS | Auchan | ||
| Tesco | Worten | |||
| NORWAY | Radio Popular | |||
| Gamestop |
US[]
- Amazon
- Best Buy
- Gamestop
Controversy[]
- Players have complained about the delay (up to 3 days) in the ability to use the money registered to their account right away.
- Other players have complained about being taxed twice (once on purchase of gift card and again when spending balance). Some players have pointed out it is illegal to charge sales tax on gift cards in several states, but the laws apparently are poorly enforced or flagrantly violated.
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Images[]
Edit to the right of the section title.Notes[]
- WARNING: May take up to 3 days after activation to spend Battle.net Balance.
References[]
- ^ a b Blizzard Entertainment 2016-07-15. THE BATTLE.NET GIFT CARD. Heroes of the Storm official game site (EU).
See also[]
- Battle.net Balance
- Battle.net Shop
- Game time
- World of Warcraft 60 Day Pre-Paid Time Card
- [WoW Token]
External links[]
Heroes of the Storm official games site (EU) THE BATTLE.NET GIFT CARD BLIZZARD ENTERTAINMENT 22/03/2016
- Where to buy
- Note: This is only a sample, based on some popular sites.
Amazon.com $20 Battle.net Store Gift Card Balance - Blizzard Entertainment (=Digital Code?) by Blizzard Entertainment- EU
- News
Heroes of the Storm official game site (EU) THE BATTLE.NET GIFT CARD Blizzard Entertainment 15/07/2016
WoW Insider (Engadget archive) Blizzard unveils the Battle.net gift card by Adam Holisky April 18th 2014 At 2:00pm