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Amazon lays off nearly 100 staffers from its gaming divisions
The redundancies come weeks after the firm laid off more than 400 employees from Twitch
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John Smedley to leave Amazon's gaming division
New reports says that the studio head's exit was attributed to the studio's struggles with game projects
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Amazon Games addresses Lost Ark's gender representation concerns
Game will roll out more gender classes choices over time and marketing will focus less on featuring female characters with revealing outfits
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Amazon Games Montreal hires Ubisoft Toronto MD
Alexandre Parizeau will be leading development of the studio's debut title, a competitive multiplayer game based on a new IP
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Amazon Games drops guidelines that laid claim to employees' personal projects
Old rules also requested that games be made only using company tools, and distributed via the firm's store
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Amazon cancels its Lord of the Rings game
The cancellation of the MMO was caused by a dispute between Amazon and Tencent
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Amazon Games opens Montreal studio
The outfit will focus on a new online multiplayer IP, under the direction of veterans from Ubisoft Montreal's Rainbow Six Siege team
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Amazon delays New World again
Company pushes MMORPG to August so it can have end-game features ready for launch
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Next CEO believes Amazon can succeed in games "if we hang in there"
Andy Jassy expresses support for internet giant's struggling games division
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Amazon ends Crucible development for good
Servers will shut down on November 9, just over five months after launch
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Amazon imagines a genre-blended New World for MMOs
Scot Lane describes how action RPGs, survival titles, and Twitch influenced the PvP combat of Amazon's upcoming foray into the MMO space
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Amazon Games and Smilegate enter exclusive publishing agreement
The pair will collaborate on a game to be released in 2021
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Amazon delays MMORPG New World into 2021
Company says alpha feedback demonstrated need for more endgame experiences
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Amazon's Crucible retreats into closed beta
Following rocky launch, competitive free-to-play shooter will close its doors to new players
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Amazon throws itself into the Crucible of AAA at last
Lou Castle explains how Amazon's hero shooter has evolved to be competitive, streamable, and standout in a crowded field
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Amazon Game Studios partners with Leyou on Lord of the Rings MMO
Licensed F2P title will be set in Middle-earth, planned for release on PC and consoles
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Lumberyard at heart of Amazon Game Studios' development woes
"They're still ironing out the kinks of what it means to own and maintain your own engine," says Amazon dev
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Amazon Game Studios lays off "dozens"
Multiple unannounced projects cancelled; employees given 60 days to find new internal positions
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Former 2K Games president Christoph Hartmann joins Amazon Games
Take-Two veteran and 2K founder to lead at Amazon as VP of game studios
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Amazon officially benches Breakaway
Fantasy sports game no longer in active development as team focuses on other projects
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Doubt cast on future of Amazon Game Studios' first major development
Breakaway on "indefinite hiatus" according to report
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Need For Speed creative director joins Amazon Game Studios
Former Criterion dev Craig Sullivan says Seattle-based behemoth is “not messing about” when it comes to games ambitions
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Amazon taps RTS pioneer Louis Castle to lead Seattle studio
We talk to the Command & Conquer creator about his decision to join the Crucible team and his development approach
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Amazon hires John Smedley to lead new San Diego studio
SOE veteran tells us he's encouraged by Amazon's "desire to do big things in gaming"
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Amazon wants to disrupt industry "locked into sequel mentality"
Amazon Game Studios head Patrick Gilmore explains community-driven approach to AAA as company unveils three new titles