""While we're proud of our successes in first-party AAA game development and publishing, we have made the difficult decision to halt a significant amount of our first-party AAA game development work-specifically around MMOs-within Amazon Game Studios, including making significant role reductions in our studios in Irvine and San Diego, as well as our central publishing team," Amazon head of games, Twitch, and audio Steve Boom wrote in an email to staff, reports Bloomberg."
"Amazon has mostly struggled in the world of game development outside of 2021's MMO New World. It's only other hits like Lost Ark and Throne and Liberty were developed by external partners. It's currently set to publish the next Tomb Raider game as well as several other unannounced projects, including an internally developed Lord of the Rings MMO and an online AAA action-RPG. It's now unclear if those projects will move on or be canceled."
Amazon is pulling back from blockbuster games and cutting 14,000 positions, including roles within its gaming division. The company halted a significant amount of first-party AAA game development focused on MMOs and reduced staff in Irvine, San Diego, and its central publishing team. Several internally developed projects, including a planned Lord of the Rings MMO and an online AAA action-RPG, now face uncertainty. Amazon's only major in-house hit was 2021's New World; other recent successes were made by external partners. Amazon is set to publish the next Tomb Raider and has overhauled Luna toward party and AI-driven games while scaling back Prime Games and Twitch ambitions.
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