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Amazon spends “$500 million a year” on its game division and has yet to release a hit – report
Amazon has spent and continues to spend, plenty of money on its gaming endeavors, but it has yet to release a hit and this may have something to do with internal struggles and mismanagement in its gaming division.According to a report on Bloomberg, two sources close to the company state Amazon spends almost “$500 million a year” on its video game division – excluding Twitch and Amazon Luna.However, the spending isn’t paying out, as noted in the report, as the company has canceled Amazon’s a number of titles such as Breakaway and the Overwatch-style free-to-play shooter Crucible, which was released…
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Amazon to stop developing its free-to-play shooter Crucible
By Stephany Nunneley, Saturday, 10 October 2020 14:24 GMT Amazon has announced it has canceled the development of its free-to-play PvPvE shooter Crucible.Crucible has been canceled by Amazon and it will go offline on November 9.According to an official statement, the team behind the game will be transitioned to working on the company’s New World MMO and other upcoming projects.Amazon will offer a full refund for any purchases made, and all credit purchases within Crucible have been disabled.“In the next few weeks we’ll be hosting a final playtest and community celebration, both in-game and in our official Discord,” reads the notice….