Amazon Game Studios hires Command & Conquer veteran Louis Castle Posted byby Dean Takahashi March 9, 2017 1 min Louis Castle, a veteran game developer of games such as Command & Conquer, has taken a job as head of Amazon Game Studios in... Continue Reading 1 min
Ex-Sony Online chief John Smedley starts Amazon game studio after Kickstarter failure Posted byby Dean Takahashi February 15, 2017 2 min John Smedley, the former chief of Sony’s online business, has joined Amazon to create a new game studio in San Diego, Calif. The move... Continue Reading 2 min
Former EA creative director Rich Hilleman joins Amazon Game Studios Posted byby Dean Takahashi August 1, 2016 1 min Richard Hilleman, the former chief creative director at Electronic Arts, announced today that he is joining Amazon Game Studios. Hilleman had a long career... Continue Reading 1 min
Far Cry 2 director Clint Hocking left Amazon to rejoin Ubisoft Posted byby Jeff Grubb August 27, 2015 2 min Clint Hocking’s last game was 2008’s Far Cry 2. That was seven years ago, and he’s ready to make something new … back at... Continue Reading 2 min
Amazon Game Studios launches new survival-horror game Lost Within on Fire and iOS devices Posted byby GamesBeat April 16, 2015 1 min Amazon's latest also comes to iOS -- but not Android. Continue Reading 1 min
Prey developer Human Head joins Amazon Game Studios’ growing list of partners Posted byby Jeff Grubb March 9, 2015 2 min Human Head Studios is working closely with Amazon on a first-person horror game for mobile. Continue Reading 2 min
How Amazon is using Comixology and Audible to help sell its new Fire games Posted byby Jeff Grubb October 14, 2014 3 min Amazon has a network of digital-distribution websites that could help its mobile games stand out from the crowd. Continue Reading 3 min
Amazon’s big (and expensive) game-industry ambitions Posted byby Jeff Grubb September 10, 2014 5 min The e-commerce company has stocked up on gaming talent and technology, and it is potentially the gaming publisher of the future. Continue Reading 5 min
Here’s why Amazon has become a major player in games (interview) Posted byby Dean Takahashi July 28, 2014 11 min Amazon has begun paying attention to games, and that's going to shake up the industry. Continue Reading 11 min
Portal and Far Cry 2 designers just the latest big brains to join Amazon Game Studios Posted byby Jeff Grubb April 2, 2014 2 min Designers Kim Swift and Clint Hocking join a group of veterans already working on a number of projects for Amazon. Continue Reading 2 min