Cloud gaming will determine the new lord of digital distribution
Nearly 15 years ago, most video games were sold in brick-and-mortar stores. Valve was about to launch Steam, and people could anticipate that digital...
Electronic Arts, Amazon, and Comcast make bids to buy Nexon
Electronic Arts, Amazon, and Comcast have joined the bidding to buy Asian online gaming firm Nexon, according to a published report. In doing, so,...
Denis Dyack is coming back from the dead with Deadhaus Sonata
Denis Dyack‘s latest game is Deadhaus Sonata, where the player is an undead character fighting the living. And Dyack thinks that’s a good parallel...
Amazon introduces Moments marketing tool for mobile games and apps
Amazon is launching Amazon Moments, a service that lets you reward customers in more than 100 countries on iOS, Android, FireOS, and other platforms....
Amazon’s New World — hands-on in a massive sandbox MMO
In my first foray roaming the world of Amazon‘s New World, I came upon some animals. I chose to run away from the bear,...
Oculus Rift sells out on Amazon over holidays
Amazon in the United States doesn’t look like it’ll have Oculus Rift in stock for a couple weeks, the website states, with a representative of...
Sega Classics games debut on Amazon Fire TV
As the Sega Genesis turns 30, Amazon has teamed up with Sega to offer Sega Classics, a package of 25 of the most popular...
You Are Jeff Bezos postmortem
Last month, I published a small Twine game called You Are Jeff Bezos. In it, you wake up in the body of Amazon CEO...
Twitch doubles down on its community and monetization
As TwitchCon 2018 goes into full swing today, Amazon’s livestreaming division Twitch is out to assert its appreciation for its community by doubling down...
Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K adds HDR and remote with IR device control
It’s been two years since Amazon revamped the Fire TV Stick, an HDMI dongle running an entertainment-centric variant of the retailer’s Fire OS operating...