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Amazon Officially Cancels Their Lord Of The Rings Game Posted on The Lord Of The Rings video game that was being produced by Amazon Game Studios has officially been canceled by the studio. Surprisingly, this one doesnt seem to be because Amazon decided to cut bait and give up on it like they have other projects that past couple of years, but more for the fact that they could not agree with the other party involved, Tencent Games. According to Bloomberg, AGS has been working on the game alongs...

JC Torres - Feb 4, 2021, 12:23am CST No one was really surprised though the disappointment and the fear were still thick when Google made a bombshell announcement on Monday. Although it doesn’t affect the game streaming service directly, the shutdown of the first-party Stadia Games & Entertainment studio still puts Google’s commitment into question. In the midst of that uncertainty both for game streaming and for the e-commerce giant itself, newly-named Amazon CEO Andy Ja...

(Pocket-lint) - Incoming Amazon CEO, Andy Jassy, has confirmed that the companys game development arm is going nowhere. After Google decided to close its Stadia Games and Entertainment business, and cancel the games it had in development, attention was turned to the troubled Amazon Game Studios. Its only major game released so far - Crucible - was withdrawn from market after poor reception, then ditched entirely. However, in a leaked email to staff, Jassy praised AGS head Mike Frazzini and expl...

Google will wind down game development studios as tech giants struggle to break into gaming February 1, 2021 at 5:24 pm (Stadia Images) Both Google and Amazon have more than enough tools and resources that they’d need to stake a claim in the market. The problem is that both seem to want to simply win by showing up, and that’s not something you can do in video games. It’s been a rough few days for the gaming arms at the tech giants, which are suffering setbacks in their attempts to break i...

According to  Bloomberg‘s report, among the most glaring issues that has faced the company’s games division has been its manager Mike Frazzini, a veteran at Amazon but one with no prior game development experience. That lack of experience, in turn, has tended to frustrate developers when Frazzini would ignore or go against their advice and decisions, leading many to leave the studio entirely. The report also detailed that Amazon’s in-development projects often suffered in focus and scale...

Klei Entertainment founder Jamie Cheng announced in a forum post today that the studio has agreed to Tencents purchase of a majority stake in the developer behind Dont Starve, Oxygen Not Included, and Griftlands. In a forum post, Cheng says Klei will retain "full autonomy," and that there will be no changes to staffing, projects, or other operations. "Klei has been around for 15 years, and we have made many changes over the years in order to respond to a changing world," Cheng says. "Consistent...

Best board games for kids of all ages for 2020 Mirror 14/12/2020 Mica Anthony With many of us still staying indoors for the majority of our time, its the perfect opportunity to get the family together for some good old-fashioned fun. Board games have evolved from retro classics like Monopoly or Frustration like we remember from our own childhoods - but that doesnt make them any less enjoyable, theyre certainly a lot cheaper than a modern games console too. Playing board games ...