Amazon fired 'dozens' of game developers during the reorganization
Amazon amid of reorganisation fired “dozens” of game developers and cancelled some unannounced games as well.
Amid of reorganisation Amazon has fired "dozens" of game developers from Amazon Game Studios amidst a reorganization and has also cancelled some unannounced games, as per Koktaku.
An Amazon spokesperson told Kotaku, "Amazon Game Studios is reorganizing some of our teams to allow us to prioritize development of New World, Crucible, and new unannounced projects we're excited to reveal in the future."
"These moves are the result of regular business planning cycles where we align resources to match evolving, long-range priorities. We're working closely with all employees affected by these changes to assist them in finding new roles within Amazon. Amazon is deeply committed to games and continues to invest heavily in Amazon Game Studios, Twitch, Twitch Prime, AWS, our retail businesses, and other areas within Amazon."
The company didn't disclose exactly how many people have been asked to leave, and it also cancelled some unannounced games.
Amazon established its gaming division in 2014, purchasing developer Double Helix, hired designers Kim Swift and Clint Hocking (anyhow they left the company in 2015 and in 2017), and started working on a PC game. Amazon ended development on an announced game Breakaway and might have begun work on some sort of cloud gaming service.
