As a result of the massive job cuts, Amazon is set to cut its workforce by around 14,000 people in the very near future, and its gaming departments are not left out. The company says it has “made the difficult decision to stop a significant number of [its] work on developing AAA games.”
This comes days after the company launched gaming service Luna, which offers its members free PC games every month. Steve Boom, vice president of audio, Twitch and Games, added that the company will “significantly reduce roles in our Irvine and San Diego studios, as well as [its] central publishing group.
This may well mean the upcoming Lord of the Rings The MMO currently in development may never make it to our screens. This is also after relatively successful launches Eternal New World And Throne and freedomboth of which currently only have a fraction of their peak player base on Steam.
It's unclear at this point what this could mean for the future of these established games and how layoffs will affect them, but we can likely expect a lot less future content. It is also unclear what will happen to tomb Raider game in development at Amazon.
What is clear is how public blog on the company websitehe published an update on these events. And yes, you guessed it, AI was mentioned. How big a role AI will play in Amazon's future game development is unclear, but judging by the blog post, it certainly has a place at Amazon.
Update October 28 at 4:00 pm Central Time: Due to news of layoffs New World: Eternal has announced that it will no longer receive content updates and will eventually be shut down. Recent Night Harbor The release is free for all players, and the studio says its “intent is to keep the servers running until 2026.”
The game's website's FAQ also states that the developers will “provide a minimum of six months' notice before making any changes that will affect your ability to play.” New World: Eternal“
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