Amazon Game Studios

Too, like, late.

To like like or not to like like, that is like the question.

Oh, man, you know it’s really not about spending time with his family

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-03-26/amazon-games-studio-head-frazzini-steps-down

Mike Frazzini, a longtime Amazon.com Inc. employee who helped start Amazon Game Studios, is stepping down. The executive told staff Friday he was leaving to focus on his family, said Amazon spokesman Ryan Jones.

Wow. That’s nutty. I guess good on Crystal Dynamics.

I hope they’re rebooting the series. It’s only good as an origin story. All future Tomb Raider games should be origin stories of Lara.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-01-11/amazon-gaming-executive-steps-down-amid-broader-corporate-cuts

John Smedley, who has three decades of experience in the industry and ran the Amazon Game Studios office in San Diego for six years, told staff Wednesday that he’s stepping aside. Smedley joined Amazon in 2017 and has worked on various projects, none of which have been released.

is leaving Amazon…com Inc.’s video game division, which has struggled to produce big hits since it launched a decade ago.

It probably wouldn’t be so bad if they were just struggling to release a big hit. They’ve been struggling to release anything at all. I guess there was Crucible, and there is New World. Have they shipped anything else? Are they connected to Lost Ark in some way?

I think they’re serving as publisher/distributor in the Western markets, but it’s being developed by Smilegate.

Wow this works on multiple levels.