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John Smedley Announces Departure From Amazon Game Studios
He says it’s time to try something new.
By QuintLyn Bowers - 3 weeks agoNew World Server Transfers Are Slowly Rolling Out Following This Morning’s Update
The update also fixes several important issues.
By QuintLyn Bowers - 1 year agoNew World’s First Day Live Is Filled With Lots Of Players And The Expected Problems
The whole global name thing seems to be causing the headaches we imagined.
By QuintLyn Bowers - 1 year agoLost Ark Shows Off Four Advanced Classes For Gunners
Take a shot in the dark.
By Jason Winter - 1 year agoLost Ark Blog Offers In Depth Look At The Martial Artist And Its Advanced Classes
The fourth installment of Lost Arks's class overview is now available to players, this time covering the Martial Artist and its four advanced classes.
By QuintLyn Bowers - 1 year agoAll You Need To Know About Lost Ark's Founder's Pack Is That There Are Kitties
Okay, so I exaggerate.
By QuintLyn Bowers - 1 year agoLost Ark Now Accepting Applications For Its Creator Program
If you're planning to play a lot of Lost Ark -- I'm looking at you, Zach Sharpes -- and also create a bunch of content about it -- I'm still looking at you, Zach!...
By Jason Winter - 1 year agoLost Ark Reveals 14 Advanced Classes, Including Extra Detail For Warrior
Have you chosen a class to play in Lost Ark yet?...
By Jason Winter - 1 year agoAmazon's Next CEO Plans To Continue Gaming Development
Amazon's not letting the failures of Crucible and Breakaway discourage it from continuing to make video games.
By Jason Winter - 2 years ago💣 Feature | F2P Predictions For 2021: New Games Launch, One Game Shuts Down, And A Surprise Hit
It's that time again!...
By Jason Winter - 2 years ago💣 Feature | Surprising New Hits, Disappointing Launches, And More: MMOBomb's Top 10 F2P News Of 2020
Last year, I wrote that 2019 was a year of potential, if not immediate impact.
By Jason Winter - 2 years agoAmazon's Patent For Dealing With Toxic Online Gamers Approved
Amazon recently had a new patent approved in the US for a system designed to fight toxicity in multiplayer games.
By QuintLyn Bowers - 2 years ago💣 Feature | Amazon Has One More Chance, But Only If It Learns From Crucible's Most Critical Mistakes
Crucible is on its last legs.
By Jason Winter - 2 years agoAmazon Ending Development On Crucible, Team Will Shift To Other Projects
Less than half a year after its launch -- and three months after its un-launch and removal to closed beta -- Amazon Game Studios has announced that it is pulling the plug on Crucible.
By Jason Winter - 2 years agoCrucible Makes Serious Changes To Heart Of The Hives, But It's Just As Pretty As You Rememeber
It's update day for Crucible.
By QuintLyn Bowers - 2 years agoMMO Thoughts - Crucible Changes, But Can It Be Saved?
A patch last week added a mini map and other changes.
By Michael Byrne - 2 years agoLatest Crucible Patch Finally Implements A Mini-Map
One of the Crucible's most-requested features is finally live.
By Jason Winter - 2 years agoMMO Thoughts - Are You Worried About Amazon Games' LOTR Free MMO? I Am!
With Leyou's ownership possibly changing and the trouble Amazon Games Studio seems to be having even getting a solid concept out the door, what will the future hold for the previously announced PC and console Free MMO based on...
By Michael Byrne - 2 years agoHere's What You Need To Know About Crucible's Current Closed Beta
As some of you already know -- because Mike told us about it on Monday -- Crucible returned to closed beta yesterday.
By QuintLyn Bowers - 2 years agoCrucible Will Remove Two Game Modes, Focus On Heart Of The Hives
Crucible Team Lead Colin Johanson started off today's developer blog video by acknowledging that there's been a "great response to the premise and promise of Crucible" but also a lot of "feedback that the game needs more work ...
By Jason Winter - 2 years agoCrucible - Gameplay First Look
Take on both a hostile planet and even more hostile enemies in Amazon Games' first entry into the free-to-play shooter genre, Crucible!...
By Jason Winter - 2 years agoCrucible Dev Team Priorities Include Voice Chat, Better Onboarding, Improving Match Flow
Crucible launched into early access -- or "pre-season" as Amazon Games Studios is calling it -- just last week and its reviews have been mixed.
By Jason Winter - 2 years agoCelebrate Pac-Man's 40th Anniversary With Pac-Man Studio On Twitch
Everyone's favorite pellet-chomper is turning 40, and in honor of the big day Amazon Games announced "Pac-Man Live Studio".
By QuintLyn Bowers - 2 years agoCrucible Goes Live Today, Will Offer Season Pass And "Rotating Inventory" Of Items In Cash Shop
The servers for Amazon Game Studios and Relentless Studios' Crucible are now live, but you can only access them if you've secured a key for a three-hour early access window.
By Jason Winter - 2 years agoCrucible Posts "Extended Overview" Video, Summarizes Characters, Progression, And Modes
As the saying goes, you don't get a second chance to make a first impression.
By Jason Winter - 2 years agoCrucible Highlights Its Three Game Modes: Heart Of The Hives, Alpha Hunters, And Harvester Command
When you announce a launch date for your game just two weeks out, having done virtually zero PR for it, you need to churn out the info in a hurry.
By Jason Winter - 2 years agoCrucible Posts Character Highlight Videos And Updates Steam Page
We got a glimpse of Crucible's hunters in the announce video from last week, but there was precious little that actually described them -- either in terms of personality or in-game ability.
By Jason Winter - 2 years agoAmazon's F2P Shooter Crucible Launching May 20, Will Include Three PvP Modes
Last month, we got word that the date the release of Crucible, Amazon Game Studios' free-to-play shooter, would fall in May.
By Jason Winter - 2 years agoAmazon's Crucible Is A "Free-to-Play Team-Based Action Shooter," Launching In May
Back in 2016, Amazon Game Studios announced that it was working on three new online games: Breakaway, New World, and Crucible.
By Jason Winter - 2 years agoFormer Guild Wars 2 Game Director(s) Now Employed At Amazon Game Studios
A few weeks ago, we learned that Guild Wars 2 Game Director Mike Zadorojny had left ArenaNet back in November -- a fact that was unknown to the general public for several months.
By Jason Winter - 2 years ago