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Increases reported in downloads and revenues from Kerad Games and Coffee Stain Studios
Read More »PlayStation VR sells out on Amazon US within minutes
Sony’s PlayStation VR has sold out once again. The virtual reality headset went on sale on Amazon.com earlier, only to sell out within minutes. Other retailers still appear to have stock available for launch, although how long that will last remains to be seen. Customers in the US have the …
Read More »Epic: Unreal puts more of a focus on devs’ success than Unity and Amazon
Company calls Unreal Engine ‘purest’ engine due to reliance on royalty from games, rather than profit from cloud services and advertising
Read More »Amazon has sold through its initial PlayStation VR launch allocation
PlayStation VR is off to a great start on Amazon. The online giant opened pre-orders for the headset at 11am this morning. Now it is saying that its initial launch allocation was accounted for in just 45 minutes. Due to limited stock we are only able to offer one unit …
Read More »First Amazon Lumberyard update brings mobile support, Substance integration
FBX importer and easier engine extension through ‘Component Entity System’ also added
Read More »PlayStation Camera sales up by almost 1,000% overnight on Amazon
Sales of the PlayStation Camera and PlayStation Move controllers have shot up on Amazon. Videogamer has spotted that PlayStation Camera sales are up by 975 per cent on Amazon UK. The firm sells the product for 39. Meanwhile, the PlayStation Move controller has seen sales rise by 305 per cent …
Read More »Amazon GameLift comes to US, Europe and Asia, adds autoscaling
Devs can choose to automatically adjust server use according to player and game session count, plus other metrics
Read More »Amazon Lumberyard: The next big games engine?
In a shock move, Amazon has launched its own engine. But can the newcomer really hold its own against the established might of heavyweights Unity and Unreal? Develop asks Mike Frazzini, vice president of Amazon Games
Read More »Amazon Japan opens doors to international game importing
The Japanese arm of Amazon has begun allowing international customers to buy video games. So what, you may ask? The move offers a brand new avenue for games importers, who until now have relied on import specialists, most of whom are typically more expensive. This will give potentially even more …
Read More »Amazon Lumberyard Track added to GDC
Full day of sessions and workshops planned for Tuesday, March 15th
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