Amazon Lays Off 180 Employees In Its Games Division - Aftermath

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• Carighan@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  I’ll be honest, I am quite surprised they had 180 workers left there after the continuous stream of tepid stuff they’ve put out over time.

  Still, sucks for the people working there, becuase I bet a lot of them at least started really driven and motivated before corporate ground their will down.

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  • scrubbles@poptalk.scrubbles.tech ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Another example of under funded giant corporate projects and then shocked Pikachu that they aren’t wildly profitable. They’ll never understand you can make a wildly profitable game, but it requires investment

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    • Empricorn@feddit.nl ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Or just y’know: provide a service, make a profit, provide people with stable jobs, keep on going. I know it sounds crazy, but you don’t have to have all the money…

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    • ChaoticEntropy@feddit.uk ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      It does require some actual inspiration as well. Companies are setting up production lines and wondering why solid gold doesn’t just plop out the end when they switch it on.

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• Feathercrown@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Amazon has a games division?

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  • konalt@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    For only $20, the new Amazon Basics Grand Theft Auto.

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    • ChicoSuave@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      I would play that.

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  • AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Had. Briefly.

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• helloharu@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  It is an honest shame, there was a lot of talent brought in, but honestly not surprised it ended this way.

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  • SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Talent that was wasted and discarded.

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    • A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Is this your first experience with corporate america?

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• Tygr@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  I’m not understanding. As this is the first I’ve ever heard of this, I went to their site and it looks like freebies for games you play and games from other developers.

  Did Amazon make their own games? If not, what were these 180 workers doing exactly?

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  • potterpockets@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    They made New World and were supposedly working on a LOTR MMO.

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  • scottywh@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    The article has the answers.

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• Sanctus@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  That didn’t last long

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