This morning's Seattle Times brings news that Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) is getting into the gaming space. Amazon gave few details about the new division except that it's focused on developing ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David Jagneaux is a writer and analyst, covering MMOs and retro games. The never-ending carousel of game industry layoffs ...

Amazon today announced that it would extend its in-app purchasing API to cover games for Mac, PC and Web platforms, letting players purchase virtual currency and goods in games using its back-end ...

The internet giant is investing hundreds of millions of dollars in the effort, with its first original game, Crucible, to be released next month. By Seth Schiesel Opening a new front in the campaign ...

Amazon Games has been quiet for the past few years. So quiet you might not have even known Amazon was working on video games, especially compared with the amount of marketing Netflix’s gaming division ...

Amazon today revealed the long-rumored Lord of the Rings MMO that’s in the works is being developed in collaboration with its internal Amazon Game Studios — meaning we’ll soon get both a new Rings ...

Video game development and publishing are taking a hit in a wave of layoffs at Amazon today, including the company’s San Diego and Irvine studios as the division’s head said it’s taking “a critical ...