Amazon’s new plan for games: James Bond and AI Snoop Dogg

Amazon's gaming strategy has never really been clear. It's been very active in the space: acquiring Twitch , launching its Luna cloud gaming service nearly six years ago , investing heavily in MMOs during the peak of live-service wave, and having access to a huge slate of franchises through Prime Video and the MGM Studios library . Late last year, the company announced a major pivot, relaunching Luna with a focus on party games you can play with just your phone as a controller - including an AI-powered game starring Snoop Dogg as a judge - and basically jumping ship on MMOs . At the time, it looked like a retreat, but Amazon says that isn't the … Read the full story at The Verge.