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Amazon Game Studios

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Founded
2012
Employees
501-1000
Offices
10

About Amazon Game Studios

Amazon Game Studios, also publicly branded as Amazon Games, is Amazon’s first-party video game development, publishing, and interactive-media division. Established in 2012, it began with mobile and web-browser titles before expanding into AAA PC and console development and publishing following the 2014 acquisition of Double Helix Games.

Its work spans internally developed games, third-party publishing partnerships, live-service operations, and cloud-gaming experiences. The organization combines development and publishing with global localization, marketing, quality assurance, account integration, server architecture, matchmaking, and community operations. Its specialties include AAA development, MMORPG and live-service infrastructure, multiplatform publishing, motion capture, audio engineering, and cloud-gaming content for Amazon Luna.

Games and publishing

Amazon Game Studios developed and published the MMORPG New World, launched in 2021, and its New World: Aeternum expansion. As a publisher and Western live-operations partner, it has supported Lost Ark with Smilegate RPG and Throne and Liberty with NCSOFT. Its publishing portfolio also includes King of Meat with Glowmade and future Tomb Raider projects developed with Crystal Dynamics.

The group has also produced first-party projects including Crucible, developed through the Relentless Studios imprint, and Amazon Luna titles and party-game experiences. This mix of internal production, external publishing, and platform-focused content places Amazon Game Studios across PC, console, and cloud-gaming markets.

Current direction

Amazon Game Studios remains active within Amazon.com, Inc. During a late-2025 and 2026 strategic realignment, the division shifted resources toward Amazon Luna experiences while continuing publishing agreements and operations across its core development and publishing hubs. The organization is overseen within Amazon’s Audio, Twitch, and Games leadership under Vice President Steve Boom.

More about Amazon Game Studios

Studio history and operating model

  • Relentless Studios was an internal Seattle development-studio imprint led by Louis Castle and established to create Crucible. After the game’s sunset in late 2020, its personnel were absorbed into Seattle central operations.
  • Amazon acquired Double Helix Games in February 2014; the Irvine operation was subsequently renamed Amazon Games Orange County.
  • The Bucharest studio opened in May 2024 to expand internal AAA development capabilities in Europe.

Leadership transition

The division is overseen within Amazon’s Audio, Twitch, and Games leadership under Vice President Steve Boom. Longtime Amazon Games VP Christoph Hartmann departed the company in January 2026; former studio head Mike Frazzini had stepped down in March 2022.

Notable credits

10 credits
  • New World
  • New World: Aeternum
  • Lost Ark
  • Throne and Liberty
  • King of Meat
  • Crucible
  • Breakaway
  • Batman: Caped Crusader - Chronicles
  • Courtroom Chaos Starring Arnold Schwarzenegger / Snoop Dogg
  • Masters of the Universe: Legends Unite

Offices

Where Amazon Game Studios is based

10 locations

  • Seattle office

    Headquarters
    Seattle, Washington, United States

    Global headquarters and central operations across Amazon's downtown Seattle campus.

  • Montreal office

    Montreal, Quebec, Canada

  • Toronto office

    Toronto, Ontario, Canada

    Regional technology and production office supporting international entertainment distribution and cloud systems.

  • Munich office

    Munich, Bavaria, Germany

    Regional EMEA marketing office housing marketing, community-relations, and regional publishing teams.

  • Amazon Game Studios Bucharest

    Bucharest, Romania

    Opened 2024

    European development studio opened in May 2024 for original production and live support.

  • London office

    1 Principal Place, Worship St, London EC2A 2FA, UKLondon, England, United Kingdom

    European satellite office and publishing hub managing European publishing, marketing, and business partnerships.

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  • Amazon Games Orange County

    123 Technology Dr, Irvine, CA 92618Orange County, California, United States

    Core development studio formed following the Double Helix Games acquisition, with Jupiter Lab, Foley rooms, and New World engineering teams.

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  • New York office

    New York, United States

    Digital media and entertainment office focused on partnerships, brand collaborations, and creative operations.

  • Amazon Games San Diego

    San Diego, California, United States

    Core development studio with motion-capture, audio, testing, press, QA, server, livestream, publishing, and live-operations facilities.

  • San Francisco office

    San Francisco, California, United States

    Technology and regional office focused on industry relations, developer partnerships, GDC engagement, and technology initiatives.

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