http://techcrunch.com/2014/02/05/amazon-acquires-video-gaming-studio-double-helix-games/
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=764270
Como bien dice la fuente, Amazon adquiere el estudio responsable de Killer Instinct para Xbox ONE y el próximo Strider.
Amazon has acquired a gaming studio called Double Helix Games, TechCrunch has learned, and Amazon now confirms. The deal was for both talent and IP, we understand. Financial terms have not been disclosed.
The Irvine, California-based company, founded in 2007 through the merger of two well-known game development shops, The Collective, Inc. and Shiny Entertainment, today employs 75 people who will now become Amazon employees and will continue to operate out of their Orange County home.
News of the deal leaked due to an invitation to joint recruiting event from Amazon and Double Helix Games taking place in L.A. on February 13th. The acquisition announcement was planned to take place at that time, most likely.
Amazon has provided TechCrunch with the following statement regarding the deal:
“Amazon has acquired Double Helix as part of our ongoing commitment to build innovate games for customers.”
The Double Helix deal may fuel to the recent rumors that Amazon is preparing to release its own gaming console in the coming months. Last week, the video game industry blog VG247.com reported that Amazon is planning to launch an Android-powered “dedicated games and entertainment device this year priced below $300… [that] will compete directly with Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo.” Buzz about an Amazon console has been around for a while: This past summer, the rumor was that the company was planning to debut a Qualcomm-based console system. Amazon declined to comment on the console speculation when reached today.
Esto no hace más que avivar los rumores de la "posible" consola de Amazon, basada en Android.
Microsoft también ha declarado que próximamente anunciará quién se hará cargo de Killer Instinct.
