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[Tregard]

Hey, remember this thing?

Amazon Games - Sneak Peek Trailer

Back in April of 2014, Amazon Games Studio posted up that "Sneak Peek" video, showcasing a lot of games which didn't quite look like real games. Since then, (as far as I can tell) only one of the games in that reel has been released, let alone properly announced, "Tales From Deep Space", a platformer exclusive to the Fire Tablet.

Amazon Game Studios have put out 15 (although more like 13) different games, however only one, Sev Zero, is for the Fire TV. Now obviously the bigger games are going to take a lot longer to come, and naturally the Fire TV games will be the bigger games, but was anyone else expecting to have heard some stuff by now?

With the acquisition of Double Helix and hiring people like Clint Hocking and Kim Swift, it seemed like Amazon was backing their Games Studios quite a bit. I've no doubt they're all hard at work making games, but the complete lack of communication of those games is making it difficult for anyone to be even remotely interested in the gameplaying ability of the Fire TV. Do you think Amazon have realised they've missed the boat somewhat and have decided not to say anything about their titles until they are nearly finished? Do you think the whole thing was an utter misstep? Or maybe Amazon have yet to stake their claim into the gaming market?

I just really wanna see what the hell that origami animal game was gonna be.

 

[Mit-]

Mobile games specific to a segmentation of Android will never gain mass appeal. Unfortunately this is Amazon's status quo.

 

[mr stroke]

Garnett Lee is bringing the heat

 

[KojiKnight]

Waiting to announce when they launch their Fire TV 2 that'll have better graphics I'm sure.

 

[pixlexic]

they are probably keeping quiet until they have actual games and a plan to show. They got some great talent and smart people. They are not just going ot go hyping nothing without a plan like many others have tried to do.

 

[CoG]

Judging by their hiring they are clearly up to something bigger than Fire TV games.

 

[Gestault]

To be fair, their studio acquisitions are early enough that the project calendars might be a bit on the early side for full-on reveals. There's supposed to be a decent marketplace of what's already available on Android-like devices, right? A second-generation Fire TV would be a good release point for their in-house content push. Think about how long Netflix took to really prioritize their own content, rather than licensing out existing work.

 

[thekonamicode]

Hopefully the Amazon Fire TV team won't be saying "We are ghost" anytime soon.

 

[FriedConsole]

I play the Flappy Bird family game on my Stick. Not sure why.

 

[Cheeseman Battitude]

It's quite cheap but i'm not buying it just for Sev Zero. It needs a half decent RPG and a racing game for it to take off IMO.

 

[SMattera]

I'm guessing we see a high-powered game console from Amazon within a year, and/or a PS Now like service.

Flappy Birds Family is pretty great.

 

[Tregard]

I play the Flappy Bird family game on my Stick. Not sure why.

I absolutely forgot Flappy Bird Family was on Fire TV! I wonder if that moved any units :L

 

[Slermy]

I've been a little disappointed at the gaming support for the FireTV, but being able to play Taxman's Sonic ports on the TV with a USB controller (in my case a retroUSB Genesis adapter) has made it completely worth it.

 

[Tregard]

I've been a little disappointed at the gaming support for the FireTV, but being able to play Taxman's Sonic ports on the TV with a USB controller (in my case a retroUSB Genesis adapter) has made it completely worth it.

Do you know if the Fire TV has "Ouya Everywhere" yet? That might actually make a purchase a little more worthwhile.

 

[dugdug]

Has the Fire TV been a success? Anecdotal, but, I never see anyone talking about it.

I forget the thing even exists until Gary Busey pops up on my TV screaming about it every now and then.

 

[ThatsMytrunks]

I ported my game Love to the Amazon Fire TV, and it's sold 278 units to date. It's been live since the near-launch of the platform, and has been featured a couple of times. It's a dollar.

Not sure how much that information's worth, but that should give you an idea of how many users have the Fire TV Controller and a dollar to spend.

And for my money, the Fire TV's the best thing on the market. I use it for light gaming, plex, and netflix. I have a Nexus Player and I'm not fond of it.

edit: I'm happy with the performance, btw. It was an easy port and the guys at Amazon are awesome.

 

[bryehn]

I ported my game Love to the Amazon Fire TV, and it's sold 278 units to date. It's been live since the near-launch of the platform, and has been featured a couple of times. It's a dollar.

Not sure how much that information's worth, but that should give you an idea of how many users have the Fire TV Controller and a dollar to spend.

And for my money, the Fire TV's the best thing on the market. I use it for light gaming, plex, and netflix. I have a Nexus Player and I'm not fond of it.

edit: I'm happy with the performance, btw. It was an easy port and the guys at Amazon are awesome.

Your game looks pretty cool, like Jumpman Jr. on roids.

 

[Slermy]

Do you know if the Fire TV has "Ouya Everywhere" yet? That might actually make a purchase a little more worthwhile.

Unfortunately, I do not know.

ThatsMytrunks, Love looks pretty cool. I might pick it up

Spoiler

on Steam

.

 

[Silky]

Double Helix ;~;

They were going places

 

[statham]

I play that frogger like game and the 'threes' clone with mine.

what are some good games that can be played without the controller?

 

[Gameboy415]

Double Helix ;~;

They were going places

Seriously, KI and Strider were great!

Has there been any news on what they're working on for Amazon??

 

[Luke_Wal]

Seriously, KI and Strider were great!

Has there been any news on what they're working on for Amazon??

Strider honestly had some of the most fluent combat controls I've played in a while, barring perhaps Guacamelee. Shame they're probably stuck on this platform I'll never buy (loyal Apple TV customer)....

 

[TomShoe]

Has anyone played Sev Zero?

 

[Somnid]

The last report I saw was this: http://www.theverge.com/2014/12/10/7353099/amazon-game-studios-premium-mobile-games

They've been releasing some games with the help of external studios. It seems that whatever they were doing internally is not ready yet.

 

[mrklaw]

Isn't the jackbox party pack on fire TV, but not on standard android?