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Search inside for the 'Game Development Policy', it's separate from the intellectual property commitment. Reasoning is likely from Amazon Games Studios? I think
by Pfhreak 7y ago
Search inside for the 'Game Development Policy', it's separate from the intellectual property commitment. Reasoning is likely from Amazon Games Studios? I think there may be a concern that someone at Amazon might make the next flappy bird or Minecraft and Amazon couldn't capitalize on it.
- whatsmyusername 7y agoThe one time I met an Amazon games studio employee my response was, “Amazon has a games studio?” He said it was a common response.
- Pfhreak 7y agoHeh. I worked in Amazon Games for a bit. It was a very common question. Along with, "What games have they made?" (Breakaway a 'sports brawler', The Grand Tour game a tie in for the show, New World an mmo about being a colonizer, Crucible a third person shooter.)
- JamesBarney 7y agoWoah, totally surprised by the New World mmo. That looks like a PR landmine.
- cloakandswagger 7y agoThis is the only rationale I can come up with for the game development policy: AGS hasn't produced anything in 8 years and what they have in the pipeline looks disappointing so...cross your fingers and hope one of your employees makes the next Minecraft.
- mantap 7y agoIf it's in your own free time on your own hardware why would Amazon be able to capitalize on it? Employees are not slaves.
- testvox 7y agoSalaried employees don't have free time.
- mantap 7y agoI'm going to assume this is sarcasm.
- lonelappde 7y agoNoncompete agreements are legal in many places outside California