Episode 50: Amazon’s Crucible is Dead (News Show)

Oct 10, 2020

Just five months after release (and, later, a strange un-release), Amazon has killed its second game, Crucible. Other topics include: GameStop’s latest attempt at redemption through a partnership with Microsoft, Epic vs. Apple split the win on the preliminary injunction as Judge Gonzalez Rogers shares some interesting Fortnite user stats, a chat about the Swedish game industry and acquisitions, Genshin Impact’s huge release, and more.

• Two Members of Notorious Videogame Piracy Group “Team Xecuter” in Custody (DOJ): https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/two-members-notorious-videogame-piracy-group-team-xecuter-custody 
• Thunderful Group acquires Coatsink Software (Press Release): https://news.cision.com/thunderful-group/r/thunderful-group-acquires-coatsink-software,c3210590 
• FINAL CRUCIBLE DEVELOPER UPDATE (Amazon Game Studios): https://www.playcrucible.com/en-us/news/articles/final-crucible-developer-update 
• Amazon wants to ‘win at games.’ So why hasn’t it? (Wired): https://wired.me/culture/gaming/amazon-wants-to-win-at-games-so-why-hasnt-it 
• Twitch staff call the company out on sexual assault, racism, more (GamesIndustry): https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2020-10-08-twitch-staff-call-the-company-out-on-sexual-assault-racism-more 
• ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND DENYING IN PART MOTION FOR PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION by Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers (CourtListener): https://www.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cand.364265/gov.uscourts.cand.364265.118.0.pdf 
• 10 app store principles to promote choice, fairness and innovation (Microsoft): https://blogs.microsoft.com/on-the-issues/2020/10/08/app-store-fairness-caf-interoperability-principles/ 
• GameStop announces multiyear strategic partnership with Microsoft (Microsoft): https://news.microsoft.com/2020/10/08/gamestop-announces-multiyear-strategic-partnership-with-microsoft/