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Re:Lumberyard and Amazon GameLift and Twitch for Games on AWS by m12k on Tuesday February 09, 2016 @06:06AM (#11064542)
That's sort of the vibe I'm getting too - they're dipping their toes in, but not investing too much until they've gauged developer interest. If they'd been really committed to this, they'd have outright bought Crytek instead of just keeping them alive by licensing their engine.
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Re:Lumberyard and Amazon GameLift and Twitch for Games on AWS by SXX on Tuesday February 09, 2016 @06:36AM (#11064630)
Crytek is likely one of few companies that is nearly impossible to buy as it's privately owned family business. Almost like Valve that isn't most expensive company exist, but unlikely going to be sold ever.
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Re:Lumberyard and Amazon GameLift and Twitch for Games on AWS by m12k on Tuesday February 09, 2016 @07:07AM (#11064727)
Rumor has it they'd have gone bankrupt without this licensing deal - if that's true then I doubt they'd have said no to an acquisition offer if the price was reasonable.
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