Rosie Strzalkowski, lead world environment artist for New World, got her start in the games industry during the early ‘90s, working on Sega Genesis titles such as The Lost World: Jurassic Park and Spider-Man. ![]() Petra Beringer, Marcus Barber, and Jorge Oseguera catch up over a work break at the Amazon Games Orange County studio.Īn Amazon approach to the art of game development Earning trust with Amazon’s first foray into games The studio’s first project was an ambitious game and entirely new IP, New World: an open-world, massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) featuring huge siege battles, daring expeditions, thrilling supernatural invasions, and a stunning and diverse natural setting. It all began with Amazon’s 2014 acquisition of Double Helix Games, an Irvine, California-based studio founded in 2007 that was responsible for developing several popular games for various publishers, such as 2008’s Silent Hill: Homecoming (Konami), 2013’s Killer Instinct (Microsoft), and 2014’s Strider (Capcom).Īn established studio with a rising profile and a collection of experienced and tenured game developers, it would be the foundation for what would become the Amazon Games studio in Orange County. ![]() How Amazon built a world-class AAA development team with a unique approach ![]() With an exciting future ahead for Amazon Games, we took a moment to catch up with some of the developers who brought the company’s first gaming hit to life. Lead world environment artist for New WorldĪmazon Games has continued the momentum with the successful Western launch of Smilegate’s Lost Ark in 2022, along with recent news that it will publish both Bandai Namco Online’s Blue Protocol and the next installment of Crystal Dynamics’ Tomb Raider franchise.
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