The logo of Amazon Web Services (AWS) is seen during the 4th annual America Digital Latin American Congress of Business and Technology in Santiago, Chile, September 5, 2018. REUTERS/Ivan Alvarado
LOS ANGELES: While most of the discussion around Amazon’s presence in the game industry revolves around their scattershot game projects and rumoured cloud gaming platform, the tech giant has been far more involved in building the backend infrastructure for major games.
Companies like Square Enix and Zynga both use Amazon Games Tech, Amazon’s portfolio of services that help studios launch dedicated servers, access Amazon-specific developer tools, and use a variety of other features to help developers launch and maintain their games. Last year, Epic Games announced that they were “all in” on AWS, Amazon Web Service, for their gigantic free-to-play shooter, Fortnite.
