Amazon Game Studios pulls its free-to-play PC title Crucible from wide circulation following negative reviews, an exceedingly rare step for a big-budget game
- Crucible was first big-budget release from Amazon Game Studios — Game will move to closed beta while developers work on changes
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Discussion
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@alexhern
Alex Hern
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Amazon loves shaking up established industries, so pleased to see its foray into gaming has led to the innovative approach of launching a closed beta *after* release https://www.bloomberg.com/...
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@mamabearkingdom
Pride Mom
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When your Overwatch clone is so bad you un-release it https://twitter.com/...
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@tprstly
Theo
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Amazon not having the best time with its game launches and portfolio. Makes me wonder about the long term future of the studio and Lumberyard. https://twitter.com/...
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@jasonschreier
Jason Schreier
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Amazon's new game Crucible flopped so badly that they're... un-releasing it? I've never seen anything like this before. It's going from released game to closed beta: https://www.playcrucible.com/ ...
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@playcrucible
Crucible
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We're back with another developer update: we're taking Crucible into closed beta starting tomorrow. Read about the details and how you can participate in the beta here: https://www.playcrucible.com/ ...
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@paultassi
Paul Tassi
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I'm sorry you can just take a game *back* into closed beta? https://twitter.com/...