Everyone was paying attention to the new holiday gadget that Amazon unveiled at the marathon earlier this week, but the company has already made a new hit.
Amazon Game Studios, Amazon's video game development division, released a new computer game called "New World" on Tuesday that captivated the world of computer games.
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"New World" is an online game where thousands of players can explore and build virtual colonies like the magical version of colonial America. Since its launch, Steam, the most popular online store for computer games, had an average of hundreds of thousands of simultaneous gamers attending at the same time.
On launch, the game peaked with over 700,000 simultaneous players, making it one of the largest releases on Steam. By Thursday morning there were over 450,000 simultaneous players. In addition, there are reports of queues for up to 10,000 players waiting to join the game.
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If the first momentum continues behind the "New World," it will soon fall into the norms of popular online games such as "Fortnite," "PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds," and "World of Warcraft." Games are unlikely to generate the revenue that Amazon earns from e-commerce and cloud services, but unlike other entertainment groups, Amazon Studios, can generate direct revenue for the business. Amazon Prime. The price of "New World" is $ 39.99. In addition, Amazon owns Twitch, a video streaming service focused on games. Popular games like "New World" are coming to Twitch and have the potential to generate more interest and potential sales in addition to Amazon's new digital advertising spend.
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The "new world" is an important step for Amazon. Few companies have entered the industry other than traditional game publishers. For example, Google closed its game development studio earlier this year. The first success of "New World" was Amazon's first attempt at last year's amazing video game with a game called "Crucible" that Amazon released just months after its release after a weak reception from supporters. Is the exact opposite. It was embarrassing for Amazon Game Studios, which has been developing titles for several years. A lot of
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