Games were front-and-center this week as Geekwire reported on Amazon Games Studios’ call for game development talent, the dramatic rise of eSports and Twitch caught the attention of HoustonPress, and MacWorld’s review of Lost Within on iOS described why it’s a great game. The Appstore made the news after announcing six months of free access to the Washington Post, then again as BlackBerry started its rollout of the Appstore to all BB10 devices. androidscrib also featured the Appstore, highlighting its features and benefits as an alternative source for Android apps.

With Latest Moves, Amazon Gets Serious About Game Development

Amazon Game Studios is working on a computer game. Kim Swift, Senior Designer at Amazon, posted a hiring call a couple of weeks ago. The company has snapped up a lot of talent from different studios and is ready to make an “ambitious new PC game project.” But that’s not all. As its recent acquisition of Twitch.tv signaled, Amazon seems to be expanding its gaming efforts in more than just the PC direction. Continue reading…

Getting Paid to Play: Thanks to Live-Streaming, Video Games are a Massive Spectator Sport

Twitch.tv, owned by Amazon, saw its 45 million users watch more than 12 billion minutes of video in 2013 alone. Converting minutes to years, that means they watched more content on Twitch.tv than four times the length of recorded human history, and the vast majority of that content was game—related, with League of Legends, Dota 2, World of Warcraft, Call of Duty, Starcraft and Minecraft dominating. Continue reading…

You Should Play: Lost Within Will Scare the Pants Off of You (but Play it Anyways)

A survival horror game in an abandoned insane asylum may sound typical, but it will still thoroughly creep you out. When I first scrolled past Lost Within on the App Store, my reaction was something along the lines of: Oh, look…another survival horror game set in an abandoned insane asylum. (But I downloaded it anyway, despite the $7 price tag, because I not-so-secretly love survival horror games set in abandoned insane asylums.) Continue reading…

Amazon.com, Inc. Appstore’s Exclusive Washington Post App Gives Free 6-Month Access

Yesterday, Washington Post released a completely revamped version of its Android application. The app is exclusive to Amazon Appstore, and can be downloaded on all Android phones now; users can access the app for six months without any charge.

Initially, the app was only available on the Fire tablets platform, but has since expanded to cover additional platforms as well. According to Washington Post, the Amazon.com, Inc. app for Android “has been completely reimagined and adapted for the Android phone experience.” Continue reading…

Amazon App Store: Alternative to Google Play

Google Play is not only the single repository of apps. Although along with mostandroid devices, Google Play is being shipped, but there are alternatives of that too. Yes, Google’s own Play store is having the largest number of apps in its kitty and millions of people are beneficiated due to this. But, apart from Play Store, there is another android app repository and that is from Amazon. The Amazon Appstore is the place that kindle users use in their kindle devices instead of Google Play. The interface is something different and people might find some difficulties in accessing the Amazon all store. But this app store too is equipped with multiple types of applications and gradually people are loving it for many reasons. Continue reading…

BlackBerry 10 Phones Get the Amazon Appstore in the US

If you're a BlackBerry-toting American, you're about to get a ton of Android apps on your plate. As promised, BlackBerry has started the US rollout of an update that gives all BB10 devices access to the Amazon Appstore, saving you from having to sideload some of the Android titles you can't live without. You'll also get better anti-theft protection and a "fresh look" that includes faster access to common tasks. Continue reading…

-peter (@peterdotgames)