Amazon pilots playable game demos on Twitch
Amazon is testing a new feature on Twitch that allows users to play game demos directly through the streaming platform without downloading them. The test involved a 20-minute demo of Tarsier Studios' Reanimal, utilizing cloud-based streaming technology. Separately, developers at Wizards of the Coast, a subsidiary of Hasbro, have announced plans to unionize with the Communications Workers of America, citing concerns over layoffs, remote work, and transparency.
- Entities
- Company: Tarsier Studios
- Company: Amazon
- Person: Neil White
- Company: Wizards of the Coast
- Topic: Labor Relations
- Person: Damien Wilson
- Company: Communications Workers of America
- Game: Reanimal
- Company: Hasbro
- Company: Magic: The Gathering Arena
- Topic: Game Streaming
- Platform: Twitch
- Person: Valentine Powell
- Platform: Steam
- Topic: Game Development
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