Amazon reportedly had a studio pivot away from a game 'everyone was excited by' to make something with more AI stuffed in it, then laid them all off anyway
Amazon Games reportedly shifted a development team away from an anticipated game to focus on incorporating more artificial intelligence, only to lay off the entire team afterward. According to sources, the team was working on a single-player game featuring AI-driven dialogue for special moves and convincing NPCs, with a demo planned for early 2026. Amazon Games head Jeff Gattis stated that AI was not the reason for the layoffs, attributing them to a strategic business shift.
- Entities
- Topic: Artificial Intelligence
- Topic: Layoffs
- Company: Amazon Games
- Game: World of Warcraft
- Topic: Game Development
- Game: Final Fantasy XIV
- Person: Jeff Gattis
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