Amazon Games expands European presence with new game studio in Bucharest

by | May 21, 2024 | Technology

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Amazon Games today announced it has opened a new game development studio in Europe, based inBucharest, Romania.

The studio expands Amazon’s commitment to developing and publishing games. The studio expands Amazon’s studio portfolio, which includes existing development teams in Orange County, Montreal, San Diego and Seattle.

The new studio will focus on supporting Amazon Games’ diverse portfolio of games now and in thefuture. Amazon Games is actively hiring to build out the talented team, with many active roles opennow.

“Amazon Games is focused on developing and publishing great games, and we have an ambitiouslong-term roadmap in front of us,” said Christoph Hartmann, VP of Amazon Games, in a statement. “Expanding our internal development teams into Europe was a natural next step for us as we tackle our broad portfolio. Bucharest is known as one of the top emerging European cities for game development and we look forward to tapping into the rich talent pool.”

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Amazon Games has hired industry veteran Cristian Pana to lead the studio. Pana brings more than 20 years of experience building video games, most recently serving as the managing director at UbisoftBucharest. Pana’s experience spans some of video games’ biggest games and franchises including TomClancy’s The Division, The Crew, Far Cry and Avatar and diverse genres, from driving games, actionadventure open world games to shooter RPGs.

“I’m thrilled to join Amazon Games at a time when the team is actively building across an exciting roadmap,” said Pana, Studio Head for Amazon Games Bucharest, in a statement. “I’ve built and led outstanding teams in the past and I know this area of Europe is a hot spot for some of the very best talent in gaming.”

The new studio supports Amazon Games’ vision of developing and publishing games that foster community in and around its games. The expanding portfolio from Amazon Games includes twolaunched live-service games, New World and Lost Ark, announced projects including Tomb Raider, TheLord of the Rings, and Throne and Liberty, as well as unannounced projects from the San Diego andMontr …

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Amazon Games today announced it has opened a new game development studio in Europe, based inBucharest, Romania.

The studio expands Amazon’s commitment to developing and publishing games. The studio expands Amazon’s studio portfolio, which includes existing development teams in Orange County, Montreal, San Diego and Seattle.

The new studio will focus on supporting Amazon Games’ diverse portfolio of games now and in thefuture. Amazon Games is actively hiring to build out the talented team, with many active roles opennow.

“Amazon Games is focused on developing and publishing great games, and we have an ambitiouslong-term roadmap in front of us,” said Christoph Hartmann, VP of Amazon Games, in a statement. “Expanding our internal development teams into Europe was a natural next step for us as we tackle our broad portfolio. Bucharest is known as one of the top emerging European cities for game development and we look forward to tapping into the rich talent pool.”

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Amazon Games has hired industry veteran Cristian Pana to lead the studio. Pana brings more than 20 years of experience building video games, most recently serving as the managing director at UbisoftBucharest. Pana’s experience spans some of video games’ biggest games and franchises including TomClancy’s The Division, The Crew, Far Cry and Avatar and diverse genres, from driving games, actionadventure open world games to shooter RPGs.

“I’m thrilled to join Amazon Games at a time when the team is actively building across an exciting roadmap,” said Pana, Studio Head for Amazon Games Bucharest, in a statement. “I’ve built and led outstanding teams in the past and I know this area of Europe is a hot spot for some of the very best talent in gaming.”

The new studio supports Amazon Games’ vision of developing and publishing games that foster community in and around its games. The expanding portfolio from Amazon Games includes twolaunched live-service games, New World and Lost Ark, announced projects including Tomb Raider, TheLord of the Rings, and Throne and Liberty, as well as unannounced projects from the San Diego andMontr …nnDiscussion:nn” ai_name=”RocketNews AI: ” start_sentence=”Can I tell you more about this article?” text_input_placeholder=”Type ‘Yes'”]

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