Amazon Game Studios Divests MMOs ‘Lost Ark,’ ‘Throne and Liberty’ in Strategy Shift

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Amazon Game Studios will return Western territory publishing responsibilities for “Throne and Liberty” and “Lost Ark” to game developers NC and Smilegate, respectively, amid the company’s pivot away from massively multiplayer online games (MMOs).

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