Double Helix Acquisition Confirmed ( Possible Amazon Console )

Xenji

Amazon has acquired a gaming studio called Double Helix Games, TechCrunch has learned, and Amazon now confirms. The deal was for both talent and IP, we understand. Financial terms have not been disclosed.

The Irvine, California-based company, founded in 2007 through the merger of two well-known game development shops, The Collective, Inc. and Shiny Entertainment, today employs 75 people who will now become Amazon employees and will continue to operate out of their Orange County home.

News of the deal leaked due to an invitation to joint recruiting event from Amazon and Double Helix Games taking place in L.A. on February 13th. The acquisition announcement was planned to take place at that time, most likely.

Amazon has provided TechCrunch with the following statement regarding the deal:

“Amazon has acquired Double Helix as part of our ongoing commitment to build innovative games for customers."

There have been rumours since last year that Amazon was planning on launching a console that would be Android powered, this could be the first step to seeing their plans coming to fruition.

Strider is being released this month and will go ahead as planned, it is being published by Capcom, but it leaves Killer Instinct up in the air as it stands, seeing that Amazon now own the IP.

COYVB

An android console from amazon would be a quick and efficient way of writing off several billion dollars anyway

Deano7788

Amazon don't own Killer Instinct, MS still do. They've confirmed they're looking for a new development partner for it.

super_furry

Think they're more likely to set them to work on Kindle Fire games.

Mal-Adjusted

photos of what appears to be their controller were leaked yesterday.

http://ie.ign.com/articles/2014/03/14/alleged-amazon-android-game-console-controller-photos-leaked

Duggy747

That supposed controller looks like the bastard child of an Xbox and Atari Jaguar joypad.