

The console will apparently cost less than $300 / £180, and is said to be a similar size to the revised PSOne console (so a lot smaller than the Xbox One and PS4).Īs you might expect from an Amazon console, it will also be able to download and stream TV, movie, and music content from the company’s vast multimedia library. This news follows a report at the end of January claiming that Amazon was to launch an Android-powered games console in 2014. The game is set to launch on February 19, so is presumably already complete. Most recently, Double Helix has been working with Capcom on an imminent reboot of the Japanese company’s classic action platformer, Strider. Microsoft has confirmed through a statement to Polygon that it will be using a different development partner on the Killer Instinct franchise from now on. The deal involves Amazon acquiring Double Helix’s 75-strong team of staff and its IP.ĭouble Helix Games was responsible for one of the Xbox One console’s launch games, Killer Instinct, which was built using its own HEX engine. Tag: Double Helix Games Strider Review (Xbox One) The Daily Clip: Assassin Deep in the Pooh Sisters Strider Release Dates Confirmed Get Excited The Daily.

who works for an anti terrorist military group to investigate about a virus attack in a small town.

This is a game based on an interesting plot where player has to assume the role of John Mullins.
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The news of the acquisition leaked through an invitation to a joint recruiting event from Amazon and Double Helix Games on February 13.įollowing the leak, which was first reported by TechCrunch, Amazon provided the following brief statement: “Amazon has acquired Double Helix as part of our ongoing commitment to build innovative games for customers.” Soldier of Fortune 2 Double Helix PC Game is developed by raven Software and published by Activision. Amazon has acquired video game developer Double Helix Games, presumably to produce first party titles for its much rumoured games console.
