Amazon Game Studio’s first big title, a 4v4 sports brawler aimed specifically at those who stream on Twitch, which Amazon owns, has been put on hold for an indefinite amount of time. It appears that feedback from the recent public Alpha test wasn’t all that good and has lead to Amazon reevaluating the title.
This is the post from the Breakway website.
Hi everyone.
We wanted to inform you about an important change to our plans for Breakaway.
As you know, Breakaway was in Public Alpha from June to the end of September. It’s thrilling to play and co-design the game with this fantastic community. Your passion is one of the reasons we believe so strongly in Breakaway.
Over the course of the Alpha we received a lot of feedback from you that we’re taking to heart. In order to get it right, we’re letting our team take the time to iterate and evolve Breakaway’s core gameplay to deliver what you’ve asked for. We aren’t sure how long this will take, but we think it’s the right thing to do for the game, and you, the community.
We won’t be hosting Alpha matches during this time, but we still want to hear your ideas for how to improve the game, and we’ll share our ideas for your feedback.
Thanks again for your continued passion!
The Breakaway Team
Amazon hired Kim Swift of Portal Fame, Clint Hocking from Far Cry, both of whome have since left, and bought developer Double Helix to kickstart their studios. Judging by the number of posts on the the official forums interest in the game is rather low.
Source: Breakway
