Amazon acquires Double Helix Games

Amazon has taken a major step forward into the world of game development by confirming its purchase of Double Helix, the development studio behind Killer Instinct and Strider.

Ozzie Mejia

February 5, 2014 10:15 PM

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Amazon's foray into game development has taken a major step forward, as the online retailer has picked up one of its first major gaming studios. Amazon has acquired Double Helix Games (Killer Instinct, Strider), announcing the deal just ahead of a recruiting event set to take place on February 13.

"Amazon has acquired Double Helix as part of our ongoing commitment to build innovative games for customers," Amazon says plainly in a statement givento TechCrunch.

Details on what the acquisition means for Amazon's future in game development are not yet known. However, Amazon does note that Double Helix's current lineup of games will continue to receive support, meaning ongoing add-ons for Killer Instinct and other Double Helix games should not be affected by this news.

Ozzie Mejia

Senior Editor

Ozzie has been playing video games since picking up his first NES controller at age 5. He has been into games ever since, only briefly stepping away during his college years. But he was pulled back in after spending years in QA circles for both THQ and Activision, mostly spending time helping to push forward the Guitar Hero series at its peak. Ozzie has become a big fan of platformers, puzzle games, shooters, and RPGs, just to name a few genres, but he’s also a huge sucker for anything with a good, compelling narrative behind it. Because what are video games if you can't enjoy a good story with a fresh Cherry Coke?