Ahh, so here’s why Amazon spent so much money on CryEngine: (As I reported last year: [kotaku.com])
Sources: Amazon Spent Big Bucks On Crytek’s Engine
Last year, as the game company Crytek went through near-catastrophic financial struggles, they found help from an unlikely source: the tech giant Amazon.
Amazon launches new, free, high-quality game engine: Lumberyard
Built using CryEngine’s tech and completely free to download and use, this new engine — which can currently deploy products on PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One
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