Amazon Game Studios laid off developers in October 2025, including the San Diego-based team behind Project Trident, a third-person action game that incorporated generative AI for NPC communication and puzzle-solving despite internal pressure to use the technology. The cancellation of Project Trident and other major titles like New World and the Lord of the Rings MMO reflected Amazon's pivot away from big-budget internal game development.
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Amazon Game Studios laid off developers in October 2025, including the San Diego-based team behind Project Trident, a third-person action game that incorporated generative AI for NPC communication and puzzle-solving despite internal pressure to use the technology. The cancellation of Project Trident and other major titles like New World and the Lord of the Rings MMO reflected Amazon's pivot away from big-budget internal game development.