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<p><a href="https://www.gamespot.com/breakaway/">Breakaway</a>, the competitive video game developed by retailer Amazon&#8217;s internal game studio, has been canceled. The developer, Amazon Game Studios, <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/breakaway/comments/88e4ck/update_on_breakaways_development_status/" rel="nofollow">announced over the weekend</a> that it has canceled the game &#8220;after a lot of soul searching,&#8221; and is now instead moving on to pursue &#8220;new ideas&#8221; instead. </p>
<p>&#8220;While we have developed many ideas and made a lot of progress, we are also setting a very high bar for ourselves,&#8221; Amazon said. &#8220;In spite of our efforts, we didn&#8217;t achieve the breakthrough that made the game what we all hoped it could be. After a lot of soul searching, the team decided to focus on new ideas. As a result, Breakaway is no longer in active development.&#8221;</p>
<p>The cancellation statement continues: &#8220;We remain exceptionally proud of the team&#8217;s work, and feel privileged to have been a part of such a dedicated and enthusiastic community.&#8221;</p>
<p>Amazon Game Studios left the smallest glimmer of hope for Breakaway, saying it could return to the project &#8220;if a thunderbolt of inspiration strikes.&#8221; The official word is that &#8220;Breakaway is no longer in active development.&#8221; </p>
<p>This is no big surprise, as <a href="https://www.kotaku.com.au/2017/10/sources-amazons-breakaway-is-basically-canceled/" rel="nofollow">Kotaku reported back in October 2017</a> that Breakaway, a 4v4 game, was canceled. The shutdown of the project came after Amazon reportedly held multiple public tests. Presumably the feedback was not as enthusiastic as Amazon would have wanted.</p>
<p>So now Breakaway will join the ranks of <a href="https://www.gamespot.com/gallery/a-sad-history-of-cancelled-games/2900-134/">canceled games </a> that includes titles like Scalebound, Star Wars 1313, Titan, and others.</p>
<p>While Breakaway is canceled, Amazon Game Studios has multiple titles in the works, including an open-ended sandbox game called <a href="https://games.amazon.com/games" rel="nofollow">New World</a> and a third-person sci-fi game called <a href="https://games.amazon.com/games" rel="nofollow">Crucible</a>. Amazon had a big hiring push years ago, bringing on Portal designer Kim Swift and Far Cry 2 director Clint Hocking, though <a href="https://www.gamespot.com/articles/amazons-gaming-division-loses-three-key-figures/1100-6429837/">they left the studio without releasing anything</a>. Now, <a href="https://www.gamespot.com/articles/former-sony-online-boss-joins-amazon-to-lead-new-s/1100-6447899/">former Sony Online Entertainment boss John Smedley is heading up Amazon Game Studios in San Diego</a>.</p>
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