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Retail giant Amazon enters the social gaming market

Mike Shaw
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Amazon Game Studios gives Zynga another thing to worry about.

Amazon continue their march into new markets with the announcement of their own game studio and its first title, Living Classics.

In a blog post, Amazon said: "Why is Amazon making social games, you ask? Good question! We know that many Amazon customers enjoy playing games – including free-to-play social games – and thanks to Amazon's know-how, we believe we can deliver a great, accessible gaming experience that gamers and our customers can play any time."

Amazon's foray into the market can't be good new for Zynga - the social game developer have had some problems of late.

Try out Amazon's first game, Living Classics, at: http://apps.facebook.com/LivingClassics

In the game, a family of foxes engage with animated scenes from children's books, including Alice in Wonderland and The Wizard of Oz. Players must help the foxes reunite by finding moving objects.

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