Amazon Game Studios Launches "Living Classics" for Facebook: Is It Any Good?
The last few months have seen some tectonic shifts in the world of social gaming. Zynga went public, and after a series of rallies and plunges, the stock has ultimately taken a beating and is hovering around $3 after an IPO price of $10. The accepted word is that Facebook gamers aren't playing games on the social network as much as they once were, instead favoring iPad games and other diversions like Pinterest. So it was a bit surprising to hear that Amazon has decided to step into the game at this time with their first Facebook game, Living Classics. I take a look below.
The last few months have seen some tectonic shifts in the world of social gaming. Zynga went public, and after a series of rallies and plunges, the stock has ultimately taken a beating and is hovering around $3 after an IPO price of $10. Other social gaming giants like Playdom and Playfish have seen all but the most diehard players head overboard . The accepted word is that Facebook gamers just aren’t playing games on the social network as much as they once were, instead favoring iPad games and other diversions like Pinterest.
So it was a bit surprising to hear that Amazon has decided to step into the game at this time with their first Facebook game, Living Classics.
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