Amazon pressured one of its teams to develop an AI game, they scrambled to make it work - then got laid off anyway
Eurogamer · 14 min read · studios
Amazon Game Studios cancelled Project Trident, an AI-focused game, and laid off much of its team despite internal pressure to develop the title as part of a company-wide AI mandate. The October 2025 layoffs also affected other AGS teams including New World's closure.