Amazon on Thursday unveiled its revamped game streaming serviceAmazon Luna, which now includes new beginner-friendly multiplayer games that can be controlled with your phone. Amazon Luna available at no extra cost to Prime members.
The biggest change to the service is the addition of GameNight, a collection of more than 25 local multiplayer games that Amazon says are “designed to bring friends and family closer to the living room.”
GameNight will feature exclusive titles developed by Amazon Game Studios, starting with “Courtroom Chaos: Starring Snoop Dogg,” an AI-optimized courtroom game where players invent wacky characters, spin wild stories and try to defend their testimony. in front of judge Snoop Dogg.
Other titles at GameNight include “Angry Birds Flock Party,” “Draw & Guess,” “The Jackbox Party Pack 9,” “Ticket to Ride,” “Exploding Kittens 2,” “Clue,” “Tetris Effect: Connected” and more.
By adding a library of multiplayer games that users can play with their phones, Amazon is likely hoping that Prime members will turn to Luna for their next hangout or game night.
“GameNight further advances the concept of easy access that is at the core of the new Luna, providing a collection of incredibly fun and accessible games that absolutely shine when played together with friends and family,” says Jeff Gattis, general manager of Amazon Luna. press release. “Anyone with a smartphone can dive in and enjoy, regardless of their gaming skills.”
Luna also includes access to new titles such as “Hogwarts Legacy”, “Indiana Jones and the Great Circle”, “Kingdom Come: Deliverance II”, “TopSpin 2K25” and more blockbusters, popular classics and indie games. As before the update, these games (and all games outside the GameNight library) require a controller or mouse and keyboard to play.
Gamers who want access to a larger game library can sign up for Luna Premium, formerly Luna+, for $9.99 per month. Premium includes access to titles such as “EA SPORTS FC 25”, “Star Wars Jedi: Survivor” and “Batman: Arkham Knight”.
