A sponsored post on Gamasutra reveals that Amazon is gearing up to develop its first PC game (we don't do sponsored posts, we're passing along out of the goodness of our hearts). Amazon is not being humble about this (how much harder can game development be than delivering merchandise?), implying they are going to elevate the medium, saying: "We believe that games have just scratched the surface in their power to unite players and will produce some of the future’s most influential voices in media and art." Here's more:

The team is made of former Portal, World of Warcraft and BioShock creators, and we’re building a team of top talent for an ambitious new PC game project using the latest technology. Our team in Seattle has worked on a lot of other great titles like Half Life 2, Left for Dead, Dota 2, Halo, Infamous, Shadows of Mordor and The Last of Us.

If you want to be on the tip of the spear for game design and technology, contact us. We want people that are driven to make the best games in the industry. We're looking to take interesting risks, and invent!