Amazon Luna Streaming Service to Get Major Overhaul Later This Year | TechRaptor

Amazon Luna Streaming Service to Get Major Overhaul Later This Year | TechRaptor

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Amazon has announced that it's introducing a major rework for its Luna streaming service later this year, including a brand new focus on social gaming and more.

Per a press release, the new Luna will focus more on the casual crowd; Amazon says Prime members have told it that "they want games to be a way to bring friends and family together", and so the multinational giant decided to "reimagine Luna".

The new version of the service will "combine innovative social party games with amazing blockbusters", and it's all built around a new feature Amazon is calling GameNight, which will be displayed when you boot up Luna on your smart device.

GameNight is essentially Amazon's version of the Jackbox series; it'll launch with "more than 25 approachable multiplayer games", including adaptations of existing titles and "GameNight-optimized takes on favorites like Angry BirdsDraw & GuessExploding Kittens, and Flappy Golf Party".

In addition, the service will arrive with a new exclusive game featuring none other than Snoop Dogg himself. Courtroom Chaos: Starring Snoop Dogg is described as a "human-built, AI-powered improv courtroom game" in which you must defend your testimony before the Doggfather.

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