online retail giant Amazon has released its first ever big-budget PC game. The game is called Crucible. It is science-fiction shooter game. It has many unusual characters that have special powers. Crucible is currently only available in North America, where people can download it from video distribution website Steam. Amazon said game will be available in other parts of world soon. Crucible was created by Amazon Game Studios and Relentless Studios and is free. Amazon is newcomer in video games market. It hopes to become major producer of games. Many experts on video games believe Crucible could be very successful. They say it could be rival to game Fortnite.
Crucible is set in apocalyptic world on fictional planet in outer space. Very few people can walk around outside on this planet. Players can go outside but they must hunt and kill different creatures and monsters. They must also collect special material called "essence". This helps players level up and become stronger. Mike Frazzini, vice president of Amazon Games, spoke about Crucible. He said he hoped it would help people to connect with each other. He told reporters: "We want to make games that resonate with very large audience of players." He added: "One of reasons I've always loved games is not only is it fun form of entertainment, but it's way to connect with others."
