Amazon Green Lit Online Gambling On Twitch With New Fighting Game

Amazon just announced new details about its new video game title called “Breakaway” as well a new form of currency called “Stream+.” The main focus of the reveal was supposed to be on the game, which features 4-vs-4 combat. However, Amazon just had to add that the new currency can be used for online gambling, which has gotten a lot more attention than the online title.

The announcement was made during the annual Twitchcon event, Ars Technica reports, where Amazon Game Studios showed off the game and the accompanying “Stream+” offering. The currency itself will debut alongside “Breakaway,” which itself is a unique product in a considerably congested market.

As of now, there’s no information on what the currency is even worth. Amazon did not clarify what to spend “Stream+” on, if it can be bought or exchanged with other viewers, or if it has any value in terms of real world money. The only solid detail that the company has shared about it is the ability of viewers to wager on matches.

With regards to “Breakaway’s” gameplay mechanics, it basically takes elements from practically every popular online, multiplayer game that’s out in the market right now. There’s the base building aspect of tower defense games, the football-like gameplay of “Rocket League,” and the hero system of every MOBA ever. It’s basically a smorgasbord of everything gamers are into right now.

This isn’t exactly the first gambling event of its kind on Twitch since other well-known platforms for betting have existed on the streaming site before, The Verge notes. In every case, however, the money spent has always been virtual and fake. There was no way to make the currency earned via gambling into real money, at least not officially. As such, it’s likely that “Stream+” will involve similarly fun incentives for betting on games without actually stepping on the toes of gambling watchdogs.