Amazon Luna officially launches in the U.S. with free games for Prime members and more

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Amazon’s cloud-based game streaming service, Amazon Luna, is officially launching to everyone in the United States, the company announced on Tuesday. Amazon first unveiled Luna in September 2020. Since then, the service has only been accessible by a limited number of people through Luna’s invite-only early access program.

In addition to the nationwide launch, Amazon also announced three new channels on Luna. For context, channels are what Luna calls bundles of games that users can subscribe to each month. The first of the three new channels is the Prime Gaming Channel, which offers Prime members access to a rotating selection of games for free on Luna each month. In March, the selection includes Devil May Cry 5, Observer, System Redux, PHOGS! and more. Amazon also notes that Immortals Fenyx Rising will be available to play for free from March 8 to 14.

The second new channel is the Retro Channel, which features classic games from publishers like Capcom and SNK. Amazon says the channel is meant to give users a way to “re-live the glory days of arcade gaming” with titles such as Street Fight II, Hyper Fighting, Metal Slug 3 and others. The third new channel is the Jackbox Games Channel, which includes all eight Party Packs from Jackbox Games. The channel features popular games including Quiplash, Drawful, Trivia Murder Party, and more. Both the Retro Channel and Jackbox Games Channel cost $4.99 per month.

Amazon also announced that players can now broadcast Luna gameplay to Twitch with the latest Luna update on a PC, Mac or Fire TV. To make this possible, the company rolled out a new broadcast button that allows players to stream gameplay live with a camera feed overlaid on-screen. With Fire TV, players can use a QR code to