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Amazon Luna to Drop Support for Third-Party Games and Subscriptions in June

Amazon looks to reshape its cloud gaming service, which has yet to catch on with gamers.

Amazon Luna, the retail giant’s cloud gaming service, will make a big change in June. In the same vein as Prime Video, users were able to bring over their third-party subscriptions and use them to play games in the cloud, but that all changes on June 10.

Luna will no longer support third-party subscriptions or games, according to the Luna support page updated on Friday. This feature allowed users to play games purchased from other online game stores such as EA, Ubisoft or GOG, as well as titles available via Ubisoft Plus and Jackbox Games subscriptions. Starting June 10, Luna subscribers will only have access to games available in the Luna library.

Amazon didn’t provide a reason for this change other than saying, «As our library continues to grow, more of that content is available to Prime members, and that’s where we’re focusing our future.»

What is Amazon Luna?

Amazon Luna is the company’s cloud gaming service. It went live back in 2020 to compete with Google’s now-defunct Stadia cloud gaming service, as well as Xbox and PlayStation’s cloud gaming. Initially, Luna required its own subscription, but it has since been added as a benefit with an Amazon Prime membership.

The Luna Standard plan that comes with Prime includes nearly 100 games, including major titles such as Alan Wake 2, Death Stranding and Hogwarts Legacy. Luna Premium is a higher tier for the service that costs $10 a month and comes with a bigger library of games that includes Madden NFL 26, Mafia: Definitive Edition and EA FC 26.

Luna is available for use on PCs, laptops, phones, tablets, Fire TVs, Fire tablets, certain Samsung and LG smart TVs, as well as Comcast’s Xfinity devices.

What’s changing with Amazon Luna?

On June 10, users will only be able to access games in their Luna library. They will no longer have access to games from third-party game stores or via third-party subscriptions.

What happens with my game saves on Amazon Luna?

According to the support page, game saves will be available for download 90 days after June 10. Accessing the saves can be done via the Settings page on Luna. Amazon does warn that the save data downloaded may not work on other platforms, and those users should access the saves right away to check for compatibility.

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Today’s NYT Connections: Sports Edition Hints and Answers for April 11, #565

Here are hints and the answers for the NYT Connections: Sports Edition puzzle for April 11 No. 565.

Looking for the most recent regular Connections answers? Click here for today’s Connections hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle and Strands puzzles.

Today’s Connections: Sports Edition was a fun one for me, a Minnesotan. If you’re struggling with today’s puzzle but still want to solve it, read on for hints and the answers.

Connections: Sports Edition is published by The Athletic, the subscription-based sports journalism site owned by The Times. It doesn’t appear in the NYT Games app, but it does in The Athletic’s own app. Or you can play it for free online.

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Hints for today’s Connections: Sports Edition groups

Here are four hints for the groupings in today’s Connections: Sports Edition puzzle, ranked from the easiest yellow group to the tough (and sometimes bizarre) purple group.

Yellow group hint: Nicknames for ball clubs.

Green group hint: Bruins.

Blue group hint: Land of 10,000 Lakes.

Purple group hint: Hidden anatomy words.

Answers for today’s Connections: Sports Edition groups

Yellow group: MLB teams, colloquially.

Green group: UCLA.

Blue group: Can follow Minnesota.

Purple group: Starts with part of the body.

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What are today’s Connections: Sports Edition answers?

The yellow words in today’s Connections

The theme is MLB teams, colloquially. The four answers are D-Backs, Jays, Phils and Sox.

The green words in today’s Connections

The theme is UCLA. The four answers are Angeles, California, Los and University.

The blue words in today’s Connections

The theme is can follow Minnesota. The four answers are Lynx, United, Vikings and Wild.

The purple words in today’s Connections

The theme is starts with part of the body. The four answers are army, earthquakes, legacy and Liverpool.

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Today’s NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Saturday, April 11

Here are the answers for The New York Times Mini Crossword for April 11.

Looking for the most recent Mini Crossword answer? Click here for today’s Mini Crossword hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Wordle, Strands, Connections and Connections: Sports Edition puzzles.

Need some help with today’s Mini Crossword? It’s the longest of the week, the Saturday edition. Read on for all the answers. And if you could use some hints and guidance for daily solving, check out our Mini Crossword tips.

If you’re looking for today’s Wordle, Connections, Connections: Sports Edition and Strands answers, you can visit CNET’s NYT puzzle hints page.

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Let’s get to those Mini Crossword clues and answers.