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Amazon is getting into gaming. During its big device announcement event on Thursday, the internet giant announced Luna, its cloud-based video game streaming service for Fire TV, phones, tablets and computers that rivals Microsoft’s xCloud and Google’s Stadia.

Luna, which will run off of Amazon’s AWS servers, will cost $5.99 per month as part of an invite-only early access program. A controller designed for the service will also be sold, with “early access” pricing running $50 though gamers will also be able to use an Xbox One or…