Everything you need to know about Amazon Fire TV

After months of rumors and leaks, the Amazon Fire TV was finally revealed earlier this week in New York.

The system is priced at $99 for the base model and $140 for a bundle with a controller, but Amazon has been clear that this is not a console contender. They’re aiming to compete with Apple TV and Roku rather than Sony and Microsoft.

Though Ouya’s CEO criticized the Fire TV for it’s lack of a focus on gaming, that doesn’t mean Amazon is ignoring gamers completely. Besides the system exclusive third-person shooter/tower defense hybrid Sev Zero, Amazon has also made key gaming acquisitions including:

Here’s everything else you need to know about the system.

The hardware specs:

  • Dimensions: 4.5″ x 4.5″ x 0.7″, weighing 9.9oz
  • CPU: Qualcomm Krait 300 1.7Ghz quad-core
  • GPU: Qualcomm Adreno 320
  • RAM: 2GB LPDDR2 @ 533 MHz
  • Storage: 8GB internal storage
  • Wi-Fi: Dual-band, dual-antenna MIMO
  • Bluetooth: 4.0 with HID, HFP 1.6, and SPP profile support.
  • Ports: HDMI 1.4b, TOSLINK Optical Audio, 10/100 Ethernet, USB 2.0, 5.5mm DC
  • What’s in the box?
  • Amazon Fire TV and Remote
  • Power cord
  • 2x AAA batteries

What will you need to buy?

  • HDMI cable
  • Game controller

Here are the game available so far (though the list will grow rapidly over the coming months):

Free

  • You Don’t Know Jack Party
  • Despicable Me: Minion Rush
  • The Walking Dead: Season One (first episode free)
  • Hungry Shark Evolution
  • Asphalt 8: Airborne
  • Deer Hunter 2014
  • Hill Climb Racing
  • Riptide GP2
  • BINGO Blitz
  • Reaper
  • Stickman downhill – Motocross
  • Big Win Slots
  • Into the Dead
  • PBA Bowling Challenge
  • Badland
  • Stickman Base Jumper
  • Dead Trigger 2
  • Zen Pinball HD
  • Dead on Arrival 2
  • Voodoo Whisperer
  • Dead System
  • CLARC lite
  • Shadow Fight 2
  • Haunted Past
  • Snailbow
  • Fibbage
  • Vendetta Online
  • Concussion Boxing
  • ARC Squadron: Redux
  • Brick Break Blitz
  • Crystal Picnic

$0.99

  • Naught 2
  • Grandpa and the Zombies
  • Endless Skater
  • Ski Safari
  • Polar Bowler 1st Frame
  • Gravity Guy
  • Buddy & Me
  • Rabbids Big Bang
  • Quell
  • Monsters University
  • Pocket Rally
  • GraveStompers: Kid Zombies Save Eradication
  • Motorbike
  • Quiet, Please!
  • Beyond Ynth HD
  • Grow
  • Puddle
  • Micronytes Director’s Cut
  • Recursion
  • Dream Flight
  • A Ride into the Mountains
  • Cannon Ballers
  • League of Evil
  • Super Daddio 2
  • Super Mega Worm
  • Quiet Christmas
  • Melee Man
  • Range Man

$1.00+

  • Alpha Wave ($1.00)
  • Sci-Fighters ($1.29)
  • Experiment ($1.31)
  • Ascent Of Kings ($1.49)
  • Kung Fu FIGHT! ($1.49)
  • Striker Soccer Euro 2012 Pro ($1.87)
  • Quell Reflect ($1.99)
  • Radiant ($1.99)
  • Mystery Case Files: Return to Ravenhearst ($1.99)
  • Fantastic 4 in A Row 2 ($1.99)
  • Vacation Vexation ($1.99)
  • FIST OF AWESOME ($1.99)
  • Atlantis Sky Patrol ($1.99)
  • Aces of the Luftwaffe Premium ($1.99)
  • EVAC ($1.99)
  • Tank Riders 2 ($1.99)
  • Mini Golf Mundo ($1.99)
  • Mystery Castle HD (5 Episodes, $1.99 each)
  • Fractal Combat X ($1.99)
  • Truck Monsters ($1.99)
  • Syder Arcade HD ($1.99)
  • Grand Truckismo ($1.99)
  • Ninja Hero Cats Premium ($2.44)
  • Coaster Crazy Deluxe ($2.49)
  • Monster RPG 2 ($2.91)
  • Sonic CD ($2.99)
  • Sonic the Hedgehog ($2.99)
  • Sonic The Hedgehog 2 ($2.99)
  • Doom & Destiny ($2.99)
  • Rayman Fiesta Run ($2.99)
  • Quell Memento ($2.99)
  • Prince of Persia: The Shadow and the Flame ($2.99)
  • Double Dragon Trilogy ($2.99)
  • King Oddball ($2.99)
  • Canabalt HD ($2.99)
  • No Brakes Valet ($2.99)
  • Dark Incursion ($2.99)
  • Homeland Strike Force Part One ($2.99)
  • Hard Lines ($2.99)
  • Trouserheart ($2.99)
  • Time Surfer ($3.00)
  • Save the Puppies Premium ($3.99)
  • Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode I ($3.99)
  • Bit Brawlers ($3.99)
  • Hero of Many ($3.99)
  • Burn Zombie Burn ($4.96)
  • The Game of Life ($4.99)
  • Terraria ($4.99)
  • Sonic the Hedgehog 2: Episode II ($4.99)
  • Crazy Taxi ($4.99)
  • AirFighters Pro ($4.99)
  • Clarc ($4.99)
  • Anomaly 2 ($4.99)
  • The Cave ($4.99)
  • Tetris ($4.99)
  • Wraithborne ($4.99)
  • Virtua Tennis Challenge ($4.99)
  • Twin Robots ($4.99)
  • BombSquad ($5.00)
  • Aftermath XHD ($5.99)
  • Ground Effect Pro XHD ($5.99)
  • Farm Invasion USA Premium ($5.99)
  • Gene Effect ($6.78)
  • Minecraft – Pocket Edition ($6.99)
  • Modern Combat 4: Zero Hour ($6.99)
  • Sev Zero ($6.99)
  • Deus Ex: The Fall ($6.99)
  • NBA 2K14 ($7.99)
  • Electronic Super Joy ($7.99)
  • RPG Alphadia Genesis ($9.99)
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