(CNN) -- Amazon is getting into the game-making game. The Seattle-based company announced its first major social-game title, "Living Classics," on Monday. The free Facebook game is the first from its Amazon Game Studios, a new department at the e-commerce giant that was also unveiled Monday. "Amazon Game Studios is exactly what it sounds like: a new team at Amazon that's focused on creating innovative, fun and well-crafted games," said the company in a blog post on the new games.amazon.com site. The department is currently hiring, but few other details are given. The social-gaming field is still dominated by Zynga, maker of addictive games such as Farmville and Words With Friends and their various spin-offs. But the company has been struggling since going public in December; Zynga's stock closed at $2.94 a share on Monday.
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Amazon launches its first social game for Facebook
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A new Amazon game department could be competition for Zynga
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"Living Classics" is a literature-based game where you click on moving objects
Since this is a @placeholder game, there are plenty of opportunities to play the game with friends.