Amazon Games Ends Support For MMO 'New World'
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The End of New World? MMO Could Shut Down by 2026
New World may be nearing its end. A new report confirms that the game is no longer sustainable, and Amazon Game Studios has set 2026 as the tentative cutoff for its servers.
Amazon's historical fantasy MMO New World just celebrated its fourth anniversary, but a recent post on the game's official website reveals that the game's newest update will also be its last.
New World at one point had over a million concurrent players on Steam, but will no longer get new content updates in 2026
Cuts across the gaming industry continue to unfold as big tech shifts. The latest company to see major job cuts is Amazon, with the company confirming on Tuesday that it is laying off 14,000 employees.
Just yesterday, Amazon revealed that its four-year-old fantasy MMORPG New World would be coming to an end with no future DLC or updates planned, leaving both players and fellow video game developers disappointed at the news.
Amazon Games has confirmed it’s ending development of its MMO, New World. New World ’s recently launched Season 10 and Nighthaven update will serve as the final content release for the game on PC and consoles, it confirmed on Tuesday.
Amid sweeping layoffs that began throughout ecommerce giant Amazon Tuesday, the company is making "significant" changes to its video games business.
New World: Aeternum's developers deserved so much better. Full stop.
You can compare the page's glow-down yourself. On the Wayback Machine, a version of the New World Steam page from October 7 features 14 screenshots, three trailers, and 'Mostly Positive' recent reviews, plus options to purchase either the game's standard or deluxe edition. It's now all gone.