Amazon has introduced that its MMO “New World” will likely be formally offline from all platforms on January 31, 2027.
This sport has now been delisted and is now not obtainable for buy. You may play New World till subsequent January, however the Nighthaven season will prolong till the servers go offline.
“We want to thank our gamers for his or her dedication and keenness,” an announcement on New World’s web site mentioned. “We’re grateful for the time we spent constructing the world of Aeternum with you all. Collectively, we created one thing particular. We’re unhappy to say goodbye, however honored to have shared a lot with the group.”
“We’re honored to work on New World: Aeternum and to work with you to evolve this unforgettable journey. We stay up for spending one other 12 months collectively and giving this unbelievable journey a becoming sendoff for our legendary heroes. Thanks from the underside of our hearts for sharing this world with us.”
In October, Amazon introduced plans to place New World into upkeep mode as a part of layoffs that may have an effect on an eye-popping 14,000 roles. Amazon mentioned on the time that New World would stay on-line by 2026.
New World was a uncommon hit for Amazon within the online game business, however a number of failures led to the closure of the sport and the studio. The MMO, set in America within the 1600s, has an enormous participant base on Steam, reaching a whopping 913,634 concurrent customers on the Valve platform in 2021. Nonetheless, the variety of gamers declined considerably after that peak.
Bloomberg beforehand reported that Amazon is chopping again on MMOs specifically, however will proceed to develop “informal, AI-focused video games” for Amazon Video games Montreal’s March of the Giants, Crystal Dynamics’ new Tomb Raider, and its Luna cloud gaming service. British studio Maverick Video games can also be mentioned to be persevering with to develop a racing sport. Information about New World has raised considerations in regards to the standing of Amazon’s The Lord of the Rings MMO. Amazon has not supplied any updates on that but.
However is there nonetheless hope for a brand new world? Alistair McFarlane, COO and firm director at Rust developer Facepunch Studios, tweeted that he would give Amazon $25 million for New World, including that “video games ought to by no means die.” “If you need tips about shopping for canceled video games, LMK,” replied Simon Collins-Laflamme, founding father of Hypixel Studios, who rescued Hytale after years of droop at League of Legends maker Riot Video games.
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β Alistair McFarlane (@Alistair_McF) January 15, 2026
McFarlane appears to have thought of this, explaining what ought to occur to New World as an alternative of shutting it down, saying, “Like every little thing we do at Facepunch, we empower the group. We give the group management and permit them to host their servers publicly. The sport stays within the arms of a devoted group endlessly.”
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