Amazon, MMO and New World
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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 is pulling away from key gaming projects as it prepares to eliminate over 14,000 jobs, but titles like Crystal Dynamics' Tomb Raider are safe.
While the servers will keep the game running through 2026, the MMO will cease to receive new content after Season 10 ends.
Fantasy MMO New World got the death knell from Amazon this week, as the company announced season 10 would round out updates to the game amid wider layoffs affecting some 14,000 jobs. Players and devs alike are commiserating, and now a co-founder of Riot Games has put out a call for the talent who are seeking their next gig.
Amazon Games has now officially confirmed it is ending development on its MMORPG, New World. The recently released Season 10 and Nighthaven update is the final content release, and servers are currently planned to remain online through 2026.
Amazon Games has suffered layoffs, causing New World to cease new content, while their The Lord of the Rings MMO has reportedly been cancelled.
Amazon has announced that development on PvP-focused MMORPG New World is coming to an end as thousands of Amazon employees lose their jobs.
Earlier this week, Amazon's games division confirmed that it is ending support for MMORPG New World on both PC and consoles.
"We have made the difficult decision to halt a significant amount of our first-party AAA game development work"
New World: Aeternum's developers deserved so much better. Full stop.
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