Aeternum amid layoffs in the division and even deeper job cuts across its parent company. The game debuted on PC in 2021 and it landed on PS5 and Xbox Series X/S just over a year ago. "After four years of steady content updates and a major new console release,

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.

"We've reached a point where it is no longer sustainable to continue supporting the game with new content updates"

Amazon Games, amidst mass layoffs, has reportedly cancelled its ambitious The Lord of the Rings MMORPG project.

Amazon’s decision to end support for its once-popular MMORPG New World: Aeternum has sparked widespread backlash, with angry players flooding the game’s Steam page with negative reviews. The announcement follows confirmation that Amazon Game Studios will no longer release new content for the title as part of broader company layoffs.

"We have made the difficult decision to halt a significant amount of our first-party AAA game development work"

Amazon's New World MMORPG may be coming to consoles soon, as a PlayStation Store listing for "New World Aeternum" surfaced. Despite waning player numbers, New World continues to release new content and events for its fan base. New World has optimized its ...

As part of Amazon’s mass layoffs announced today, the company is making “significant” changes to its gaming division, including halting much of its work on first-party AAA MMOs, according to a memo from Steve Boom, VP of audio, Twitch, and games.