New World won't be getting any more new additions following mass layoffs at Amazon

More than 14,000 jobs person reportedly been chopped crossed the corp, with their games part suffering "significant relation reductions"

New World has seen its past contented update, with Amazon Games confirming their improvement of the MMO is winding down. The game's servers volition beryllium staying online successful the abbreviated term. This quality follows wide layoffs astatine Amazon, with implicit 14,000 roles reportedly being affected crossed the institution and the gaming part seeing "significant" cuts.

These layoffs were initially reported by Bloomberg. Amazon haven't confirmed precisely however galore unit successful its video crippled limb person been affected by the layoffs, though New World developers Amazon Games Orange County person seen "significant" cuts.

What has been made 100% wide by Amazon vice president of audio, Twitch and games Steve Boom is that these layoffs are seeing the institution determination distant from dense concern into MMOs, with precocious re-launched unreality work Amazon Luna being doubled down on. The institution volition plough connected with immoderate of the different games it's got successful the works oregon is publishing, specified arsenic a caller Tomb Raider from Crystal Dynamics, strategy crippled March of the Giants, and an unannounced racer from Maverick Games.

That brings america to New World and a quality station published by Amazon Games precocious yesterday. "After 4 years of dependable contented updates and a large caller console release, we've reached a constituent wherever it is nary longer sustainable to proceed supporting the crippled with caller contented updates," it reads. "The precocious launched Season 10 and Nighthaven update volition service arsenic the last contented merchandise for New World connected PC and consoles."

While it won't beryllium getting immoderate much additions alongside indispensable bug fixes, the MMO won't vanish overnight. Amazon Games program to support its servers moving "through 2026" and accidental they'll supply astatine slightest six months announcement earlier making immoderate changes that render the crippled unplayable. In the meantime, New World's Nighthaven and Rise of the Angry Earth updates are being dished retired for escaped connected PC. You tin besides inactive bargain and usage in-game currency similar Marks of Fortune for the moment, but nary refunds'll beryllium offered connected immoderate you've already bought.

"Players of Aeternum: Your dedication and enthusiasm person made this New World escapade an unforgettable journey," the station concludes. "We're profoundly grateful for each infinitesimal you've spent helping physique this bonzer satellite alongside us. It has been an grant to stock Aeternum with you, convey you for helping marque this crippled thing genuinely special."

Solidarity to everyone affected by Amazon's wide layoffs.