Amazon is winding down its still-popular New World MMO amid mass layoffs
Amazon Games will stop producing new content for New World while keeping servers running through 2026 amid layoffs and a broader pullback from big-budget MMOs.
Amazon halted substantial MMO development, causing layoffs and an apparent cancellation of the Embracer Lord of the Rings MMO; New World updates stopped.
Amazon's Big MMO That Started Strong Is Shutting Down
New World: Aeternum servers will shut down January 31, 2027; game delisted January 15; microtransactions end July 19, 2026; no refunds for currency balances.
