Amazon Games’ New World: Aeternum to go offline in January 2027

Amazon Games is shutting down New World: Aeternum, asserting that the MMO will go offline on January 31, 2027.

The sport was delisted yesterday (January 15), although gamers who bought the sport previous to this date will be capable of play it till the servers are shut down subsequent yr.

From July 20, 2026, gamers will now not be capable of buy in-game foreign money or another objects in sport.

While there shall be no new content material for the rest of New World’s life, the developer “will continue to monitor bugs and performance to ensure the game runs smoothly as things wind down.”

“We want to thank the players for your dedication and passion,” the event workforce said. “We are grateful for the time spent crafting the world of Aeternum with you. Together we constructed one thing particular.

“While we are saddened to say goodbye, we’re honoured that we were able to share so much with the community.”

They continued: “It has been our pleasure to work on New World and evolve this unforgettable adventure with you all. We look forward to one more year together, and giving this fantastic adventure a sendoff worthy of a legendary hero. From the bottom of all our hearts, thank you for sharing this world with us.”

Last October, Amazon Games introduced improvement would pause on New World and that it might obtain no additional content material updates.

This got here as a part of wider cuts to Amazon’s infrastructure, which affected round 14,000 jobs as a part of “organisational changes” aimed to “reduce bureaucracy, remove layers, and shift resources.”

New World: Aeternum (then titled New World) was initially set for launch in August 2020. The sport was subsequently delayed to September 2021 for its preliminary PC launch, adopted by the definitive model in October on PC and console.