Amazon has formally revealed that its ill-fated MMO New World, at the moment carrying the extra title of Aeternum, will probably be shutting down in January subsequent 12 months, so it is time to begin writing these bucket lists.
In a publish on the sport’s official web site, Amazon says New World will probably be taken down from all platforms on January thirty first subsequent 12 months. Bear in mind, that is 2027, not 2026, so don’t be concerned; the sport is not going wherever simply but.
If you have not performed New World but and also you have been pondering of giving it a strive, you’ve got most likely observed it is not accessible wherever anymore. That is as a result of Amazon delisted the sport yesterday. If you happen to already personal it, you may nonetheless play it, however in any other case, you are out of luck.
In addition to preserving the servers open, Amazon says it’s going to even be extending New World’s Nighthaven season all the best way up till shutdown, which implies you can expertise the seasonal occasions and content material for the following 12 months or so.
The in-game Marks of Fortune forex will probably be faraway from sale this July, and you will not be capable of get any refunds on purchases made earlier than then, so think twice earlier than you seize any forex bundles.
World bosses and bonus weeks will proceed till New World’s shutdown, however as Amazon has beforehand said, the sport will not be getting any new content material or bug fixes. What you see proper now could be what you get.
New World launched all the best way again in 2021 and skilled a considerably rocky launch, with the sport’s preliminary weeks being tormented by plenty of game-breaking bugs (to not point out hardware-destroying issues).
The MMO trundled alongside for some time earlier than shifting to a seasonal mannequin in 2023, a system it caught with till its demise. In June 2024, New World was relaunched as New World: Aeternum alongside its console launch, a transfer about which followers weren’t blissful.
That is the place I might usually say that if you wish to take a look at New World earlier than its dying, you are able to do so on numerous platforms, however, nicely, you may’t (except you have already got, after all). Keep tuned for extra.
