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Amazon is winding down its still-popular New World MMO amid mass layoffs
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,

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Amazon Games Ends Support For MMO ‘New World’ Following Mass Layoffs
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Amazon Games Slammed By Layoffs — ‘New World’ Ends New Content And ‘The Lord Of The Rings’ MMO Reportedly Cancelled
‘He Barely Sleeps Anymore’: Amazon Employee In Constant Fear Since Mass Layoff Announcement
Amazon has confirmed plans to remove 14,000 corporate jobs worldwide in one of its biggest rounds of mass layoffs as part of a restructuring plan.

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Amazon CEO Andy Jassy finally reveals the reason behind laying off 14,000 employees
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Amazon sees the costs to its layoffs to be $1.8 billion
‘He boarded his flight, excited to be back’: Amazon’s biggest layoffs with early-morning messages leave employees distressed
According to Business Insider, one message directed employees to “check their personal or work email,” while another instructed them to “contact a help desk about their employment status.”

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Amazon’s 14,000 layoffs aren’t about money or AI, CEO says ‘it’s something else’
Amazon layoffs hit thousands of employees. Is Florida affected?

As Amazon kills New World, League of Legends co-creator and Riot co-founder puts a call out for "star devs" from the MMO: "We’re always on the lookout for S-tier talent"

Fantasy MMO New World got the death knell from Amazon this week, as the company announced season 10 would round out updates to the game amid wider layoffs affecting some 14,000 jobs. Players and devs alike are commiserating, and now a co-founder of Riot Games has put out a call for the talent who are seeking their next gig.
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New World: Aeternum to end support amid reported Amazon layoffs

While the servers will keep the game running through 2026, the MMO will cease to receive new content after Season 10 ends.

Amazon Games layoffs cut into development and publishing groups, ending updates for MMO New World — while the company is praising AI

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.

Palworld lead "very sad" fantasy MMO New World is coming to an end: "That said, if Amazon want to slip me the files for the 2019 version…"

Just yesterday, Amazon revealed that its four-year-old fantasy MMORPG New World would be coming to an end with no future DLC or updates planned, leaving both players and fellow video game developers disappointed at the news.

New World content updates are "no longer sustainable," Amazon says

Amazon's historical fantasy MMO New World just celebrated its fourth anniversary, but a recent post on the game's official website reveals that the game's newest update will also be its last.
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