Amazon MMO New World has just a year to live, Rust dev offers to buy it

"Games should never die." ...

After joking about buying Amazon MMO New World, Rust boss says to "keep hope" as he signs NDA with an "unnamed company"

Word of a mystery NDA from Alistair McFarlane, head of Rust developer Facepunch Studios, has New World players dreaming of a miracle savior.
GameSpot

New World $25 Million Offer From Rust Dev Was A Joke But Studio Has Talked With Amazon

"Sometimes a joke just opens the door to a bigger conversation, or new ventures?" ...
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New World: Aeternum is shutting down

Amazon Games confirms when its open-world MMORPG, New World: Aeternum, will permanently shut down its servers across the globe.
Shacknews

New World: Aeternum is being delisted today, servers to go offline in January 2027

Near the end of 2025, Amazon Game Studios announced that New World: Aeternum's time was nearing an end. Following the game's Season 10 rollout, as well as a copious amount of layoffs at Amazon, ...
PlayStation Universe

Rust Director ‘Offers’ $25 Million To Save New World: Aeternum From Being Pulled Offline

New World Aeternum is going offline in January 2027, but the COO of Rust creator Facepunch Studios is keen to avoid that happening but offering $25 million to save the game.
TechSpot

"Games should never die": Rust dev offers $25M to save Amazon's MMO New World

Winners & losers: Once a high-profile experiment in large-scale, cloud-backed gaming, Amazon's New World has now become a cautionary tale of how quickly technical ambition and early adoption can ...