Amazon is killing one of the only good games it’s released, fantasy MMO New World: “The recently launched Season 10 and Nighthaven update will serve as the final content release”

Well, it’s confirmed, Amazon is shutting down its fantasy MMO New World after the recent debut of season 10. This announcement comes shortly after significant layoffs at Amazon affecting 14,000 staff members, effectively dismantling the company’s gaming sector.

In a statement on the MMO’s official page, Amazon mentions that the past four years have been excellent “shaped by our committed player community,” but for reasons not explicitly stated yet clearly implied, it’s “no longer feasible to keep providing new content updates for the game.”

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