- Amazon has decided to let go of 14,000 jobs as the company focuses on investing in AI.
- As such, the gaming division was also hit hard and work on MMOs is being reduced.
- New World Aeternum support is now ending, but the server will live on throughout 2026.
Amazon has decided to let go of 14,000 jobs as the company is still facing the repercussions of the pandemic and is now aiming to cut costs and invest more in generative AI to improve efficiency.
These layoffs also significantly impacted Amazon’s gaming division and are reducing the work specifically on its MMO titles. As such, the support for New World Aeternum is now coming to an end, with servers shutting down after 2026.
Why it matters: The gaming industry as a whole is at its lowest point, even after this significant growth. Layoffs are never a good sign, and things are looking to get even worse from here.
In an update shared by the game’s developers on their official website, it was revealed that the recent Season 10 update is the final one the game will ever receive, and after 4 years of updates and the recent console launch, the plug on New World has finally been pulled.
We’ve reached a point where it is no longer sustainable to continue supporting the game with new content updates.
While future updates are out of the question entirely, the game will continue to live on until after 2026, when servers will be downed. New World Aeternum has been pretty successful for the most part, with this month peaking at 50k players and the all-time peak at nearly a million.
So far, Amazon’s foray into game development hasn’t been smooth sailing, but it’s doubling down on Luna, its cloud-based gaming platform, according to a new memo (via Variety) from Amazon’s VP sent to its games employees.
Other than that, development on other AAA games is being halted, but rest assured, as work with external partners is still continuing. Crystal Dynamics’ Tomb Raider and Maverick Games’ open-world driving game are being developed and remain unaffected by these changes.
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