"After four years of steady content updates and a major new console release, we've reached a point where it is no longer sustainable to continue supporting the game with new conte

Amazon Games has suffered layoffs, causing New World to cease new content, while their The Lord of the Rings MMO has reportedly been cancelled.

New World Aeternum is shutting down development of future content updates, but will remain online through 2026, Amazon Games has announced.

In the update, Amazon will maintain "New World" servers online up to 2026, guaranteeing bug fixes, server merges, and seasonal events such as world bosses and bonus weeks. The company's notice, however, clearly suggests that the game will be over once active support ends.

Amazon disclosed a number of layoffs in its gaming division earlier this week, and now those cuts are apparently affecting the team behind New World: Aeternum. Following the recently released Season 10: Nighthaven update, there will be no more new content released for New World: Aeternum.

Amazon Game Studios' MMORPG, New World, has reached a critical juncture. The ambitious project from the Irvine, California-based team, initially heralded as a significant

Earlier this week, Amazon's games division confirmed that it is ending support for MMORPG New World on both PC and consoles.