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New World Moving to Seasonal Model; Expansion Coming this Fall & Roadmap for 2023 Revealed

Today Amazon Games announced a shift in its support for its MMORPG New World, including a move to a seasonal model and season passes.  The first season is titled Fellowship & Fire and will…

February 22, 2023 | 11:07 EST

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New World Community Q&A Session Reveals PvP and PvE Weapon Stat Changes & More

A New World: Forged in Aeternum Q&A session gives us more insight into what lies ahead for the open-world MMORPG and answers some of the bigger questions players have asked regarding balance and…

January 16, 2023 | 02:52 EST

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New World Update Debuts New PVP Reward Track, 3v3 Arenas

The May 2022 New World update has finally arrived, introducing 3v3 PVP Arenas, a new PVP Rewards Track, New Expedition Mutators, and more. Earlier this month, Amazon Games gave us a brief overview…

May 26, 2022 | 12:26 EDT

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Future New World Update Content Detailed by Devs

Amazon Games devs have detailed what's coming in the next New World Update and beyond, including 3v3 PVP Arenas and Expedition Mutators. Although the playercount has leveled off somewhat, there is…

May 20, 2022 | 02:39 EDT

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New World Roadmap Teases New Expeditions and Events

A New World roadmap has been revealed, detailing the content that players of Amazon Games' MMORPG can expect over the next several months including new expeditions, new events, and more. Thus far, …

March 18, 2022 | 01:42 EDT

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Next New World Update Adding Blunderbuss, Concluding Isabella's Story

New details about the next New World update have been released by Amazon Games: you'll soon be able to get your hands on a brand-new Blunderbuss weapon. Things have been relatively quiet for New…

March 2, 2022 | 03:53 EST

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New World PTR For December Adds Winter Event And More

Starting later today, you'll once again be able to access the New World PTR. This month, you're getting a look at the brand new winter event, plus access to new quests, a new expertise system, and…

December 3, 2021 | 09:01 EST

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New World Update 1.1.1 Fixes Yet More Bugs

New World update 1.1.1 is upon us, and once again, it's focusing on fixing a whole bunch of bugs. Glitches pertaining to elemental enemies, horticultural gear, and crafting have been fixed, so your…

December 1, 2021 | 08:07 EST

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New World Bots Are Wrecking the Economy

Update (November 30, 2021, 6:12 PM Eastern Time) - Amazon has provided a statement via e-mail regarding the situation with New World bots, noting that it banned 7,700 yesterday. We’re aware of…

November 29, 2021 | 02:28 EST

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New World Gold Glitch Gifts Players Up To 500k

Amazon Game Studios is yet again experiencing some problems with its ill-fated MMO. This time, it looks like a New World gold glitch has granted some players upwards of 500,000 gold after a…

November 24, 2021 | 09:12 EST

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New World Update 1.1 Takes Players Into The Void

Rejoice, for New World update 1.1 is coming, and it's bringing lots of stuff with it. The new Void Gauntlet weapon makes its debut in this update, along with new Varangian Knight enemies and lots and…

November 18, 2021 | 08:44 EST

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New World Bans Hit Over 1000 Exploiters

Amazon Game Studios has revealed that it's issued over 1000 New World bans to players using any of several gold dupe exploits. The studio also says it's looked into whether duped items and gold have…

November 16, 2021 | 10:20 EST

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New World Trading Disabled After Another Economy Breaking Bug

Are you a New World player? Tired of all the glitches recently? How would you like to see New World trading disabled again? Well, unfortunately, that's exactly what's happened. Yet another New World …

November 15, 2021 | 08:30 EST

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New World Bug Prevents Players From Moving

The Earth has revolved around the Sun another time, which means another major game-breaking New World bug has appeared. This time, it's preventing players from moving completely and stopping them…

November 12, 2021 | 10:37 EST

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New World Datamine Details New Zone, Trade Skill Changes

Another New World datamine has arrived and this one is from the game's PTR server, revealing imagery of the new zone Brimstone Sands and some major changes coming to Trade Skills. It's been a busy…

November 11, 2021 | 02:40 EST

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New World PTR Lets Players Test New Features

A New World PTR (public test realm) is due to be introduced later today. The PTR servers will give players a chance to stress-test new features in the game before they go live, but spaces are limited…

November 10, 2021 | 08:49 EST

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New World Update 1.0.5 Squashes Bugs Aplenty

New World update 1.0.5 is live, and it's aiming to squash some of the major bugs that have been plaguing players in recent weeks. Bugs pertaining to damage numbers, gold and item duplication, and…

November 4, 2021 | 09:26 EDT

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New World Gold Dupe Exploit Appears After Trading Disabled

New World's glitch woes continue. After players discovered a New World gold dupe glitch allowing them to duplicate currency, Amazon Game Studios shut down New World trading and transfers between…

November 2, 2021 | 09:43 EDT

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Game-Breaking New World Exploit Continues Despite Amazon's Efforts

Update (11/01/2021, 1:52 PM Eastern Time) - Amazon has announced that it has enabled a fix for the latest New World exploit on Friday afternoon, although some players are reporting that it doesn't…

October 29, 2021 | 04:11 EDT

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New World Update Makes Big Starting Area Changes

Amazon Game Studios has launched a New World update intended to address some common problems players are experiencing. The update also includes some big changes to the starting experience, as well as…

October 28, 2021 | 09:34 EDT

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New World Server Transfers Arrive With New Update

As part of a new update, New World server transfers are finally becoming available. After a short test period, you'll be able to move your character to any server within your region, with a few…

October 20, 2021 | 09:09 EDT

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Game-Breaking New World Invincibility Exploit Discovered

A player has discovered a game-breaking New World invincibility exploit, and that's just part of the problem -- left unchecked, this exploit could cause serious problems for Amazon's fledgling MMORPG…

October 18, 2021 | 03:36 EDT

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Amazon To Crack Down On New World Farming Bots

Amazon says it's introducing new measures intended to deal with the problem of New World farming bot accounts. The studio will be revoking keys obtained by bot accounts for farming purposes, so as to…

October 15, 2021 | 09:32 EDT

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New World Update Changes Up Conflict, Fixes Bugs

Amazon Game Studios has released a New World update that aims to make flipping areas into faction conflicts more difficult. The update also brings plenty of bug fixes, both for the game itself and…

October 13, 2021 | 08:31 EDT

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New World Server Transfers Delayed Indefinitely

Amazon Game Studios has delayed New World server transfers indefinitely. The studio was originally due to introduce the feature to alleviate ongoing overcrowding issues, but now says that some "edge…

October 11, 2021 | 08:49 EDT

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New World Update 1.0.1 Tackles AFK Players Problem

Players are now able to enjoy a bunch of changes and hotfixes in New World Update 1.0.1, although the launch of this update aiming to tackle the AFK players problem was plagued by extended downtime…

October 6, 2021 | 02:16 EDT

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[Updated] New World Is Bricking Gigabyte RTX 30 Series GPUs

Update October 6th 8:35AM - Amazon Games has issued a statement regarding certain RTX cards struggling with New World. In the statement, Amazon says it's conducted a "lengthy investigation" and has…

October 1, 2021 | 09:31 EDT

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New World Review Bomb Underway On Steam

A New World review bomb is underway on Steam. Users are posting negative reviews complaining of excessively long queue times due to the New World server limit of 2,000, with many saying they haven't…

September 29, 2021 | 09:48 EDT

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New World Launch Hits 500k Players And Long Queue Times

Update 8:05 AM EST: A Twitter post for New World has announced that all the regions have gone live. In addition, in order to help mitigate the lengthy queue times, the team is adding new servers in…

September 28, 2021 | 10:01 EDT

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New World Release Date Delayed Another Month

You're going to have to wait a few more weeks to play Amazon's upcoming MMORPG on PC — the New World release date has been delayed yet again, Thankfully, the New World delay is only for a few more…

August 4, 2021 | 02:04 EDT

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New World Microtransactions And More Datamined

Enterprising dataminers have unearthed information about what you can expect from New World microtransactions. The datamine also includes sneak peeks of armor skins, weapon abilities, and plenty more…

August 2, 2021 | 09:34 EDT

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[Updated] Amazon's New World Caps Menu Framerate To Fix Issues

Update: Wednesday, July 21 6:12PM - Amazon has issued a statement, and has capped the frame rate of New World in Menus which should stop these problems. Here is the statement Hundreds of thousands…

July 21, 2021 | 07:53 EDT

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New World Closed Beta is Wildly Popular on Steam and Twitch

The New World Closed Beta has launched and it looks like it's pretty popular — it's doing pretty darn well in terms of players on Steam and over 700,000 people are watching people play the game on…

July 20, 2021 | 04:12 EDT

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New World Closed Beta Start Date Arrives Next Week

The New World Closed Beta start date has been revealed — you'll be able to play Amazon Game Studios' upcoming MMORPG in less than a week. New World plops players down on the island of Aeternum, a…

July 14, 2021 | 03:09 EDT

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New World In-Game Store Won't Sell Boosts Until 2022

The New World in-game store will open its virtual doors with something missing: the team behind the game has announced that it won't sell any in-game boosts until "2022 at the earliest." New World …

May 25, 2021 | 02:24 EDT

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New World Microtransactions Anger Players Of Amazon MMO

Amazon's upcoming MMO is under fire for perceived pay-to-win options in its storefront. Players are concerned that New World microtransactions could ruin the feel of the game, causing the developer…

May 17, 2021 | 11:15 EDT

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Amazon's New World Release Date Delayed Again

Another one of Amazon's upcoming games has come into a bit of trouble — the New World release date has been delayed yet again and is now set for August 2021. New World is an upcoming MMORPG from…

February 16, 2021 | 01:54 EST

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Amazon's MMO New World Delayed to 2021

Feedback from players will see Amazon's upcoming MMO New World delayed by quite a severe margin — you're going to be waiting nearly a year before you'll be able to play it. If you haven't been…

July 10, 2020 | 02:27 EDT

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New World Character Progression Details Core Stats and Skills

New World character progression has been revealed in a new blog post, detailing a myriad of ways that you'll be able to customize your experience in Amazon's upcoming MMORPG. A few months back, the …

June 9, 2020 | 04:57 EDT

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Amazon's MMO New World Delayed to August

COVID-19, or commonly known as Coronavirus, has canceled multiple gaming events, conventions, press briefings, and caused multiple studios to delay their titles, and developer and publisher Amazon…

April 9, 2020 | 02:17 EDT

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Amazon's New World Class-less Weapon System

New World combat and PVP have been detailed in a brand-new developer diary, highlighting a classless character system, faction warfare, and so much more. If you're more fond of videos, check out New…

March 16, 2020 | 04:20 EDT

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Amazon's New World Heads Back to an Alternate 17th Century

Amazon Games have announced New World via The Game Awards last night, a brand-new MMORPG experience set in an alternate-history 17th century. If you missed The Game Awards last night, you've also…

December 13, 2019 | 08:30 EST