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Amazon Games chief Mike Frazzini is leaving the company
Amazon Games Studio head and longtime employee Mike Frazzini is stepping down, he announced in a LinkedIn post.
Amazon suspends shipments and Prime Video access in Russia
The company announced today that it will suspend shipments of products in Russia and Belarus, as well as halt access to Prime Video in Russia.
Amazon’s ‘New World’ is among the year’s biggest money makers on Steam
Battlefield 2042,' 'Valheim' and 'Destiny 2' are some of 2021's other high earners.
Amazon's 'New World' MMORPG is finally here
After four delays spanning nearly a year and a half of missed release dates, New World is finally here.
Amazon delays 'New World' MMO again, this time to September 28th
Amazon has delayed New World mere weeks before its previously announced August 31st release date.
‘New World’ trailer shows off gameplay and story beats from Amazon’s upcoming MMO
Amazon Game Studios has released a new trailer for its upcoming New World MMO ahead of the game’s August 31st release date.
After another delay, Amazon's 'New World' MMO is coming out on August 31st
After yet another delay, Amazon plans to release its upcoming 'New World' MMO on August 31st, 2021.
Amazon's 'New World' MMO is delayed again
For the second time this year, Amazon is delaying its upcoming New World MMO. It's now slated to come out in 2021.
Amazon's colonial MMO 'New World' enters closed beta on July 23rd
Amazon will start a closed beta test for its colonization-themed MMO 'New World' on July 23rd.
Amazon details the war mechanics of its 'New World' MMO
Amazon’s New World MMO will apparently have an intricately detailed war system, based on the company’s latest post about the game.
'Westworld' season 3 premieres March 15th
Westworld's third season will hit HBO and HBO Go on March 15th, according to a tweet from the show's official Twitter account. HBO also released a new trailer that predicts several dystopic decades for humanity around the subject of "divergence." It starts with current issues like the Hong Kong protests and Trump impeachment, then moves on to more ominous future events including a third Russian revolution.
Amazon's supernatural colonialism MMO 'New World' lands in May 2020
There are three things you need to know. One, Amazon is building an open-world MMO called New World. Two, New World is set in a supernatural, 17th century environment filled with bears, spears, bows and arrows, and legions of undead creatures desperate to remove you from their land. And three, New World is due to hit PCs in May 2020.
One life in the New World: Salem MMO to feature permadeath
Permadeath is a topic that's brought up on a regular basis in MMO discussion circles, usually featuring a cast of characters that span the full spectrum of the debate. Is there a burning desire for the risk and finality of a permadeath system in MMOs? Would players flock to or flee from such a game? And how would it work in such a way to retain players instead of alienating them? Game Designer Bjorn Johannessen is working hard on the answers for those questions in his new MMORPG, with the working title of Salem. Developed by Paradox Interactive, this free-to-play title is set in New England during the early period of North American colonization and features players stepping off the boats from Europe to make their way in uncharted wilderness. Like Wurm Online and Minecraft, Salem will focus heavily on crafting as players forge the tools, buildings and weapons they need to survive. For Salem's aesthetics, Johannessen named H.P. Lovecraft and Tim Burton's gothic horror as sources of inspiration, and the MMO will include magic and witchcraft as potential paths. Over all of this is the specter of permanent death: "When your character dies, he stays dead," Johannessen said matter-of-factly. This is made even harsher by the fact that Salem will allow free-for-all PvP, which means that anyone can attack you without provocation. Player buildings can be razed and their corpses looted, but Johannessen hopes that the players will band together to protect each other and mete out justice. You can watch Bjorn Johannessen's introduction to the game after the jump.
