Amazon’s gaming division is undergoing major cuts and layoffs, as first reported by Jason Schreier at Bloomberg. These changes will significantly affect the game New World, signaling that Amazon is scaling back its ambitions in the massively multiplayer online (MMO) game market. While the exact number of gaming layoffs isn’t known, Amazon as a whole is cutting over 14,000 corporate jobs, suggesting a substantial impact. The cuts are expected to be most severe at Amazon’s offices in Irvine and San Diego, and within its game publishing team.
Amazon’s gaming division hit with significant layoffs. New World will get no further updates
The video game industry continues to experience instability, with more layoffs happening this year. Just in July, Microsoft cut thousands of jobs, many within its gaming teams. Several games, including Perfect Dark and Everwild, were also cancelled. Today, journalist Jason Schreier reported on BlueSky that companies are shifting away from large, persistent online games like New World, a surprising decision considering the game had recently seen a boost in players.
Using data from SteamDB, we can track how many people have been playing Amazon’s online game, New World: Aeternum, over time. While Amazon has seen success with the game Lost Ark, they only published it – they didn’t create it. New World started with almost a million players, but that number gradually decreased over the years. Recently, the player count has been increasing, and it’s currently experiencing a surge, which surprised some players when the latest news came out.
After Schreier shared news on BlueSky, many players expressed confusion, with one asking if New World hadn’t recently started gaining players. Another commenter added that the latest seasonal update had generated the most excitement and optimism for the game in a long time. It appears the game was finally starting to improve and attract more players, but it won’t have the opportunity to fully recover and grow.
The team behind New World announced today that Season 10 and the Nighthaven update will be the game’s last major content release. While they plan to keep the game servers running through 2026, its future beyond that date is uncertain.
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2025-10-29 02:02