New World (video game)

For other uses, see New World (disambiguation).

New World
Developer(s)Amazon Games Orange County[a]
Publisher(s)Amazon Games
Composer(s)
Engine
Amazon Lumberyard

Azoth[1]

Platform(s)Microsoft Windows
PlayStation 5
Xbox Series X/S
Release
  • Windows
  • September 28, 2021
  • PS5, Xbox Series X/S
  • October 15, 2024
Genre(s)MMORPG
Mode(s)Multiplayer

New World is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) developed by Amazon Games Orange County and published by Amazon Games released on September 28, 2021.[2][3][4] The game was previously scheduled to release in May 2020 and subsequently August 2021, but was delayed until its worldwide release on September 28, 2021.[5][6] Set in the mid-seventeenth century, players colonize a fictional land modeled after the Americas.[7]

While New World was initially planned as a free-to-play game, it currently employs the standard business model of a buy-to-play game, a point of historical difference in comparison to many—mostly much older—MMORPGs that traditionally utilized subscription models in service of significant regular content updates.[8][9] The game also offers microtransactions in the form of skins along with a limited selection of both decorative and gameplay-impacting functional items for use within the player housing system.[10]

PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S versions of the game, under the title New World: Aeternum will be released on October 15, 2024.[11]


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  5. ^ McWhertor, Michael (April 9, 2020). "Amazon delays its MMO, New World, due to coronavirus lockdown". Polygon. Archived from the original on April 9, 2020. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
  6. ^ Conditt, Jessica (December 12, 2019). "Amazon's supernatural colonialism MMO 'New World' lands in May 2020". Engadget. Archived from the original on December 13, 2019. Retrieved December 18, 2019.
  7. ^ Campbell, Colin (February 8, 2019). "Amazons questionable MMO has you colonize the new world". Polygon. Archived from the original on February 8, 2019. Retrieved February 9, 2019.
  8. ^ Jagneaux, David (February 12, 2020). "New World: Everything We Know About Amazon's MMO". IGN. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 10, 2020."
  9. ^ Webb, Kevin. "Amazon's new video game costs $40, but some players who signed up years before launch will get it for free". Business Insider. Archived from the original on December 28, 2021. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
  10. ^ Hetfeld, Malindy (May 17, 2021). "New World addresses concerns over microtransactions". PC Gamer. Archived from the original on September 30, 2021. Retrieved September 30, 2021 – via www.pcgamer.com.
  11. ^ https://www.ign.com/articles/amazon-mmo-new-world-aeternum-confirmed-for-pc-ps5-and-xbox-series-x-and-s