<div id="readability-page-1"><figure> <img src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/01/ss_386e7e49ad0e8d0b6622f1637646c767ed0c57b8.1920x1080.jpg/query-Y3JvcD0wLDAsMTAwLDEwMCZxdWFsaXR5PTkwJnN0cmlwPWFsbA?x-oss-process=image/auto-orient,1/interlace,1/resize,w_1440,h_1440/quality,q_95/format,jpg" width="1920" height="1080" original-src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/01/ss_386e7e49ad0e8d0b6622f1637646c767ed0c57b8.1920x1080.jpg/query-Y3JvcD0wLDAsMTAwLDEwMCZxdWFsaXR5PTkwJnN0cmlwPWFsbA"/> <figcaption> </figcaption> </figure> Amazon has announced that the servers for New World: Aeternum, one of the company's MMOs, will be shut down on January 31st, 2027. The game will also be delisted and no longer available for purchase starting today, January 15th. Last year, Amazon announced that it would be pivoting away from MMOs to put more of a focus on party games, and the company said at the time that it wouldn't be releasing new content for New World: Aeternum and that the game's servers would be active through 2026. But the longer-term future of the game was unclear, and now we know the official day everything will be shut down. If you have already purchased New Worl … Read the full story at The Verge.</div>

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Amazon has announced the shutdown of its MMO, New World: Aeternum, with servers closing on January 31, 2027. The game will also be delisted from purchase starting January 15. This decision follows Amazon's shift away from MMOs towards party games, with no new content planned for New World. The future of the game was uncertain, but the official shutdown date has now been confirmed.

- Amazon will shut down the servers for New World: Aeternum on January 31st, 2027.  
- The game has been delisted and is no longer available for purchase as of January 15th, 2026.  
- This decision follows Amazon's shift away from MMOs to focus on party games, leaving the game's long-term future uncertain.

Amazon’s New World: Aeternum MMO will shut down next year