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The Latest Breaking News from Amazon Games

The Lord of the Rings MMO Should Have Been an Easy Slam Dunk, But Now It May Be In Trouble

Amazon Games, amidst mass layoffs, has reportedly cancelled its ambitious The Lord of the Rings MMORPG project.

Inverse

Amazon's Lord of the Rings MMO looks doomed as former dev says we "would have loved it" amid thousands of layoffs

The "fledgling" game was in development

GamesRadar

"I can't even find the motivation to play": 13,000-hour veteran leads the charge as New World players mourn their MMO by absolutely nuking its Steam reviews

New World will remain playable through 2026

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Amazon Ends New World Updates as MMO Shuts Down After Mass Layoffs

Amazon confirms New World's final update as layoffs hit its gaming arm, ending AAA MMO plans and shifting focus to cloud platform Luna.

International Business Times UK

Amazon Games Ends Support for 'New World: Aeternum' Amid Major Layoffs and Strategic Shift

Amazon Games halts "New World: Aeternum" updates after major layoffs, signaling a surprising end to its once-promising MMO ambitions.

Player One

New World is dead: Amazon ends new content updates following massive layoffs, says 'servers will be live through 2026'

Amazon Games' best-known MMO is still running, but it's done.

PC Gamer

Amazon Games is making major layoffs as it shifts focus away from MMOs to its Luna cloud gaming platform: 'We have made the difficult decision to halt a significant amount of our first-party AAA game development'

The VP of Amazon Games says the layoffs are part of the 14,000 announced today, but represent broader "strategic changes" at the gaming division.

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Amazon Games layoffs cut into development and publishing groups, ending updates for MMO New World — while the company is praising AI

Amazon Games is laying off large chunks of its development and publishing teams.

Windows Central

Amazon Games gutted amid 14,000 layoffs: work on first-party games and MMOs in particular scaled back, "casual and AI-focused games" a continued focus

"We have made the difficult decision to halt a significant amount of our first-party AAA game development work"

GamesRadar

King of Meat offers brilliant combat and dungeon creation, but its platforming ground me down

King of Meat has a lot going for it as a co-op party game, but awkward humor and underwhelming platforming disappoint.

TechRadar

Amazon's new Fall Guys spiritual successor is its best video game effort yet — a chaotic party platformer worth trying

Amazon Games' King of Meat is a new co-op party platformer that's part Fall Guys and part Fortnite, with a touch of spitfire adult comedy sketches sprinkled in, and it's a manic dungeon crawler that's best played with pals.

Tom’s Guide

Quirky co-op platformer King of Meat finally has an official release date

Amazon Games and Glowmade have announced that King of Meat will officially launch on October 7, 2025.

TechRadar

Steam Deck seems to have quietly gained support for another popular online game — no anticheat block anymore

Anticheat is the biggest block to games working properly on the Steam Deck, but not a total wall. Now, it looks like another popular title has had its anticheat enabled.

Windows Central

Lara Croft Joins 'World of Tanks,' But Fans Just Want New 'Tomb Raider' Game

Lara Croft stars in a "World of Tanks" crossover with Duke Nukem, but fans are frustrated by more cameos and no update on the long-awaited next "Tomb Raider" game.

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King of Meat’s chaotic co-op action and quirky creator mode show me that it might just have the legs to succeed

After spending some time with King of Meat and talking to the devs, the team’s goal of creating vibrant, fun, and chaotic co-op action is clearer than ever.

PC Gamer

It looks like the role of Lara Croft in Amazon's live-action Tomb Raider show is currently a race between Game of Thrones' Sophie Turner and Bohemian Rhapsody's Lucy Boynton

Testing for the role starts soon.

Creative Bloq

The essential digital art and design skills every creature designer needs

Sojin Hwang, associate art director on New World: Aeternum, reveals what you need to make it in the games industry.

Creative Bloq

Crafting the complex creature art of New World: Aeternum

Associate art director Sojin Hwang takes us on a design deep dive into Amazon Games' new launch.

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With Throne and Liberty, can Amazon finally make Amazon Games happen?

After four games, is Amazon finally a real player in the games industry?

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Designing the creative, cultural mix of New World: Aeternum's environments has meant its "developers have to be magicians"

Art director Charles Bradbury and associate art director Rosie Strzalkowski reveal how the game's unique world is made.

Total Film

The Legend of Lara Croft showrunner says Crystal Dynamics would "gently hint" at what could be included in the Netflix series because "they might be thinking about it" for the new Tomb Raider game

Exclusive: Tasha Huo talks to GamesRadar+ about working alongside the Tomb Raider developer

Amazon Prime members get one of the best games of all time for free

27 games are coming to Prime Gaming to download for free this month.

TechRadar

Throne and Liberty review: an old-school, beautiful, and divisive MMORPG

Throne and Liberty delivers a refreshingly classic take on the MMORPG formula with excellent world design and punishing gameplay.

Player One

'Throne and Liberty' Fishing Guide: How to Start, What Rewards You Can Get

This Throne and Liberty fishing guide helps players learn how to get started in getting as many fish as they can in the game.

PC Gamer

'None of this makes any sense': Amazon's latest MMO import is a localization disaster

Throne and Liberty spills more slop in Amazon's free-to-play trough.

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