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EXPLAINED: Amazon games - The Real Truth

It seems Amazon canned the Lord of the Rings MMO while somehow simultaneously working on a different LOTR game

Well at least something is in the works.

Destructoid

Lost Ark fans fear the worst as Amazon lays off more employees 'as part of broader organizational decisions'

The free-to-play RPG Lost Ark is one of the very few games to go untouched by Amazon's gaming walkback, but that may be about to change.

PC Gamer

Amazon's gaming walkback continues as it ends publishing deal for a new racing game being headed up by former Forza Horizon creative director

Maverick Games has confirmed that it is "no longer working with Amazon Games Studio."

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Amazon to shut New World: Aeternum down on Jan. 31, 2027, Rust lead offered to buy it

New World: Aeternum will be closing down in a year.

Dot Esports

If you ever doubted SteamOS, think again – this new Decky Loader plugin is possibly the best one yet

Gaming on SteamOS has just been made much easier, thanks to a new Decky Loader plugin that fits multiple game libraries into one.

TechRadar

Amazon Prime Brings Madden 26 to Its Free Games Lineup

Right on time for the playoffs!

Operation Sports

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.

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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

GamesRadar

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.

PC Gamer

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.

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GamesRadar

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"

TechRadar

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.

Tom’s Guide

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.

TechRadar

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.

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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.

Player One

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.

TechRadar

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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