October 29th, 2025 | Today's presser is going to be a little bit different as I, like many others, are upset about a massive announcement that dropped yesterday (October 28th, 2025). This piece is going to be an update to a game and the previously mentioned announcement that has a ton of the gaming world reeling.
You may be familiar with Amazon Game Studios releasing New World back in 2021 with some decent success, especially after their first foray into game development flopped with Crucible in 2020. New World had some big shoes to fill because if Amazon Games released a second game in such a terrible state that it shut down just as quickly as the first, they might not ever continue in the gaming space (for which, you can have whatever opinion you will about whether that is considered a good thing or not.)
I personally have over 200 hours in New World because I liked the different take on the MMO genre. Unlike most games where you simply press a button to attack and dodge, New World requires you to parry and block. It also had some cool solo challenges and leveling your mount through timed tests. You could even customize your individual game style by using pretty much any weapon you wished and for your mount, you could equip different charms to boost its speed on the road or off road or regenerate your stamina faster. The game certainly didn't change MMO as a genre but it did have some different aspects that were unique.
Anyways, Amazon underwent a massive number of layoffs which not only hit Twitch staff, but also support for New World. This prompted the following announcement:
