Amazon Games' New World MMO delayed to August 31, 2021

The new features promised are going to take a bit more time.

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What you need to know

Amazon Games' MMO New World has been delayed multiple times,firstfrom May to August 2020,thento sometime in a vague Spring 2021 window. Now, the developerssharedtoday that New World is being delayed again, this time to August 31, 2021.

The developers cited more time being needed to implement new features based on feedback, which isn’t going to be possible in the timeframe originally stated. These features include the fishing system, more refined combat and a new region called Reekwater. More alpha testing servers will go online for the EU region in the months to come. The closed beta test is similarly being pushed back and is now set to begin on July 20, 2021, with access open to anyone who has preordered the game.

Amazon Game Studios has struggled to produce multiple games over the past couple of years, with its team-based shooter Crucible pulled from release after a lackluster launch and thencanceled completelyshortly after, with the developers not seeing a “healthy, sustainable future” for the game.

Travel to Aeternum

Fight the Corruption in this PvP-style PC MMO set to release on August 31, 2021. It’s the first major original RPG from Amazon Games and the developers hope to create a world that players can get lost in.

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Samuel Tolbert is a freelance writer covering gaming news, previews, reviews, interviews and different aspects of the gaming industry, specifically focusing on Xbox and PC gaming on Windows Central. You can find him on Twitter@SamuelTolbert.