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New World Enters Maintenance Mode as Amazon Cuts 14,000 Jobs — but What's Happening With Its Lord of the Rings MMO?

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Amazon is walking away from making new content from its MMO, New World, amid huge layoffs affecting 14,000 roles at the company. Now, there is concern over the status of its The Lord of the Rings MMO.
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The end of the beautiful new online world: Although the servers for Amazon's MMORPG "New World" will not be shut down before the end of 2026, there will be no content updates next year. Also the planned "Lord of the Rings" MMO will never come.

The massive job losses at Amazon Games are also said to have affected the new MMO to The Lord of the Rings.

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Antelope Valley Press broke the news in on Wednesday, October 29, 2025.
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