T here's a feeling I've been trying to shake off, as I write about MMOs for this very site—that MMOs are a relic of the past.

What's maddening is that New World itself was not a failure. It was a beneficiary of the early pandemic boom in online gaming, hitting a wild Steam concurrents peak of 913,634 after it launched in ...

Amazon Games Studios has cancelled its proposed Lord of the Rings MMORPG after 14,000 layoffs at the company. The post Amazon ...

Amazon cancels its massive Lord of the Rings MMORPG, Here’s why the project was scrapped and what new Middle-earth game is in ...

A studio led by former Blizzard veterans is closing down, meaning its upcoming MMO's development will also be canceled.

Amazon has cancelled their biggest Lord of the Rings project as part of on-going cuts the studio is making across the company ...

Undeterred, Amazon announced a second LOTR MMO in 2023, partnering with Embracer, the new rights holder for Middle-earth. The ambitious project promised a "persistent open-world MMO adventure" that ...

In a shocking turn of events, Amazon Games has announced major layoffs as it pivots away from its ambitious foray into massive multiplayer online (MMO) games, redirecting its focus toward its Luna ...

Amazon shuts down New World to focus on AI-powered casual games, raising concerns about a growing trend toward cash grab ...

Amazon had a lot of plans for its new Lord of the Rings MMO. Meanwhile, the game has become just another victim of major ...

On social media and elsewhere, impacted employees and others reacted to Amazon's decision to cut 14,000 corporate and tech ...