Rust director bids $25M to save New World, unclear if serious
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Rust director Alistair McFarlane offered $25 million to buy Amazon's struggling MMO New World as it heads toward shutdown, urging a community-led approach with publicly hostable servers; whether the bid is serious is unclear and Amazon has not commented, but the move underscores New World's troubles and has drawn attention from other developers, including Hytale's creator.
- Rust director offers Amazon $25 million to save its dying MMO New World Windows Central
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- Rust Studio COO Offers Amazon $25 Million for New World Aeternum: "Games Should Never Die" TechPowerUp
- Amazon MMO New World Has Just a Year to Live, Rust Dev Offers to Buy It IGN
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