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gaming3 days ago•10 min saved

Facepunch COO Proposes $25M Buyout to Save New World Aeternum

Alistair McFarlane, COO of Facepunch Studios (Rust), publicly offered Amazon $25 million to acquire New World: Aeternum after Amazon announced its decommissioning; he argued that games should never die and suggested Facepunch would pursue a community-driven, self-hosted development model if the deal happened. With Amazon planning to keep the game running until January 2027, any IP transfer would likely not occur before then.

via TechPowerUp|

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gaming4 days ago•7 min saved

Countdown to Goodbye: New World to End in 2027 as Buyout Rumors Surface

Amazon Games’ MMORPG New World will shut down on January 31, 2027, with its final season extended to a proper send-off as storefronts are pulled and a farewell message from the dev team is issued. Rumors have circulated that Facepunch’s COO Alistair McFarlane offered $25 million to buy the game, signaling fresh hope for a rescue, a notion echoed by other industry figures but not yet confirmed.

via Eurogamer|

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