Amazon Games has just begun a closed beta for the massively multiplayer online role-playing game New World. The MMORPG is set in the fictional Aeternum Island, a setting strongly based on colonial America. In New World players will fight to survive and thrive in the harsh colonies, encountering other players as well as deadly monsters.
New World was first announced back in 2016, and Amazon Games has been working on the ambitious title ever since. During June's Summer Game Fest 2021, fans were given preview of the New World beta revealed multiple new game modes which will allow players to enter combat alongside or against other players.
On the same day that Amazon founder Jeff Bezos was launched into space, Amazon Games has launched the closed beta for New World. Players have been randomly selected to participate in this exclusive test for the game, with Amazon Game pulling from a pool of volunteers who either pre-ordered the game or signed up on the game's website. The beta will apparently be quite expansive, allowing players to partake in invasions and explore the world of Aeternum. This closed beta test will run from July 20 to August 2.
You can watch the New World closed beta trailer here.
While money played a large part in Jeff Bezos' recent joyride into space, many gamers fear that money will give certain New World players an unfair advantage. The game is confirmed to feature an in-game marketplace, which has led to concerns that items sold in the shop will give paying customers a leg up over other players. However, Amazon Games has specifically stated that New World's microtransactions will not create a pay-to-win scenario. Only cosmetic items will be sold in the market for the foreseeable future, although that fact may change down the road.
Amazon's New World looks to be a very promising MMORPG, featuring a vast world for players to explore and strategic real-time gameplay to create intense encounters. Previous tests have provided Amazon with necessary , and this most recent closed beta will surely result in constructive as well. With founder Bezos briefly entering a new world beyond our planet, Amazon Games is inviting players into their own new world to experience.
New World will release on August 31, 2021.
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