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New World saw a big jump in its player count today following the release of its Rise of the Angry Earth expansion this morning. SteamDB shows a peak player concurrency of just over 50,000 players today, roughly twice the average player concurrency logged by the game over the past few months. However, the sudden influx of players proved to be [...]
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New World’s first-ever paid expansion, Rise of the Angry Earth, is now live with a brand new adventure awaiting Aeternum’s adventurers. As previously revealed, the expansion has drastically changed the First Light starting zone, which is now a lush zone inhabited by ferocious beasts. “First Light has fallen. Once a welcoming place for newcomers to Aeternum, the fields have been [...]
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If you’ve been playing New World on minimum specs, or at least close to it, then you’ll probably need to start thinking of upgrading your rig. Amazon Game Studios just released the PC system requirements for the open-world MMORPG’s Angry Earth expansion and they’ve bumped it up by a bit. Here are the minimum and required system requirements for the [...]
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We’re now less than a week away until New World’s upcoming Rise of the Angry Earth expansion hits the live servers. As previously revealed, the long-awaited first expansion will change the Aeternum landscape as the starting zone of First Light is transformed into the Elysian Wilds by a vengeful Adiana. The new zone will be infested by Adiana’s army of [...]
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The New World dev team is back with some required reading for new and returning players who plan to jump into Aeternum once the Rise of the Angry Earth expansion hits the live servers next month. The latest developer blog offers tips from various content creators to help ease players into the open-world MMORPG which might feel like an altogether [...]
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New World players are finally getting access to one of the most-requested features since the open-world MMORPG launched two years ago – mounts. Horses, lions, and dire wolves will be making their way to Aeternum as ridable companions when the Rise of the Angry Earth expansion comes out on October 3rd. The lead developer for mounts, Andrew Menches, explains how [...]
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Amazon Game Studio has dropped another Balance of Power episode for New World’s ongoing Forged in Aeternum video series. This time around, the developers talk about major balance changes coming in the open-world MMORPG’s third season. Of particular note is the removal of the expertise system as part of the team’s efforts to streamline progression and make it less stressful [...]
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Amazon Game Studio has finally taken the wraps off the New World’s first expansion called Rise of the Angry Earth. As the title suggests, the expansion will revolve around Adiana, a.k.a. the Mistress of the Wild and her army of Angry Earth minions. Adiana used to be a questgiver NPC who’s sympathetic to your cause before she had a change [...]
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The big three of the New World dev team sat down for another community Q&A in the 46th episode of its long-running Forged in Aeternum video series. Right off the bat, viewers will notice that the episode was filmed in a brand-new location, which the developers promised tackle in a future developer update, although they did say that the new [...]
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Amazon Game Studios has announced another new event coming to New World called Siege of Sulfur. The event is scheduled to kick off on August 30th and will task players with protecting sandworm eggs from creatures known as Sulfur Elementals for a chance to score valuable rewards, including a Mini-Devourer hat skin, house decorations, and more. “Dunewalker Mage carts broke [...]
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