Home / News /Amazon Games’ New World: Aeternum is out now ByKim Snaith 15 October 202415 October 2024
Fancy a brand new, huge MMORPG to sink your teeth into? New World: Aeternum has today launched on PS5, Xbox Series X/S and PC. It’s the latest title from Amazon Games, casting players as magic-capable adventurers who find themselves on the mysterious, titular island of Aeternum.
As you’d expect from an MMORPG, New World: Aeternum is huge and encourages players to explore the game however they see fit. You can play on your own if that’s your style, or you can team up with friends to tackle the game’s obstacles as a group. The game begins with you being the victim of a shipwreck, and with no supplies to your name your first stop is to find the basics to survive. From then on, though? You’re set to forge your own path.
You can customise your character both cosmetically and in terms of what skills and abilities they have. Maybe you’d rather be a melee build, brandishing a huge sword or polearm. Or maybe a ranged bow and arrow is more your style? You’ll also have a range of supernatural powers that you’ll gather as you play. Like all games of this type, your character will become more powerful over time, with you able to change and shape your loadout and abilities as you progress.
Players will be able to engage in PvP combat in certain areas, such as Cutlass Keys, a PvPvE “free for all” zone where everyone is out for each other’s blood. There’s rare loot up for grabs here, but you’re going to have to watch your back.
If that doesn’t sound like your thing, there are also multiplayer raids to take part in, end-game trials that truly test your abilities, and expeditions designed to be played with others.
While Aeternum might be a brand new setting, New World has been around on PC for a while, with the game now morphing into this new form. If you already own New World and its Rise of the Angry Earth expansion, you’ll have access to New World: Aeternum at no extra cost.
“We have listened to player feedback and taken the time to create an unforgettable adventure that can be enjoyed either as a solo journey or together with friends across consoles and PC,” said Christoph Hartmann, the vice president at Amazon Games. “New World: Aeternum is the definitive New World experience.”
New World: Aeternum is available now on PS5, Xbox Series X/S and PC priced at £49.99/$59.99. While we haven’t had chance to dive in just yet, we’ll have some hands-on thoughts in the coming days.