New World: Aeternum

Season 10: Nighthaven launched on October 13, 2025, adding a new zone and the Catacombs mode. In January 2026, Amazon announced the game’s delisting and scheduled its servers to go offline on January 31, 2027.

• Nighthaven zone: The season opened a new region and continued the story of the missing Tear of Gaea.
• Catacombs: Groups of up to three players explored procedurally generated dungeons, fought bosses, and chose when to escape with their treasures.
• Endgame changes: Season 10 raised the level cap to 70 and Gear Score to 800, and added perk charms and gear set bonuses.
• Service timeline: New World: Aeternum was delisted January 15, 2026; purchased copies remained playable until the announced January 31, 2027 server closure.

Season 8: Season of the Divide launched on May 13, 2025, introducing a major update that overhauled PvP experimentation and combat systems. This followed the Season of Opportunity Launch on October 15, 2024, which revamped the starting experience and added new gameplay features. Additionally, the Hardcore Seasonal World introduced unique challenges and elite rewards for survival on April 22, 2025.

• New Content:

  • Introduction of Seasonal Worlds: This new system reimagined gameplay with distinct rules and items for each season, launched on January 20, 2025.
  • 10-Player Raid - Hive of Gorgons: This challenging raid debuted on October 15, 2024, featuring intricate puzzles and epic boss battles.
  • New PvP Modes: The Capture the Flag mode launched on July 8, 2025, alongside new maps like Frozen Pass and Forbidden City.

• Gameplay Enhancements:

  • Endgame Progression Overhaul: Significant changes improved the endgame experience on July 8, 2025.
  • Live Tuning Tools: Implemented for Season 9 on July 2, 2025, allowing for real-time adjustments to game mechanics.

• Balance Changes:

  • Combat Balance Updates: Adjustments made to reduce time-to-kill in PvP and rework weapon mechanics on November 25, 2024.
  • Resource Node Placement Tweaks: Improvements to ensure fair access for both teams on March 10, 2025.

• Seasonal Events:

  • Summer Medleyfaire: This event returned on July 29, 2025, celebrating music and fishing with new rewards.
  • Fury of the Spriggan Event: Launched on July 1, 2025, featuring new open-world encounters.

Rise of the Angry Earth expanded New World with mounts, the Flail, a level-cap increase, and a transformed zone in October 2023. The Hive of Gorgons raid launched with the Aeternum update on October 15, 2024.

• Expansion launch: Rise of the Angry Earth raised the level cap to 65 and Gear Score to 700, and introduced the Flail and Artifacts.
• Mounts and zone: Players gained mounts and explored the transformed Elysian Wilds.
• Endgame: The expansion cycle added the Glacial Tarn Expedition, Loot Biasing, and the Cursed Mists PvP zone.
• Hive of Gorgons: The 10-player raid launched with the October 15, 2024 Aeternum update, alongside the October 2024 Aeternum update.

Season 2 - Blood of the Sands launched on July 6, 2023, introducing a new season pass with themed rewards, PvP activities, and a massive sandwurm. This update also marked the introduction of customizable mounts, enhancing player mobility and gameplay options.

• New Riding Trade Skill: Players gained a new Riding Trade Skill to level up their mounts and earn rewards.

  • Customizable Mounts: Players can now traverse Aeternum faster with customizable mounts including Lions, Horses, and Dire Wolves.
  • Mount Buffs and Attachments: Players can earn trinket-like items called mount buffs and visual attachments to customize their mounts.
  • Mount Time Trials and Quests: New mount-specific challenges and quests became available for additional rewards.

• Transmog Feature: The introduction of Transmog allows players to capture and apply the appearance of gear as skins, enhancing customization options.

• New PvP Modes: The update introduced new PvP modes including 3v3 Arenas, Outpost Rush, Influence Races, and Wars, expanding competitive gameplay.

• Revamped Main Storyline: The main storyline received an overhaul, featuring improved quests and cinematic changes for better progression and pacing.

• New Seasonal Events: The Siege of Sulfur event launched, allowing players to defend sandwurm eggs for unique rewards, alongside other seasonal activities like Luck of the Bones and Summer Medleyfaire.

New World celebrated its first year with the launch of the Barnacles & Black Powder Expedition on August 9, 2022, bringing new challenges and gameplay mechanics. This update also included the introduction of a new Greatsword weapon and the Brimstone Sands zone, expanding the game's content significantly.

• Major Content Drops:

  • Barnacles & Black Powder Expedition launched on August 9, allowing players to face Admiral Blackpowder and his crew.
  • Main Storyline Finale and Tempest’s Heart Expedition concluded the main questline on March 30, 2022, introducing repeatable quests.
  • Introduction of Expedition Mutators on January 25, 2022, altered enemy strategies in expeditions.

• New Content:

  • Greatsword Weapon added on September 15, 2022, featuring unique stances and skill trees.
  • Brimstone Sands Zone introduced on September 15, 2022, with new enemies and territory control.
  • Heartgem Abilities launched on September 15, 2022, including skills like Detonate and Grasping Vines.

• New Systems / Mechanics:

  • Expedition Group Finder launched on August 24, 2022, simplifying party formation for expeditions.
  • 3v3 PvP Arenas introduced on June 24, 2022, allowing small-team competitive matches.
  • New End-Game Loot System added on June 24, 2022, rewarding players with Gypsum for expertise bumps.

• Balance & Gameplay:

  • Loot Rebalance on June 22, 2022, redistributed coin drops from expedition bosses.
  • Perk Rebalance adjusted over 150 perks for better endgame viability on June 22, 2022.

• Seasonal Events:

  • Summer Medleyfaire Event launched on July 28, 2022, featuring fishing and musical activities throughout Aeternum.