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News video games 05 March 2022, 13:40

author: Adrian Werner

Work on Russian Version of New World Suspended

In response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Amazon Games has decided to suspend work on the Russian-language version of New World.

Amazon Games announced the suspension of work on the Russian version of New World, a popular MMORPG that debuted last year.

Stopping work on Russian language version of New World - what we know:

  1. The reason, of course, is Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
  2. This decision was announced by TechRadar in an interview with Vice President of Amazon Games - Christoph Hartmann.
  3. Amazon Games has only stopped work on localization. The game is still available to Russians, as Steam continues to operate in that country.
  4. Amazon is one of the companies that support Ukraine financially. The corporation has declared that it will double the amount paid by its employees for this purpose.
  5. It is worth mentioning that the latest Amazon Games hit, Lost Ark, is also available in Russia, but the game debuted there much earlier and was published by a local company Mail.ru. TechRadar editors reached out to the Korean studio responsible for the project, Smilegate, to ask if they intend to continue supporting the Russian version of the project, but so far have not received an answer.

New World debuted on September 28, last year. The game is available exclusively on PC.

  1. New World - game guide

Adrian Werner

Adrian Werner

A true veteran of the Gamepressure newsroom, writing continuously since 2009 and still not having enough. He caught the gaming bug thanks to playing on his friend's ZX Spectrum. Then he switched to his own Commodore 64, and after a short adventure with 16-bit consoles, he forever entrusted his heart to PC games. A fan of niche productions, especially adventure games, RPGs and games of the immersive sim genre, as well as a mod enthusiast. Apart from games, he devourers stories in every form - books, series, movies, and comics.

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