Once considered the next big competitor in the MMORPG space, Amazon Game Studios is now exiting the scene entirely. The massive publisher started their journey with Lost Ark, only to create New World and adapt NC’s Throne and Liberty to the West. They were even working on a new Lord of the Rings MMORPG.
Unfortunately, it looks like Amazon has no more interest in the space as they have announced today that they will be reverting both Lost Ark and Throne and Liberty back to their respective developers. This means that Lost Ark will go back to Smilegate while Throne and Liberty will be handled by NC.
Lost Ark
Starting off with what really put Amazon on the map, with one of the most successful launches of all time on Steam, and even being the top seller for multiple years in a row, Lost Ark will cease being published by Amazon and will be transferred under the original developer Smilegate.
This isn’t a huge shock to many Lost Ark players as it's something that has been highly speculated ever since Amazon Game Studios stopped selling their annual Crystalline Aura subscription one year before the fifth anniversary. That’s on top of...
