Word of a mystery NDA from Alistair McFarlane, head of Rust developer Facepunch Studios, has New World players dreaming of a miracle savior.

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Facepunch Studios COO Alistair McFarlane sends a message to the New World dev suggesting he'd fork out millions to keep the MMO alive.

Aeternum is set to be shut down in the next year, but another developer might save the MMO from being shuttered.

A lead on the Rust team has offered $25 million to salvage New World, an Amazon Games title being taken offline.

Amazon's fantasy MMO is slated to go away for good in January 2027, unless someone—say, Facepunch COO Alistair ...

Amazon Games is shutting down the MMO New World in January 2027, and now a gaming industry veteran, Facepunch COO Alistair McFarlane, has offered to buy it. And while the Rust developer may not be ...

Rust has not had a quiet year in 2025, with many new updates, play sessions, and cheater bans throughout the year, and of course, Rust Mobile was announced at The Game Awards. And, there’s no signs of ...

CEO of Facepunch Games Alister McFarland has said he'll buy New World for 25 million, after it was announced the MMO would die in roughly a year.

"Games should never die." ...