New World

If you're a casual watcher of the game, you've probably heard the name New World in vogue. It was developed by Amazon Games, a massively multiplayer online game!

You can only measure the success of an MMO game months or years after it's released, but New World is off to a good start. According to Steam data, New World currently has more concurrent players than any other game, as well as more Twitch viewers. More than 700,000 people were playing New World on Wednesday, a peak for a handful of games on Steam.

But what is it?

What is the new world?

New World is an MMO game developed by Amazon Games that is exclusive to PC. It has all the features you'd expect from a big budget MMO in 2021 (and you know Amazon has a big budget): an expansive world with various environments, a range of modes including PvP and PvE, and in-depth character- Play element.

Like all major online games, you'll need to play New World to truly understand its many elements. But here is a rough outline.

The New World takes place on Aeternum, a fictional island in the Atlantic Ocean. You play as an explorer who essentially wants to colonize the island, but discover that Aeternum is home to a magical substance called Azoth. Azoth not only makes the local flora and fauna hostile to you, but also energizes the dead explorers who came to Aeternum before you. Essentially, the island is trying to kill you. You will use the power of Azoth to fight back.

To start, you'll choose one of three factions: Marauders, Syndicates, and Covenant. Within each faction there are companies (guilds or clans in another game) that you can join. Companies can cooperate to take over settlements scattered across Aeternum, which can then become player cities - and then you need to protect them. There are also four computer-controlled factions in The Corrupted, The Lost, Ancient, and The Angry Earth. Player-controlled factions are often at war, and you must ally with one of them and fight in these battles.

What about multiplayer games?

Player-controlled factions are at the heart of New World multiplayer. New World has four multiplayer game types: Expedition, Invasion, Outpost, and War Mode. Here's what they mean:

Expedition: This is your traditional MMO dungeon. You and four other players cooperate to solve puzzles and defeat the big bad.

War Mode: A 100-player PvP mode pitting one faction against another. You either attack another faction's fortress or defend your own.

Invasion: This is New World's PvE mode where you will team up with 49 other players (50 in total) to defend your faction's fortress against waves of computer-controlled enemies. You need to survive 30 minutes to win.

Outpost Rush: It's a bit complicated here. Outpost Rush is a PvPvE mode. It's a 20v20 battle where you fight another team to capture and defend outposts while battling computer-controlled enemies.