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Rust director makes a public '25 million' offer to buy axed Amazon MMO New World, because "games should never die"
By Ken Allsop
Added Jan 17, 2026
Facepunch Studios COO Alistair McFarlane sends a message to the New World dev suggesting he’d fork out millions to keep the MMO alive.
This article was curated from external sources. Originally reported by PCGAMESN, summarized by Gamers Unchained. All trademarks belong to their respective owners.
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