Amazon Steps Back From MMOs, Offloading Throne and Liberty and Lost Ark to Their Creators
TL;DR
Amazon Game Studios is exiting the MMO space, transferring Throne and Liberty to NCSoft in Q4 2026 and Lost Ark to Smilegate in early 2027; most player data will move automatically (with an opt-out option) and Throne and Liberty cross-progression between Steam and consoles will end, though both games will continue operating in the West during the transition.
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