Smilegate to Rescue Lost Ark's Western Servers as Amazon Exits MMO Development
Amazon Game Studios will stop supporting Lost Ark’s Western servers and hand control to Smilegate in early 2027, with Western social accounts and the official site moving away from Amazon; account data and progression remain, but in-game mail, friends lists, and chat history will be wiped, and Spanish language support will be dropped by October 2026; subscriptions will be canceled and some store items removed; this is part of Amazon’s broader retreat from MMO development following layoffs linked to New World.