Here are the newest additions to the open-world genre from the past few months, each boasting truly spectacular visuals.

James Ratcliff joined GameRant in 2022 as a Gaming News Writer. In 2023, James was offered a chance to become an occasional feature writer for different games and then a Senior Author in 2025. He is a ...

Open-world games are entering a new era thanks to this upcoming 2026 game.

New World: Aeternum will soon be part of the old world. Developer Amazon Game Studios announced in a blog post Thursday that the fantasy MMO has been removed from digital storefronts and will ...

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Amazon has announced that its MMO, New World, will be officially taken offline from all platforms on January 31, 2027. The game is now delisted, which means it is no longer available for purchase. You ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. After Amazon announced that its MMO New World would close down in January 2027, Alistair McFarlane--the director and COO at Rust studio ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. 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 ...

2026 has its hands full with what look set to be two of the biggest open-world games ever made: Grand Theft Auto 6 and Crimson Desert. So, you’d be forgiven for feeling as if there aren’t enough hours ...

January is typically a pretty slow month for new games, with major announcements and releases usually hitting in February at the earliest. And 2026 is certainly off to a relatively sluggish start, ...

Ben Veress is a Contributing Features Writer at DualShockers based in Melbourne, Australia. He has been covering games professionally since 2021, with experience writing features, lists, reviews, and ...