Vitae Aeternum: New World Aeternum’s open beta build is actually pretty good – but will it be enough?

11 Sep 2024Source: MassivelyOp
Starting this Friday, Amazon Games will be running an open beta test for New World‘s soft relaunch as Aeternum. Before then, the studio offered members of the press the chance to check out an early preview of the beta build, so naturally, as MOP’s New World columnist, I took that opportunity to scope it out […]


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