Amazon's New World, an upcoming fantasy MMO, was showcased as part of Wednesday's Gamescom Opening Night Live broadcast, during which a New World trailer was shown and the game's upcoming open beta got a release date. New World will fully launch on September 28, but before that MMO fans will get to try the game out for themselves in a September 9 open beta.

Officially, the New World open beta will run from September 9 through September 12, making it short but sweet. The open beta will be, as the name implies, open to all comers. It won't require a pre-order or pre-purchase. MMO fans will be able to download the game and play it as they like for the duration of the open beta. While aspects of the game could change between open beta and launch, the full game will be accessible. Note that all progress in the New World open beta will be erased prior to launch, as well.

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Amazon also makes clear that the open beta is also serving as a stress test for New World's server infrastructure. Depending on the number of players that decide to try the game out during the open beta, servers could struggle. Of course, it's better to struggle in open beta so that Amazon can adequately prepare for launch.

Accompanying the announcement of New World's open beta was an in-engine cinematic trailer for the MMO. The trailer sets up the story and lore of New World, introducing many of the conflicts that players can expect to discover in-game once they start playing. "I will say a prayer for the souls of your crew," says a mysterious voice, hinting at the dangers that await players as they journey to the New World and all that awaits on the island.

The premise of the game is also established in the cinematic trailer. The player journeys to the New World for treasure and adventure, but their ship is waylaid before they arrive at the island proper. Players will wash up on the shore of the island, where they'll have to start their lives from scratch. It's a prototypical MMO origin story. Of course, New World has a host of exciting storylines to follow from there that should keep players busy for a while yet.

Expect to hear plenty of other details regarding New World's upcoming open beta and its full launch in the weeks ahead. New World has spent a long time in development and has gone through a lot of radical changes over the years. It's going to be exciting to see exactly what kind of MMO the team at Amazon has put together.

New World releases September 28 on PC.

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