“These features won’t be ready for the Spring timeframe that we had communicated,” it explains in its update. “With that in mind, we will release New World on August 31, 2021.” As a result of these changes, New World’s closed beta - which was also intended to run this spring - will now take place on 20th July. Those that pre-order the game will be granted access to the beta, and will have the opportunity to experience a new end-game zone known as Ebonscale Reach, alongside five-player instanced Expeditions, and 20 vs. 20 Outpost Rush battles, where teams fight for control of strongholds and strategic resources.
