New World: Aeternum News

Greetings, Adventurers!

The Season 2 - Blood of the Sands OST is available now on YouTube, Amazon Music, and Spotify. Discover new songs, catch up with the Sound Team, and revisit old favorites to celebrate. We’ve also recapped all of our previous audio-related articles for even more insights.

[h2]Blood of the Sands Music[/h2]
Bring your favorite tracks outside of Aeternum:
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[h3]Expedition Audio[/h3]
Join the Sound Team for a deep dive into Expedition audio:
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[h3]The Choir of Brimstone Sands[/h3]
Go behind-the-scenes with Audio Director Jean-Edouard Miclot to learn how the sounds of Brimstone Sands evolved:
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[h3]Summer Medleyfaire 2022[/h3]
The Summer Medleyfaire returns with new songs and rewards like a Guitar Hero title on July 19. Get ready for this year’s event with songs from the original:
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[h3]Empyrean Forge Expedition[/h3]
Those who hunger for power yearn for the eldritch magics unleashed in these colossal ruins. This Expedition features a fiery aesthetic and unique audio fitting for an ancient forge:
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[h3]Brimstone Sands Sound Design[/h3]
Death hovers over the scorched wastes of Brimstone Sands, its thirst still unsatisfied even after centuries of strife and war. Find out how the Sound team brought this fan favorite region to life:
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[h3]New World Original Soundtrack[/h3]
Reexperience your first moments washed ashore on the Eternal Isle through the original New World soundtrack:
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[h2]Additional Audio Content[/h2]
Want more content from the Sound Team? Here’s a list of articles to explore:

• Audio Diaries: Arenas Edition
• Forged in Aeternum - Sound Design
• Winter Convergence Festival
• Elite Trial: Arena of Shah Neshen, The Devourer
• Nightveil Hallow

Look forward to even more music next season. Thanks for your support and we’ll see you in Aeternum!

Greetings, Adventurers!

Exclusive New World consumable items are now available through Prime Gaming until August 17, 2023. If you are an Amazon Prime member, make sure to pick up the Frontier Supply Crate! It contains Vial of Suspended Azoth x10, Runestone Stopwatch x1, Umbral Shard x500, Firewood Pile x1, Old Log Stool x2, Vegetable Boil x10, and Gypsum Orb x5.


“Everything you need for venturing into the vast unknown.“

With Prime Gaming, Amazon Prime members enjoy tons of free, exclusive content for their favorite PC, console, and mobile games. Plus, they can claim a collection of PC games for free every month that are theirs to keep forever, and a monthly Twitch channel subscription. Prime Gaming’s selection of in-game content and free PC games is always growing and rotating to stay fresh, with new items and free games added every month.

Players who are not currently Amazon Prime members that are interested in accessing the exclusive New World loot can sign-up for a free, 30-day trial on the Prime Gaming website. Prime Gaming Loot can only be claimed once per account.

Stay tuned, as we’ll have more content for Prime Gaming members in the future.

Thanks for your support! We’ll see you in Aeternum.

Greetings, Adventurers!

Exclusive New World consumable items are now available through Prime Gaming until July 13, 2023. If you are an Amazon Prime member, make sure to pick up the Prime Bounty Cache! It contains Firelight Tower Shield Skin x1, Prime Blue (Dye Pack) x5, Gypsum Orb x5, Desert Sunrise x10, Powerful Honing Stone x3, Acid Tincture x3, and Powerful Gemstone Dust x3.


“A bundle of gifts to welcome you to spring.“

With Prime Gaming, Amazon Prime members enjoy tons of free, exclusive content for their favorite PC, console, and mobile games. Plus, they can claim a collection of PC games for free every month that are theirs to keep forever, and a monthly Twitch channel subscription. Prime Gaming’s selection of in-game content and free PC games is always growing and rotating to stay fresh, with new items and free games added every month.

Players who are not currently Amazon Prime members that are interested in accessing the exclusive New World loot can sign-up for a free, 30-day trial on the Prime Gaming website. Prime Gaming Loot can only be claimed once per account.

Stay tuned, as we’ll have more content for Prime Gaming members in the future.

Thanks for your support! We’ll see you in Aeternum.

Greetings, Adventurers!

The Summer Medleyfaire returns with new songs and rewards like a Guitar Hero title on July 19. Every seasonal activity is back, including the Aeternum Sturgeon — a highly sought after fish prized by both anglers and cooks alike! Visit Summer Villages, raise your reputation with the Medleyfaire Maestro, and net any seasonal items you may have missed from last year.

There’s something for every fishing and musical fan at Summer Villages in Brightwood, Everfall, Weaver’s Fen, and Monarch’s Bluffs. New players can complete the original seasonal quests, while those back for an encore can strive for additional rewards. Here’s everything you need to know about the Summer Medleyfaire.

[h2]NEW MUSIC[/h2]

Learn new songs to play for buffs, tips, or fun. Which will you master?

[h3]GUITAR HERO TITLE[/h3]
Purchase the new music track 'YAAHH' from the Maestro and complete a 4-star playthrough on expert mode to earn the "Guitar Hero" title! You can also perform this song 3 times a day on any Summer Village stage for Premium Medleyfaire tokens.

You’ll earn the following rewards based on your performance:

Amazing

• Premium Token (up to 3x a day)
  
• 5x Normal Token
  
• 50 event reputation
  
• 7.5% chance to roll a Summer Event Pattern
  

Great

• Premium Token (up to 3x a day)
  
• 4x Normal Token
  
• 25 event reputation
  
• 5% chance to roll a Summer Event Pattern
  

Okay

• Premium Token (up to 3x a day)
  
• 2x Normal Token
  
• 15 event reputation
  
• 2.5% chance to roll a Summer Event Pattern
  

Bad

• Premium Token (up to 3x a day)
  
• 1x Normal Token
  
• 0 event reputation
  

[h3]NEW SONG LIST[/h3]
A set of new songs for Musical Instruments have been added and can be acquired anywhere you normally get Music Pages.

The full list includes:

• YAAHH (available exclusively from the Maestro)
  
• Trading Post Hustle
  
• Wayfaring Stranger
  
• Stoke The Forge
  
• Old Windsward Shack
  
• Sap Of Brightwood
  
• Gatherers' Rush
  
• Memories Of Brightwood
  
• 9 Pound Hammer
  
• Last Call
  
• The Old Wood
  
• Honor Of The Warrior
  
• Pirate Flying
  

[h2]NEW EVENT SHOP ITEMS[/h2]

Grab new Summer Medleyfaire skins ahead of the upcoming Transmog feature:

• Long Swordfish - Longsword Skin
  
• Starfish Defender - Round Shield Skin
  
• Maestro’s Show Stopper - Hat
  

[h2]RETURNING ACTIVITIES[/h2]

[h3]MAUDLINBUG BAIT AND THE AETERNUM STURGEON[/h3]

• Play the Maudlinbug Haze song (unlocked from the Maudlinbug Quest in the Medleyfaire Questline) at Maudlinbug Swarm Hotspots to get the Maudlinbug Bait. You may have to play the song several times to receive rewards.
  
• Use Maudlinbug Bait anywhere on the island or equip any bait at Aeternum Sturgeon Hotspots during the Summer Medleyfaire to catch Aeternum Sturgeons for event reputation and tokens. Tokens can be exchanged for rewards like housing items, instrument skins, armor skins, fishing pole skins, emotes, and more!
  

[h3]SUMMER MEDLEYFAIRE QUESTLINE[/h3]

Raise your reputation with the Maestro through quests like catching the famed Aeternum Sturgeon to net special seasonal rewards. You can even frame your favorite catches for your home at Mount-A-Catch stations found in every Summer Village.

The following questline can be started from any Summer Village at level 20 and up:

• A Warm Medleyfaire Welcome
  
• Maudlinbug Haze
  
• Sturgeon Song
  
• Stagecraft
  
• Flower Power
  
• Bees in Bonnets
  
• Sweet Treats
  
• Magnum Opus
  
• Spreading the Cheer
  

Thanks for your support! We’ll see your performances in Aeternum.

Greetings, Adventurers!

Celebrate the launch of Season 2 - Blood of the Sands with the Wasteland Wanderer Twitch Drop. This Drop contains 5 skins: Wasteland Wanderer's Rimmed Armet, Wasteland Wanderer's Weathered Duster, Wasteland Wanderer's Finger-Gloves, Wasteland Wanderer's Layered Chaps, and the Wasteland Wanderer's Guarded Buskins. It will become available for Twitch viewers on July 6 at 8AM PT (3PM UTC). Tune into your favorite New World content creator with Drops enabled before August 2, 2023 to claim yours!


“Stalk the plains and mountains alike with the fear of no beast or being.”

To claim the first item, viewers will need to accumulate 2 hour of watch time on a New World Twitch Channel with Drops enabled. The skins will be claimable in the following order:

• Wasteland Wanderer's Rimmed Armet (2 total hours watched)
  
• Wasteland Wanderer's Weathered Duster (4 total hours watched)
  
• Wasteland Wanderer's Finger-Gloves (6 total hours watched)
  
• Wasteland Wanderer's Layered Chaps (8 total hours watched)
  
• Wasteland Wanderer's Guarded Buskins (10 total hours watched)
  

If you haven’t done so already, make sure your Twitch account is linked to your Amazon Games and Steam accounts. You can find the steps you need to follow on our Twitch Drops page. This Drop is available for all content creators to enable in the New World category. Twitch Drops can only be claimed once per account.

Thanks for your support! We’ll see you in Aeternum.