After joking about buying Amazon MMO New World, Rust boss says to "keep hope" as he signs NDA with an "unnamed company"

Word of a mystery NDA from Alistair McFarlane, head of Rust developer Facepunch Studios, has New World players dreaming of a miracle savior.

Rust director makes a public '25 million' offer to buy axed Amazon MMO New World, because "games should never die"

Facepunch Studios COO Alistair McFarlane sends a message to the New World dev suggesting he'd fork out millions to keep the MMO alive.
Dexerto

Rust lead offers 25 million to save New World from going offline

A lead on the Rust team has offered $25 million to salvage New World, an Amazon Games title being taken offline.
GameSpot

New World Saved? Don't Bet On It, But Rust Dev Cheekily Offers $25 Million To Make It Happen

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 buy it. And while the Rust developer may not be ...