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Amazon hands back Throne and Liberty, Lost Ark to NC

8/13/2026

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  • Amazon Game Studios will hand back “Throne and Liberty” to NC in Q4 2026 and “Lost Ark” to Smilegate in 2027.
  • Amazon will cancel subscriptions and will not retain or transfer “Lost Ark” mail, friends, blacklist or chat history.
  • After cutting 14,000 staff in October, the studio is refocusing on titles and Luna.
  • FirstSpark Games CEO Moonyoung Choi and Smilegate called the handover excellent and a positive outcome for players.