An upcoming series on Amazon Prime deals with various video games. Including the MMORPG New World. According to the creators, players can expect an exciting story that goes its own way.
Which series is it about? At gamescom 2024, Deadpool director Tim Miller announced a new series. Her name: Secret Level. This is an anthology series, which means that each episode tells its own complete story.
A different game will be highlighted per episode. The 15 episodes include well-known names such as Warhammer 40,000, Pac-Man and the Dungeons & Dragons universe. But also the MMORPG New World: Aeternum. Behind the project is Blur Studio, which has already gained experience with the medium with CGI film sequences for video games.
Fans of New World in particular should keep an eye on Secret Level because, according to the creators of the series, some new content awaits fans of the MMORPG. By the way, this starts today, October 15th, 2024. You can find all information about the launch in our live ticker on MeinMMO.
Teaser trailer for Secret Level – the anthology series on Prime Video
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What do the makers say? The aim of the series is to cover as wide a spectrum of genres as possible. Of course, this also includes multiplayer games. New World is the only MMORPG among the selected brands.
Tim Miller describes the still secret New World episode as follows:
Our story in New World: Aeternum is about a vain, self-centered hero who perhaps doesn’t see the value of the other people in Aeternum with him. We have all met players like that. Sometimes we are such players ourselves.
Tim Miller via amazongames.com
It is important that the lead studio Blur works closely with the developers of the respective games. In the case of New World, that is Amazon Games. Miller says:
We’ll never understand these games as well as the people who made them, so we involve them in every step of the process to understand what makes them great and unique, what kind of stories, moments and images feel appropriate and where they see potential to tell a good story or even include a subtle nod to something players love.
Tim Miller via amazongames.com
However, it would be important that Secret Level is not a retelling of the game. What the fans already know from the game should not simply be repeated. Instead, there should be elements of the IP “that have not been seen anywhere else,” says Rob Chestney. He is Narrative Director at New World.
What will the episode be like? For New World, Studio Blur says they chose a humorous approach. The principle of respawning in the game should be in the foreground. Those interested will find out exactly what this will look like on Amazon Prime from December 10, 2024. You can play now: 5 reasons why you should play New World Aeternum at launch