“We are very grateful for all his contributions, and wish Mike the very best,” Jones added. New World has already seen player counts dip significantly since launching last September. Only 25,370 people are playing the game right now according to SteamDB. Lost Ark peaked at more than 1.3 million concurrent players following its February 2022 North American debut but is down to just 367,832 players as of this writing. Frazzini’s leadership was called into question over the years. In short, some employees felt he went too far off script. Another told Bloomberg that Frazzini’s lack of experience in gaming was a challenge, and that others believed he underestimated the complexities of the industry. Image credit Jin Lee, Bloomberg
