Amazon Games Announces The Lord of the Rings MMO for Consoles and PC - News
by William D'Angelo , posted on 15 May 2023 / 3,098 Views
Amazon Games has announced it has signed an agreement with Embracer Group subsidiary Middle-earth Enterprises for a new MMO based on The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien.
The MMO will be developed by New World studio Amazon Games Orange County for consoles and PC. Specific consoles and a release window were not revealed.
The game "will be an open-world MMO adventure in a persistent world set in Middle-earth" and feature the stories of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings literary trilogy.
"We’re committed to bringing players high-quality games, whether through original IPs or long-beloved ones like The Lord of the Rings," said Amazon Games vice president Christoph Hartmann.
"Bringing players a fresh take on The Lord of the Rings has long been an aspiration for our team, and we’re honored and grateful that Middle-earth Enterprises is entrusting us with this iconic world. We’re also pleased to be expanding our relationship with Embracer Group following our Tomb Raider deal last year, as they’ve proven to be excellent collaborators."
Embracer Freemode CEO Lee Guinchard added, "The world of Middle-earth continues to prove an endlessly fertile ground for creators, and Amazon Games has a passion for building immersive, compelling worlds and publishing games for a global audience.
"We have the clear ambition to create the highest-quality entertainment products for this IP, whether we utilize internal resources or team up with the best industry partners that complement our capabilities. We’re taking every care to deliver an MMO which will do justice to the expansive Middle-earth universe and delight players around the world."
A life-long and avid gamer, William D'Angelo was first introduced to VGChartz in 2007. After years of supporting the site, he was brought on in 2010 as a junior analyst, working his way up to lead analyst in 2012 and taking over the hardware estimates in 2017. He has expanded his involvement in the gaming community by producing content on his own YouTube channel and Twitch channel. You can contact the author on Twitter @TrunksWD.
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Haven't Amazon already done enough damage to the LOTR franchise?
Another flop inc. Amazon cant deal with bot (the f2p doesnt help at all)
The first month playing lost ark was cool, the second was hell and seeing the map full of bot. 9 bots for 1 players make me quit.
So a game that will be supported for about a month, then servers shut down within 6 months?
Same studio as New World? Are they moving away from New World already?
What happened to Amazon's last MMO? Whats it called again?
Another giant IP trying to do Warcraft things, interesting to see what it can do. Its got the Lore
An MMO? Huh. How well do MMOs do these days anyway?
MMo's have few success stories simply because of the time investment, and often monetary investment, either having a subscription service or lots of paid add on's
Most gamers will play 1, maaaybe 2. A new one usually comes out, people play it for a bit then usually go back to the MMO they spent the most investment in, right now that's final fantasy 14 or WoW, successful MMo's are an exclusive club because of that.
