Amazon Games wants its massively multiplayer game The Lord of the Ringsand he will have it! As a reminder, the American giant was working on a MMORPGs with Athlon Gameswhich was bought out by Tencent, and the latter put a spoke in the wheels of the project, which was canceled. But Amazon Games is already back with a new similar project.
Amazon Games And Embrace Groupwhich now holds Middle-Earth Enterprisesannounce the development of a MMOs based on The Lord of the Rings, the saga created by JRR Tolkien. Developped by Amazon Games Orange Countythe studio already at the origin of New Worldit will be a massively multiplayer online game in open-world in the persistent world of Middle Earth. The title will include script elements from the Lord of the Rings and Hobbitbut the development is still in its infancy and the MMOs is expected on PC and consoles at an unknown date. Christoph Hartmann, vice-president ofAmazon Gamessays:
We are committed to providing our players with high quality games, whether with original franchises or through licenses loved by all, like here with The Lord of the Rings. Our teams have long aspired to offer players something new in the Lord of the Rings universe. We are happy and proud of the trust placed in us by Middle-Earth Enterprises. We are also delighted to extend our collaboration with Embracer Group, a few months after having already concluded an agreement on the Tomb Raider license together.
Lee Guinchard, CEO of Freemode (Embrace), adds:
The universe of Middle-earth constantly proves its ability to be fertile ground for creators of all kinds. With its immersive and captivating worlds, able to reach players from all over the world, Amazon Games has demonstrated a passion that has truly touched us. Our ambitions are clear: to create top-notch entertaining experiences for this license. Whether internally or by collaborating with the partners best able to meet these expectations, we are committed to offering players around the world an MMO that will do honor to the world of The Lord of the Rings.
Amazon Games continues to chain partnerships, he had signed a publishing agreement with Embrace Group for the next video game tomb Raider. As a reminder, in a recent financial statement, Embrace Group mentioned a game The Lord of the Rings unknown which would be released by the end of the year 2024it is probably this MMOs. Amazon Studios also producing the second season of Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, which will once again have no connection with this future video game. Fans can find the official tabletop role-playing game The Lord of the Rings To €19.95 on Amazon.
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