Back in 2019, Amazon announced that it would work on a Lord of the Rings MMO with Leyou Technologies, which was a studio owned by Tencent. Well, almost two years after its announcement, with virtually no information about the project, Amazon canceled the project altogether.
According to a new report from Bloomberg, Amazon Game Studios has now officially given up Lord of the Rings game. The title was originally planned to be released on both PC and consoles and will also be free. However, backstage problems prevented the game from advancing to the point where it has now disappeared. Amazon confirmed in a later statement that the title is no longer in use at this time. “We like Lord of the Rings IP and we are disappointed that we will not bring this game to customers “, it was read.
It seems that the reason for the cancellation comes with Tencent’s involvement in the project. The Chinese mega-conglomerate acquired Leyou Technologies for $ 1.5 billion in late 2020, which means the company has become linked to this Lord of the Rings game. However, this led to contractual negotiations between both Amazon and Tencent, where things began to fall apart. For one reason or another, there was a dispute between the two sides that led to the closure of the game as a whole.
As for what those who worked on it Lord of the Rings The project from Amazon will continue, it is said that they will move on to other games that are being developed at the company. The most notable project of Amazon that is currently underway happens to be that of another MMO called New world. The game is one that has been running for some time and is finally ready to be released later in 2021.
When it comes to Lord of the Rings In the gaming space, there are other future titles set in the world of Middle-earth that we look forward to. Perhaps the most notable is Lord of the Rings: Gollum which is a story-based experience after the title character. It is set for an indefinite date in 2022.
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