Amazon gaming chief explains why Lord of the Rings MMO has been canceled

As you might remember, the new Lord of the Rings MMO was only announced a few years ago after Amazon Games, formerly Amazon Game Studios, announced that it was teaming up with Leyou Technologies and Middle-earth Enterprises to get it done again in 2019 but things fell apart Last year, the project was canceled entirely. The reason stated at the time was a feud between Tencent, which acquired Leyou, and Amazon, but a new interview with Amazon Games president Christoph Hartmann sheds more light on exactly what happened. “We made…

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Announcing the new Lord of the Rings game

It was announced today that the development of a new video game related to Middle-earth and The Lord of the Rings has begun. Although details about the project are still incredibly scattered, this same game is published by Private Division, the label behind projects like outer worlds And the Hades. As for the developer of the game, it so happened that it came from a studio with direct ties to the The Lord of the Rings movie franchise. Announced via a press release, Private Division has announced that it is…

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