Amazon is taking another crack at a Lord of the Rings MMO.
, Amazon Games has decided to get back on the horse and try again. It's spawned out of a new deal with Embracer Group,last year, and with it the"intellectual property catalogue and worldwide rights to motion pictures, video games, board games, merchandising, theme parks and stage productions" of the Lord of the Rings trilogy and The Hobbit.
The last attempt fell through when Leyou, which previously had the MMO rights, was acquired by Tencent in 2020. This prompted Middle-earth Enterprises to terminate the rights to the LotR licence, necessitating new terms. ButNow Amazon has entered into an agreement with Embracer and Middle-earth Enterprises without Tencent, and the company will develop and publish the new Lord of the Rings MMO, which has yet to be blessed with a title.
I wasn't enamoured with New World, but I'm still interested to see what lessons the studio has learned from developing and maintaining a large MMO. Not that I expect to see the results for a long time. I'm in no rush, though, because I don't have a clue what I'd want from another LotR MMO. Aside from the fact that I'd be very keen to play as a hobbit-eating orc. Sign up to get the best content of the week, and great gaming deals, as picked by the editors.
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