Bloomberg came up with a surprise informationthat Amazon canceled MMO according to The Lord of the Rings (The Lord of the Rings). The game, announced two years ago, was developed in collaboration with Amazon Game Studios and the Chinese company Leyou, which owns Digital Extremes, Splash Damage, Athlon Games, Kingmaker and Radiance Games. The owner of Leya has been the giant Tencent since last December.
According to Jason Schreier, people familiar with the project claim that the dispute between Amazon and Tencent led to the cancellation of the game. An Amazon spokesman confirmed that after the purchase by Leyou, they were unable to continue the project. The Amazon team that worked on the game will be moved to other projects. “We love the Lord of the Rings brand and we are disappointed that we will not bring this game to customers,” the spokesman added in a statement.
It was supposed to be a free-to-play game for PC and console that would have been set long before the Lord of the Rings event.
This is another failure Amazon Game Studios. This gaming division has repeatedly tried to infiltrate major publishers, but is unlucky. After The Grand Tour Game came a series of postponements and cancellations. The Nova, Intensity, Breakaway and Crucible projects were canceled. MMO New World is repeatedly postponed.
The MMO The Lord of the Rings was first announced in 2018 and then commemorated again in 2019. The Athlon Games studio worked on it. It was supposed to be a free-to-play game for PC and console that would have been set long before the Lord of the Rings event. It is said that we would visit lands, characters and creatures that we have not seen in Tolkien’s world before.
Years of work have yielded no results
Amazon talked about the project as a huge opportunity because they have one of the richest fictional universes ever. Experienced veterans who previously worked on EverQuest, Destiny, PlanetSide or World of Warcraft took part in the game. Unfortunately, we never saw the title in action. It was to be published sometime in 2022.
Amazon continues to work on a television series set in the Mediterranean. However, he should not have a direct connection with the game. Amazon has its own gaming studios in Seattle, Orange County, San Diego and now also in Montreal.
Another MMO from The Lord of the Rings Online has been in operation since 2007.
What we wrote about the game in 2019
Together, the authors want to give players a huge world in a game that should work for years, promises founder Leyou Alex Xu. The partnership is also praised by Amazon Game Studios Vice President Christoph Hartmann, who claims that they want to make games of the highest quality, whether they are new brands or cultural pillars such as Tolkien’s work. “Middle-earth is one of the richest fictional worlds ever and gives our team of experienced MMO developers a great opportunity to create and play,” he adds.
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