Amazon is keen to milk The Lord of the Rings for all itโs worth by releasing a video game to accompany historyโs most expensive series.
The Jeff Bezos-founded giant recently announced a partnership with Middle-earth Enterprises (a division of Freemode), thereby giving Amazon Games the greenlight to develop and publish a brand new massively multiplayer online (MMO) title based on the universe originally conceived by J.R.R. Tolkien.
โWeโre committed to bringing players high-quality games, whether through original IPs or long-beloved ones like The Lord of the Rings,โ said Amazon Games VP Christoph Hartmann.
โBringing players a fresh take on The Lord of the Rings has long been an aspiration for our team, and weโre honored and grateful that Middle-earth Enterprises is entrusting us with this iconic world.โ
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โWeโre also pleased to be expanding our relationship with Embracer Group following our Tomb Raider deal last year, as theyโve proven to be excellent collaborators.โ
Freemode CEO Lee Guinchard added: โThe world of Middle-earth continues to prove an endlessly fertile ground for creators, and Amazon Games has a passion for building immersive, compelling worlds and publishing games for a global audience.โ
While details about the yet-to-be-titled project are sparse at this stage, we know the experience will entail an open-world adventure featuring the beloved stories of both The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings literary trilogy. We also know itโll be available globally for PC and consoles, although a release date is still TBD.
This marks Amazonโs second attempt at producing a Lord of the Rings MMO after setting plans with Hong Kong game company Leyou Technologies back in 2019, which were later abandoned after Chinaโs Tencent acquired Leyou Technologies and Amazon failed to negotiate with the former.
