Embracer Group has introduced that Amazon Games is engaged on a brand new MMO based mostly on The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings novels for console and PC.
Let’s hunt some orc! A brand new open-world MMO based mostly on J.R.R Tolkien’s famed The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings books is in growth, Embracer Group has introduced. The undertaking is being undertaken by New World developer Amazon Games Orange Country and is anticipated to launch on console and PC.
The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings MMO introduced
The undertaking is at present within the early levels of manufacturing, so we do not have an enormous quantity to go on, apart from it that includes the tales discovered throughout the books, set inside a persistent open-world MMO — if we are able to pull off a mass-multiplayer reenactment of The Battle for Helm’s Deep, I’ll lose my thoughts!
“We’re dedicated to bringing gamers high-quality video games, whether or not by authentic IPs or long-beloved ones like The Lord of the Rings,” Amazon Games’ VP Christoph Hartmann stated. “Bringing gamers a recent tackle The Lord of the Rings has lengthy been an aspiration for our staff, and we’re honored and grateful that Middle-earth Enterprises is entrusting us with this iconic world. We’re additionally happy to be increasing our relationship with Embracer Group following our Tomb Raider deal final 12 months, as they’ve confirmed to be wonderful collaborators.”
Last 12 months, Embracer revealed one other partnership with Amazon Games, which sees the latter publishing Crystal Dynamic’s upcoming Unreal Engine 5 Tomb Raider sport, which was adopted by a report that stated Amazon is engaged on a Tomb Raider TV sequence.
With Warner creating new motion pictures based mostly on the franchise, it seems like The Lord of the Rings might be the subject of dialog repeatedly sooner or later. For now, although, Nacon’s The Lord of the Rings: Gollum might be arriving on Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One subsequent week.
What do you consider the information of a Lord of the Rings MMO — aside from The Lord of the Rings: Online, after all — Drop a remark beneath and tell us!
