Amazon Announces Lord of the Rings Open World MMO

May. 16, 2023

Amazon Announces Lord of the Rings Open World MMO

Amazon Games and the Embacer Group have announced an upcoming open-world MMO game based on The Lord of the Rings.

You might be getting a sense of deja vu. Didn’t we read that Amazon was making an MMO based on The Lord of the Rings previously? That is correct but this time around Amazon are both developing and publishing the game itself. However, it’s not alone in this new endeavour as the title is a collaboration with Middle-earth-Enterprises, which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Embracer Group AB.

The game is described as an MMO able to capture the immersive and captivating realm of Middle-earth in an open-world game. Based on the works of author J.R.R. Tolkien’s iconic fantasy world, The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit. Currently, in the early stages of development, the project will be led by the talented team at Amazon Games Orange County studio. Upon completion, the game will be available worldwide for both PC and consoles.

This time Amazon will be developing the title under their own studio Amazon Games Orange County for both PC and consoles. According to the VP at Amazon Game Christoph Hartmann the game will be a “fresh take” on The Lord of the Rings. According to IGN, Hartmann confirmed this is a completely new project, and won’t be using any materials from the previous one.

Bringing players a fresh take on ‘The Lord of the Rings’ has long been an aspiration for our team…

With development being quite early on it might be some time before we see any gameplay for the game. So far there are no details on specific consoles or how the game will be monetised.

The Embracer Group earlier this year shared they hadfive projects currently in the works, and this looks like one of the titles that were previously announced. We were wondering if they had an MMO in the mix and it seems that Amazon is the one to be taking on that task once again. They are collaborating on the Tomb Raider series with the Embracer Group.

What are your expectations for an MMO based on The Lord of the Rings? Let us know in the comments below.

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Yuria

News Editor at Fextralife. Yuria is an avid PC gamer and Twitch streamer who enjoys online multi-player games and believes games should have amazing storylines not just great graphics.