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 Posted: Sat, 8th Sep 2018 01:30 Post subject: New Lord of the Rings MMO [RIP] |
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| Quote: | Athlon Games has signed a deal with Middle-earth Enterprises to publish a “multi-year” online game based on The Lord of the Rings along with development by an unmentioned “partner developer”.
Athlon Games was formed in May 2018, and headed up by Dave Miller (formerly of Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, Codemasters and NBC Universal). Its parent – Leyou Technologies Holdings Limited – are the owners of Digital Extremes (The Darkness II, Warframe) and Splash Damage (Dirty Bomb, and the multiplayer of Gears of War 4).
The press release states Athlon Games “is marrying its deep expertise with free-to-play game design and service with Western development and strong IP to create top quality console and PC games that have global appeal.”
Here’s some blurbs from the heads of each company:
Dave Miller, President of Athlon Games
“It’s a singular opportunity to work closely with Middle-earth Enterprises to create a completely new experience for fans of the landmark fantasy work of J.R.R. Tolkien, and we are excited about the resurgence of interest in The Lord of the Rings IP. This, along with several other major properties Athlon is working with, will help us to further our goal of creating AAA cooperative console and PC experiences that gamers will want to play for years to come.”
Fredrica Drotos, Chief Brand & Licensing Officer at Middle-earth Enterprises.
“We are extremely pleased to work with Athlon Games to create a new, immersive game experience, exploring epic regions in Middle-earth during the years leading to the events of The Lord of the Rings. Athlon’s game will allow millions of Middle-earth fans throughout the world a unique opportunity for fellowship and epic exploration.”
Alex Xu, CEO of Leyou Technologies Holdings Limited.
“We believe in Athlon Games’ model to collaborate closely with Western developers to implement incredibly successful live services, while also giving its partners the autonomy they need to develop outstanding game experiences. At Leyou, we’ve seen great success implementing this strategy with other titles, such as Warframe. Now we can expand our footprint in the West with Athlon Games.” |
https://nichegamer.com/2018/09/06/new-aaa-lord-of-the-rings-mmo-announced/
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| Quote: | Amazon Game Studios is co-developing a new massively multiplayer online game based on J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings. The free-to-play game will be based on Tolkien’s literary trilogy, not the Peter Jackson-helmed films, and is unrelated to Amazon’s upcoming original TV series based on The Lord of the Rings that will be set in the Second Age.
Working with Amazon is Athlon Games and Leyou, which originally announced the project in 2018. Athlon’s Lord of the Rings MMO was announced for unspecified consoles and PC, and was described as “an online game set in the world of Middle-earth at a time long before the events of The Lord of the Rings, exploring lands, people and creatures never seen before by fans of the Tolkien universe.”
Amazon’s internal game studios, including developers working on the company’s original MMO, New World, will support Athlon to make the Lord of the Rings game. Amazon boasts veteran developers who have worked on games like Everquest, Destiny, Planetside, World of Warcraft, and other MMOs are contributing to the game’s development.
A release date for the new Lord of the Rings MMO was not announced. |
https://www.polygon.com/2019/7/10/20688192/amazon-lord-of-the-rings-mmo-athlon-games
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| Posted: Sat, 17th Apr 2021 23:29 Post subject: |
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Didn't Amazon just finish a failed MMO that was almost dead on launch? Perhaps this will be a redoing with LOTR content.
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| Posted: Sat, 17th Apr 2021 23:57 Post subject: |
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| Posted: Sun, 18th Apr 2021 00:51 Post subject: |
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Weird.
They didn't want to start it from scratch with another studio? Or maybe a sign that they're preparing to drop out of the videogame development business completely?
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I thought they were going to be actually taking over The Lord Of The Rings Online game ...
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| Posted: Sun, 18th Apr 2021 10:31 Post subject: |
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| dethy wrote: | | I thought they were going to be actually taking over The Lord Of The Rings Online game ... |
Tbh I would be happy if they just took over it and upgraded the engine to some new one.
shitloads of new stuff in my pc. Cant keep track of it all.
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You really want Amazon to be in charge of anything? ^^
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