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Amazon cancel their Lord Of The Rings MMOYet another setback for Amazon Games
Yet another setback for Amazon Games
Bloomberg reportthat contract negotiations following the Tencent acquisiton led to a dispute, ultimately resulting in the game getting cancelled. An Amazon spokesperson told Bloomberg, “we have been unable to secure terms to proceed with this title at this time.” They added that they “love the Lord of the Rings IP, and are disappointed that we won’t be bringing this game to customers.”
A cheeky nod to their upcoming live-action LOTR series for Amazon Prime, there.
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It’s yet another failure for Amazon Games. Theyscrapped shooter Cruciblemere months after launching,cancelledthe MOBA-ish 4v4 ballsports Breakway in 2018, and havedelayed New World many times. Despite all this, Amazon’s CEO said in February, “Though we haven’t consistently succeeded yet in AGS, I believe we will if we hang in there.” Two months later, here’s this. But they did recentlyopen a new studiofor some former Rainbow Six Siege developers to make a new multiplayer game.
LOTR is one of the most popular fantasy stories of the modern age. It’s about a plucky group of misfits, outsiders, and unexpected allies who rally around a hero after the invading alien Monstars sap the basketballing talents of Middle-earth’s mightiest ring-hangers. The first focused on Michael Jordan’s dominance of the ring, while an upcoming sequel is set years after, with new basketball idol LeBron James now out to save the day and claim the title of The Lord Of The Rings.
