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Amazon Has Identified A Lord Of The Rings Game Idea That Is “Quite Compelling”

Amazon Games has been trying to make a The Lord of the Rings game for years, but nothing has materialized. The company isn't giving up, but it's still early days for what it might do with a Middle-earth game. Amazon was working on two different versions of a The Lord of the Rings MMO, but neither panned out. Amazon Games boss Jeff Gattis told IGN , that, "The true answer is we're still looking at a number of different things." He admitted this is "not the most satisfying answer," but it's where the company is at currently. "I looked at a project a couple of weeks ago that I thought was quite compelling that perhaps we can go forward with. But evaluating different concepts is trying to figure out what game we want to make, what's the right one for our audience, what's the right one for the broader audience. And my hope is that we'll get there," he said. A scene from The Two Towers One of Amazon's planned The Lord of the Rings MMOs was being made in partnership with the Chinese company Leyou. When that company got acquired by Tencent, the deal for the game fell apart . Amazon later made a deal with The Lord of the Rings rights-owner Embracer for another MMO , but this game didn't get off the ground either . In May this year, Gattis said Amazon remained intent on finding a "compelling new game experience that does justice to Tolkien's world." It remains to be seen what that could be. While Amazon's plans for a The Lord of the Rings MMO are still up in the air, another company, Warhorse Studios, recently announced plans to make a "deeply immersive" Middle-earth open-world game . Tomb Raider studio Crystal Dynamics is said to be working on a new The Lord of the Rings game as well . Amazon has not had a ton of ongoing success in the gaming world, but Gattis said the company is not giving up. "We've got a ton in development right now. We almost just wish this stuff could come faster so that I could have proof points to tell you instead of just saying, ‘Trust me, we've got stuff coming.' But all in due time," he explained, adding that Amazon in general remains "committed" to the AAA space. Amazon might not have a The Lord of the Rings game yet, but the company is behind the TV series The Rings of Power, which comes back for its third season this November. Amazon is also behind the upcoming Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis and Tomb Raider: Catalyst games coming in 2027, as the publisher. What's more, Amazon will take over from IO as the publisher of the next James Bond game , should one be made.

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