Amazon cancels Lord of the Rings MMO

The American firm announced in 2019 a massively multiplayer game taking place in the universe of The Lord of the Rings . Unfortunately, the project which was probably badly embarked on will never see the light of day.

For a few years now, Amazon has wanted to get into the video game industry. Unfortunately, the company headed by Jeff Bezos is struggling to find a place in this very competitive market. Postponed several times, the MMO titled New World should finally arrive on August 31. Impossible to say the same for another game which has just stopped its production.

The curse of “made in Amazon” MMOs

According to an article published by Bloomberg, the Lord of the Rings MMO adaptation has just been canceled by the American giant. The game in question was originally co-developed by Amazon Game Studios and Athlon Games. In publishing, we found Leyou Technologies Holdings, a company recently acquired by Tencent. And it is precisely from this redemption that the problem would come ...

Indeed, according to journalist Jason Schreier, it is a conflict between Amazon and Tencent that would have led to the cancellation of the MMO. The game was in no way related to the series also produced by Amazon, however. It has also become the most expensive in history with a budget of $ 465 million just for the first season.