The Lord of the Rings MMO May Have Been Canceled Following Layoffs in Amazon's Gaming Division.
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The MMO project based on The Lord of the Rings by Amazon is officially cancelled, confirming months of rumors. Jeff Grattis, the boss of the gaming division, has released the trains saying that a "new gaming experience" is under consideration. For the moment, the strategy of the giant in Middle Earth looks above all like a huge fiasco.
Amazon has reportedly canceled the Lord of the Rings MMO, announced in 2023, according to sources close to the project. Amazon Games may have put a brake on the development of its Lord of the Rings MMO, according to sources close to the project who indicated to Eurogamer that the title was abandoned after the layoffs that affected the company's gaming division in October 2024.
Amazon has confirmed the cancellation of an MMO of The Lord of the Rings in a statement to our Eurogamer colleagues. Read more
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