A source has revealed that the Lord of the Rings MMORPG was cancelled after the New World team was transferred over mere weeks before the layoffs.
Amazon has cancelled The Lord of the Rings MMO, but promises it "continues to explore a compelling new game experience" set in Middle-earth
https://www.eurogamer.net/amazon-cancelled-lord-of-the-rings-mmo-new-game-experience
17 Comments
Bluegrass_Addict@lemmy.ca · 42 pts · 89d
why bother, you're just gonna cancel the next one... and the next one and the next one. just like you all do
MantisToboggon@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 89d
Good tax write offs are hard to find.
Squizzy@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 72d
I dont understand this, the best they can do is work it as an expense. It doesnt make sense to spend on something to call it a write off. It makes sense to make something a write off if its return looks like it will be less than anticipated or that there is further investment than planned required.
ampersandrew@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 89d
Rumor has it the Kingdom Come: Deliverance devs are doing a Lord of the Rings project, so if that's the case, then they're outsourcing a lot of risk.
teft@piefed.social · 6 pts · 88d
Playing KCD as Aragorn or Gimli will be fucking epic.
I wonder if itll be a single player’s POV or multiple characters.
Paradachshund@lemmy.today · 23 pts · 88d
Amazon really is remarkably bad at releasing games
p03locke@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 6 pts · 88d
Releasing? LOTRO has been around for decades. Just play that instead of some New World garbage.
SammyJK@programming.dev · 19 pts · 89d
We already have a pretty good LotR MMORPG. Sure it's dated but works fine imo
ParlimentOfDoom@piefed.zip · 6 pts · 88d
Why would they even bother making a second lotr mmo?
IAmNorRealTakeYourMeds@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 88d
etchinghillside@reddthat.com · 5 pts · 89d
I guess I don’t recall if they were planning on nuking the whole gaming studio/arm/division or just keeping enough around to make games for fire tablets.
mmyu@lemmy.zip · 5 pts · 88d
I actually think this is a good sign. We don't need anymore MMOs. Honestly, who has the time or money for MMOs nowadays.
CptHacke@piefed.social · 4 pts · 88d
I mean, considering what a train-wreck Rings of Power is......yay?
hasnt_seen_goonies@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 88d
Just because one thing was bad doesn't mean this would have. Disney makes both star wars 7-9 and andor.
CptHacke@piefed.social · 1 pts · 88d
Can you point me to an Amazon game that's a runaway blockbuster success?
Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 88d
Coming soon from Amazon...
Gollum 2!
atro_city@fedia.io · 2 pts · 88d
Scamazon doing Scamazon things.