There's a brand new Lord of the Rings video game heading our way at some point in the future. The announcement comes from publisher Leyou Technologies, as it confirms that Athlon Games -- a studio under its umbrella -- will partner with Middle-earth Enterprises to create "a new AAA experience".
Apparently, it'll be a free-to-play MMO, and it'll feature "lands, people and creatures never seen before by fans of the Tolkien universe." The press release says that it's coming to "consoles", but no specific platforms are mentioned. We assume the PlayStation 4 is a target, but maybe the inevitable PS5 isn't out of the question, depending on when this title actually comes out. It's unclear how far into development the game is at this point.
What do you reckon? Are you up for a new Lord of the Rings release? Slay some orcs in the comments section below.
[source leyoutech.com.hk]
Comments (16)
hmm, free to play MMO's can be a bit hit or miss but i think i'll keep an eye on it, i would love a good Lord of the Rings MMO
I'm willing to give it a go. It will most probably be pap though.
I love Lord Of The Rings but dislike most free to play..but I'll try it out no doubt.
@LaNooch1978

@LaNooch1978 i know but if amazon were willing to fork out the money for the rights, then at least as fans we get more MiddleEarth goodness many years to come
I do enjoy a bit of Lord of the Rings, but I've never understood the appeal of an MMO.
"lands, people and creatures never seen before by fans of the Tolkien universe."
I reckon Tolkien is about ready burst into this dimension to take out some sweet vengeance on all those who've worked on LOTR over the past 2 decades. If I was developing this game I'd be sleeping with one eye open.
@crimsontadpoles Same here most MMOs just look boring...though I have been tempted to play Ooverwatch and FF14.
@KidBoruto @crimsontadpoles Every gamer has got one MMORPG in em, in my opinion. You gotta do your stint. For me it was 4 years of Ultima Online. Great, great times. Haven't been able to enjoy an MMORPG since. Thought WoW was junk.
I played this year's ago on PC and honestly wasn't a fan of it then. It's been years since I played it so maybe they changed some things. Honestly I just wish Blizzard would bring WoW to the PS4.
They do know Lotro exists right?
Yes please ESO is boring. This and a game of thrones rpg.
I love LOTR , I'll keep a eye on this.
Ok so what kind of things do we get lootboxes, microtransactions im kinda sceptic. I loved Guild Wars pay €60 and play i played it for 5000 hours total i think. 😁
@kyleforrester87 I've never actually played a proper MMO before...maybe one day I'll give one a shot.
So different from LOTRO? Do we need two of them?
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