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Amazon's Lord of the Rings MMO has reportedly been cancelled, former Amazon Games senior gameplay engineer Ashley Amrin said in a now-deleted LinkedIn post discovered Shotgun Rock Payer.
“This morning I participated in layoffs at Amazon Games along with my incredibly talented colleagues at New World and our newcomer Lord of the Rings game (you would really like it),” Amreen said.
“It's always hard to see such a strong team go through something like that. I have been fortunate to work with some of the most experienced, creative and kind developers I have ever met here.”
Lord of the Rings The MMO was announced in May 2023 as Amazon Games has signed an agreement with Embracer Group subsidiary Middleearth Enterprises. The MMO was developed by New World Amazon Games Orange County studio for consoles and PC.
The game was intended to be an “open world MMO adventure in a persistent world set in Middle-earth” and would reflect the stories The's a hobbit And Lord of the Rings literary trilogy.
It was previously reported Amazon is cutting 14,000 corporate jobs this week, which includes “significant” cuts to its video game business.
Amazon Games has officially confirmed this. cessation of development in your MMORPG, New World. The recently released Season 10 and Nighthaven update is the final content release, and the servers are currently planned to remain online until 2026.
Eternal and avid gamer, William D'Angelo was first introduced by VGChartz in 2007. After several years of supporting the site, he was hired as a junior analyst in 2010, worked his way up to lead analyst in 2012, and took over equipment evaluation in 2017. He expanded his involvement in the gaming community by creating content himself. YouTube channel And Twitch channel. You can subscribe to the author on bluesky.
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