Some years ago, Amazon paid an Erebor’s worth of gold for the rights to J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth film and TV rights.

Amazon cancels its massive Lord of the Rings MMORPG, Here’s why the project was scrapped and what new Middle-earth game is in ...

A studio led by former Blizzard veterans is closing down, meaning its upcoming MMO's development will also be canceled.

Amazon has cancelled their biggest Lord of the Rings project as part of on-going cuts the studio is making across the company ...

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Undeterred, Amazon announced a second LOTR MMO in 2023, partnering with Embracer, the new rights holder for Middle-earth. The ambitious project promised a "persistent open-world MMO adventure" that ...

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Amazon had a lot of plans for its new Lord of the Rings MMO. Meanwhile, the game has become just another victim of major ...

On social media and elsewhere, impacted employees and others reacted to Amazon's decision to cut 14,000 corporate and tech ...

Amazon has laid off thousands of staff, and with it, another go at the Lord of the Rings MMO has allegedly been canned.

Amazon Games has suffered layoffs, causing New World to cease new content, while their The Lord of the Rings MMO has ...

Amazon Games, amidst mass layoffs, has reportedly cancelled its ambitious The Lord of the Rings MMORPG project.