“We believe our combined resources and expertise will result in a beautiful and compelling game that customers will love and play for years to come.”ĭetails on the game are limited. “Bringing Middle-earth to life necessitates having the very best partners, and Amazon’s customer obsession, technology, and talented teams make it the ideal choice for a co-developer and publisher,” Alex Xu, CEO of Leyou, said in a statement. Athlon Games, a subsidiary of Leyou, had already teased last year it was developing its “LOTR” game last year, saying it was in conjunction with an unnamed “partner developer,” as The Verge pointed out.
The game is being created in partnership with Leyou, a Hong Kong-based video game developer. Amazon is going all-in on “Lord of The Rings,” with the tech giant sharing on Wednesday that it is developing a new multiplayer online video game based on the popular franchise from J.R.R.
