Dispute with Tencent scuppers project.
Amazon has cancelled its Lord of the Rings MMO.
Bloomberg reports the game, which was announced in …
Dispute with Tencent scuppers project. Amazon has cancelled its Lord of the Rings MMO. Bloomberg reports the game, which was announced in 2019, was scrapped over a dispute between Amazon and Chinese mega-corp Tencent. Eurogamer news cast: the improvements the PS5 desperately needs In July 2019, Amazon’s game development arm, Amazon Game Studios, revealed it was co-developing a new free-to-play MMO based on JRR Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings trilogy. Amazon was working with LA-based developer Athlon Games — a subsidiary of Chinese publisher Leyou Technologies, owner of Warframe developer Digital Extremes and Splash Damage. In December, Tencent bought Leyou, which forged contract negotiations over the Lord of the Rings MMO. Bloomberg said these negotiations led to a dispute that ultimately resulted in the game’s cancellation. An Amazon spokesperson told Bloomberg that after Tencent’s acquisition of Leyou, «we have been unable to secure terms to proceed with this title at this time.
