Amazon’s Christoph Hartmann believes Amazon’s game will be «worlds apart» from Lord of the Rings Online in terms of the technology available now.
Amazon announced plans for an all-new Lord of the Rings MMO from its New World development studio, just years after an earlier attempt earlier this week.
But, of course, this isn’t the only Lord of the Rings MMO out there. Word of Amazon’s plans inevitably sparked questions around what might happen to the already existing and well-established MMO The Lord of the Rings Online from Middle-earth Enterprises and Standing Stone Games.
Will the two struggle to co-exist? No, says Amazon Games’ vice president Christoph Hartmann.
In conversation with GamesIndustry.biz, Hartmann said he had «a lot of respect» for Standing Stone Games, and how long it has kept its MMO running for. «They have a, not huge, but a very dedicated fanbase,» he acknowledged.
