Amazon is making a Lord of the Rings MMO (again)

Amazon is taking another step to make it massively multiplayer Lord of the Rings Play. Today, the company announced that it is partnering with Embracer Group – the media company that owns the IP rights Lord of the Rings And the hobbit – for a new open-world MMO that takes place in “a persistent world set in Middle-earth”. Development will be led by Amazon’s Orange County Studios, the same team behind the MMO New World, which was launched in 2021. The game is described as being “in the early stages of production”, with no details on a release date. It’s coming to PC and consoles, according to Amazon.