The Hollywood Reporter<\/a>, Middle-earth Enterprises (who own the rights to most things LOTR) has penned a deal to license the property to Athlon Games for a massively multiplayer online title.<\/p>\nThe game will be set \u201cduring the years leading to the events of The Lord of the Rings\u201d, and will allow players a \u201cunique opportunity for fellowship and epic exploration.\u201d<\/p>\n
The license isn\u2019t just tied to this one game either, so it looks like Athlon will be working on bringing a plethora of Lord of The Rings games to market.<\/p>\n
Details are naturally slim but it looks like this game is aiming for AAA production values and will be free-to-play. Beyond that, we won\u2019t know much more until marketing starts.<\/p>\n
It seems like we\u2019re in the middle of a revival for The Lord of The Rings with the success of Warner Bros. \u201cShadow Of\u201d franchise and Amazon\u2019s TV adaptation which is coming soon to a streaming service near you.<\/p>\n
This isn\u2019t the first time we\u2019ve had a Lord of The Rings MMO either, what with Standing Stone Games 2007 output\u00a0The Lord of the Rings Online (which is still going!) Hopefully this title can build on that foundation for modern hardware.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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