Amazon has secured rights for a new open-world massively multiplayer online game based on The Lord of the Rings, according to news published May 18, 2023.

Middle-earth heads online

The project would bring Tolkien’s fantasy setting to a shared online game, giving players another planned way to explore the world through multiplayer play.

The available information identifies Amazon and the game’s open-world MMO format, but does not establish further project details.

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