Warhorse Studios, known for Kingdom Come: Deliverance, is developing an open-world RPG set in Middle-earth under the Lord of the Rings license. The announcement confirms the project’s setting and genre but provides no details on timeline placement, playable character, or whether it will include established canon characters or an entirely new story. Warhorse also confirmed work on a new Kingdom Come adventure, without specifying whether it is another Deliverance entry or a different approach to its medieval RPG sim formula. Rumors about the Middle-earth project had circulated, and the studio previously declined to address the gossip. The company has also faced controversy over alleged use of AI translators, which it denies for final game content.
"Rumors of a Warhorse Middle-earth game have been circulating for a bit, with the studio declining to actually quiet the gossip earlier this month. All of this follows recent controversy around the company's alleged use of AI translators in favor of human workers after an employee claimed they were fired as the company transitioned to automated translation. The company has since claimed it doesn't use AI-generated content "in the final game and [has] no plans t"
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