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fromThe Verge
5 days ago

Amazon is ditching MMOs and cranking out party games

Amazon Games halts significant first‑party AAA MMO development and reduces studio roles while focusing on Luna streaming, casual and AI-focused games, and external partnerships.
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fromGameSpot
3 days ago

Amazon Cancels Its Lord Of The Rings MMO Amid Major Layoffs - Report

Amazon cancelled its second Lord of the Rings MMO amid Amazon Games layoffs, ending the 2023 Embracer-partnered project before public release.
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fromKotaku
3 days ago

Amazon Might Have Just Killed Its Big Lord Of The Rings MMO

Switch 2 may become a physical graveyard of third-party game key cards; special edition controllers appear unattractive; Amazon's LOTR MMO canceled; Xbox hardware revenue declined.
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fromThe Verge
3 days ago

Amazon has reportedly canceled its LOTR MMO

Amazon halted substantial MMO development, causing layoffs and an apparent cancellation of the Embracer Lord of the Rings MMO; New World updates stopped.
fromInverse
3 days ago

The Lord of the Rings MMO Should Have Been an Easy Slam Dunk, But Now It May Be In Trouble

While we don't have official confirmation from Amazon itself, as Rock Paper Shotgun noticed, an engineer named Ashleigh Amrine posted an update on their LinkedIn. While the post is gone now, it said, "This morning I was part of the layoffs at Amazon Games, alongside my incredibly talented peers on New World and our fledgling Lord of the Rings game (y'all would have loved it)."
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fromGameSpot
1 week ago

The Boys Video Game Could Happen, But Maybe Not How You Expect

Based on the comics, The Boys is a TV series for Prime Video that spawned a spin-off series, Gen V, and a spin-off called The Boys: Mexico is also in the works. There is also the upcoming prequel series, Vought Rising, which takes place in the 1950s. The series seems ripe for a video game, as the world is full of powerful characters with unique abilities, and the off-beat and comedic tone might be appealing to many.
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