The Lord of the Rings MMO never saw the light of day and Amazon explains why the cancellation
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Amazon been working on one for a while MMO dedicated The Lord of the Rings, to then cancel the whole project without giving any concrete reason. But now the president of Amazon GamesChristoph Hartmann in an interview he explained why.
« We had an agreement with a Hong Kong-based company, Leyou; I think it would have been great to work with them. But then they were sold to Tencent and it got very complicated“Said Hartmann. The licensee, Middle-earth Enterprises, in the contract clause could have terminated the rights agreement if one of its partners had been acquired. Therefore, when Tencent bought Leyou, the licensee stopped everything.
« Maybe we could have partnered with Tencent to do something, but I think we're too big as a company to really become partners who together create a property where they own the license and we develop the game .“, said Hartmann. »So we decided it was better not to work together. Then we tried to sort it out with both companies, but I think it all dragged on too long"
Also during an interview, Hartmann said that going forward, he sees even greater industry consolidation on the horizon.
Source: Gamespot
SOURCE: Reviews News
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