Rumour: The Lord of the Rings Is Getting a Game to ‘Compete with Hogwarts Legacy’

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by Stephen Tailby Yesterday, 6pm

It’s been a rough time for Lord of the Rings video game fans; the last few titles have been middling to poor, including Return to Moria, Tales of the Shire, and of course, Gollum.

If the rumours are true, however, the next major game in the franchise has the potential to turn around those fortunes.

As reported over on Insider Gaming, a new game in the Lord of the Rings universe is in the works, and has been for “some time” — hardly a surprise, but that’s what its sources are saying.

Perhaps most interesting is that those sources claim the game will be a third-person action title designed in part to “compete with Hogwarts Legacy”, which was obviously a massive commercial success.

The game is said to be in talks to secure funding from the Abu Dhabi Investment Office, which would allegedly afford the development a sum of roughly $100 million. This deal has yet to close, and is currently being funded internally, according to the report.

Embracer Group controls the IP in the video game space, and a game studio named Revenge is apparently involved in the development, among others. Embracer and Revenge declined to comment on the matter.

The Lord of the Rings has a patchy history in games, so it’ll be interesting to see whether this alleged title can win back fans.

While we have to treat this as a rumour for now, a new game in the franchise is hardly a far-fetched idea; we imagine we’ll see it in the years to come.

Would you like to see The Lord of the Rings return to third-person action? Tell us in the comments section below.

[source insider-gaming.com]

Stephen has been part of the Push Square team for over six years, bringing boundless enthusiasm and a deep knowledge of video games to his role as Assistant Editor. Having grown up playing every PlayStation console to date, he’s developed an eclectic taste, with particular passion for indie games, arcade racers, and puzzlers. He’s also our go-to guy for Sonic-related matters, much to his delight/chagrin.

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