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Amazon.com Inc’s video game division has canceled an online role-playing game based on the fantasy series Lord of the Rings, which was announced in 2019, an Amazon spokeswoman said.
The game had been in development at Amazon Game Studios alongside China-based Leyou Technologies Holdings, which was acquired by Chinese tech giant Tencent Holdings in December.
The resulting contract negotiations led to a dispute between Amazon and Tencent that eventually caused the game’s cancellation, Bloomberg reported earlier on Saturday, citing people familiar with the matter.
“Following Leyou’s recent acquisition by Tencent, we have been unable to secure terms to proceed with this title at this time,” the Amazon spokeswoman said in a statement emailed to Reuters.
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17 April 2021 20:33 GMT
Amazon has canceled its Lord of the Rings game due to a dispute with Chinese company Tencent.
According to a Bloomberg report, the online RPG based on Lord of the Rings is no longer in development.
The game had been in development with Amazon Game Studios alongside the China-based Leyou Technologies Holdings Ltd. since 2019. The latter was eventually purchased by Tencent this past December.
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Because contract negotiations fell through between Amazon and Tencent, the game has been canceled, according to people familiar with the matter.
An Amazon spokesperson confirmed to Bloomberg that after the acquisition of Leyou, it was âunable to secure terms to proceed with this titleâ at this time.
Dispute with Tencent scuppers project. Updated on 17 April 2021
Amazon has cancelled its Lord of the Rings MMO.
Bloomberg reports the game, which was announced in 2019, was scrapped over a dispute between Amazon and Chinese mega-corp Tencent.
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In July 2019, Amazon s game development arm, Amazon Game Studios, revealed it was co-developing a new free-to-play MMO based on JRR Tolkien s The Lord of the Rings trilogy.
Amazon was working with LA-based developer Athlon Games - a subsidiary of Chinese publisher Leyou Technologies, owner of Warframe developer Digital Extremes and Splash Damage. In December, Tencent bought Leyou, which forged contract negotiations over the Lord of the Rings MMO. Bloomberg said these negotiations led to a dispute that ultimately resulted in the game s cancellation.
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