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Reports Say Amazon Has Canceled Its Lord of the Rings MMO With Embracer

The project appears to be a casualty of layoffs following a broad halt to MMO development.

Amazon scraps Lord of the Rings MMO for good
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Overview

  • An Amazon executive said the company is stopping a significant amount of its MMO work, a move reported to include the Lord of the Rings project with Embracer.
  • A former senior gameplay engineer wrote on LinkedIn that they were laid off alongside teammates on New World and the fledgling Lord of the Rings game.
  • Amazon and Embracer did not provide immediate comment to reporters, and the title still appears on the Amazon Games website.
  • Amazon spokesperson Brittney Hefner said the company will continue supporting the published MMOs Throne and Liberty and Lost Ark.
  • The New World: Aeternum team said no new content updates are planned, with servers expected to remain online through 2026.