Included are matching rights in other Middle-earth-related literary works authorized by the Tolkien Estate and HarperCollins. The Lord of the Rings IP is owned by Embracer Group, which acquired Middle-earth Enterprises in August 2022, giving the company access to the catalog and worldwide rights to motion pictures, video games, board games, merchandising, theme parks, and stage productions relating to the literary works The Lord of the Rings trilogy and The Hobbit. There's The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria coming in October 2023, and Amazon is once again working on its Lord of the Rings MMO. Tales of the Shire is just one game in the works based on The Lord of the Rings IP. In development with Weta Workshop, a special effects and prop company based in New Zealand that produces effects for television and film, not much is known about Tales of the Shire nat present.Īll we know is that it focuses on a 'cozy Hobbit life' and it's slated for a 2024 release on consoles and PC. You might recall the game was announced in 2022, although a title was not provided. Take-Two's Private Division label is developing a Lord of the Rings game, and it's called Tales of the Shire.
