Amazon’s Lord of the Rings sport
Amazon Game Studios has struggled to launch a profitable online game since its launch in 2014. The firm has canceled beforehand introduced video games Breakaway and Crucible, whereas one other of its video games, New World, has been delayed repeatedly.
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- Last Updated:April 19, 2021, 11:08 IST
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Amazon’s online game division has canceled a web-based role-playing sport based mostly on the fantasy collection Lord of the Rings, which was introduced in 2019, an Amazon spokeswoman mentioned. The sport had been in growth at Amazon Game Studios alongside China-based Leyou Technologies Holdings, which was acquired by Chinese tech large Tencent Holdings in December.
The ensuing contract negotiations led to a dispute between Amazon and Tencent that ultimately precipitated the sport’s cancellation, Bloomberg reported earlier on Saturday, citing folks conversant in 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 mentioned in a press release emailed to Reuters.
The Amazon crew engaged on the sport will probably be moved to different initiatives, she mentioned. Amazon Game Studios has struggled to launch a profitable online game since its launch in 2014. The firm has canceled beforehand introduced video games Breakaway and Crucible, whereas one other of its video games, New World, has been delayed repeatedly, Bloomberg reported.
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Amazon’s online game division has struggled as a result of of mismanagement and cultural clashes between sport builders and the firm’s ideas, Bloomberg mentioned earlier this 12 months. Amazon’s incoming CEO Andy Jassy mentioned earlier this 12 months that he was dedicated to the video video games division, which launched below outgoing chief government and Amazon founder Jeff Bezos.
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