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Set an event as a confirmation target both the Lord of the Rings MMO and the new Tomb Raider would be presented soonit may be something more related to chance. But we cannot deny that, given this advance, The German date of Gamescom 2024 It would be a perfect showcase to publicize the projects associated with these two licenses owned by Amazon Games.
This information comes from an interview given to Variety by the head of Amazon Games, Christoph Hartmann. As explained in this interview, without implying a change in the pace of work, its official presentation is approaching. In Hartmann's words, “It won't be tomorrow, but it's not far away”.
According to hints from Amazon, the Lord of the Rings MMO like the new Tomb Raider would be presented soon
Amazon Games' entry into the market responds to a new trend, where we have seen several companies integrating themselves as part of the industry and viewing the market through new market trends. However, Amazon Games has been looking into this possibility for some time and has acquired several important licenses, such as the aforementioned The Lords of the Rings and Tomb Raider, which will be used to create series for Prime Video, as well as video games.
As Hartmann explains, “We are entering a much more regular cadence of games,” and although he did not want to focus on giving a specific date for these presentations, both the Lord of the Rings MMO and the new Tomb Raider would be presented soon. However, the board is clear that «It's all about quality. You don't want to be rushed. That does not work. It has to be Triple A quality, because the bar is very high.”Focusing on the Lara Croft game, which is one of the most interesting, there has been speculation that its announcement would be made this year, where events like Gamescom or the upcoming The Game Awards galaare the ones that have the most weight right now.
And one of the big issues that this announcement seems to address may be the execution of the series that is scheduled to reach the Prime Video platform. He seems to like the idea of interconnecting both options, since according to what he says “We obviously want to work together much more, and we are going to work much more together with the different areas of entertainment that Amazon has and a very natural one is Prime Video”. With this, it seems to be of interest, given that Amazon knows that “Some people say, 'Oh, will they be united?' And I give you the example, look at “Spider-Man”. There are incredible, incredible games. There's great animated content, there's great live-action, and everyone seems to be very happy with it. Therefore, it is not necessary for everything to always be mixed, but in reality it is a single brand..
It seems that this transmedia character can have great value. We have seen it recently with Fallout, although in that case, Bethesda has not wanted to make any move on its plans. They have benefited from the impact of the premiere of the series, but that does not mean they should change the pace of work they have now with their projects. In the case of Tomb Raider, they can try to make both things come together, so that everything seems to be linked to each other. A different case is that of The Lords of the Rings MMO, given that the Prime Video series has not caused the sensation that was expected. And the concept seemed similar, with an interconnection that could make both productions work well.
The bad thing is that, unless it will be based on the latest version of the New World engine, which we remember will arrive on Xbox this year, everything about this proposal is unknown. A good adaptation of Tolkien's work to a universe where players will share adventures is expected given the massive multiplayer cut. However, everything indicates that this secrecy also has its days numbered and together with Tomb Raider, could be protagonists of some of the future events.
They are two very powerful licenses, but unfortunately, they coming to Amazon Games It has covered them with an aura of inconsequentiality that should not be maintained. We cannot deny that a great project can arise from anywhere and that at any time, the experience accumulated over time can give results with great proposals. We will wait to see if this premise is fulfilled, which indicates that the Lord of the Rings MMO like the new one tomb Raider would be presented soon, to clear up doubts.