Weta Workshop and Take-Two Interactive are developing a game based on J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle Earth Universe.
The companies announced this via a press release and social media. The game is being developed by Weta Workshop, the New Zealand company behind the special effects in The Lord of the Ring films and series and The Hobbit films. The company founded its own game studio in 2014.
Private Division, a Take-Two publishing label, is releasing the game. Previously, games such as The Outer Worlds and OlliOlli World were released through the label. Details about the Middle-earth game itself are not yet available. It is clear that the development is still at an early stage and that the game should be released sometime in fiscal year 2024. The companies have announced this via a press release and social media. The game is being developed by Weta Workshop, the New Zealand company behind the special effects in The Lord of the Ring films and series and The Hobbit films. The company founded its own game studio in 2014.
Private Division, a Take-Two publishing label, is releasing the game. Previously, games such as The Outer Worlds and OlliOlli World were released through the label. Details about the Middle-earth game itself are not yet available. It is clear that development is still in an early stage and that the game should be released sometime in fiscal year 2024.
We’re thrilled to announce that we have partnered with @WetaWorkshop to publish a new game set in the literary Middle-earth universe of J.R.R. Tolkien. We look forward to sharing more about the project in the future! pic.twitter.com/z9HxvXe7Da
— Private Division (@PrivateDivision) August 15, 2022
It’s not the only game based on Tolkien’s stories in development. Daedalic Entertainment has been working on The Lord of the Rings: Gollum for quite some time now. That game was originally supposed to be released on September 1, but has since been delayed by “a few months”, although a new release date has not been announced.