So apparent one of the first project announcements after the establishment of Athlon Games, a publishing arm of Leyou Tech will be a brand new F2P The Lord of the Rings MMORPG, partnering directly with Middle-earth Enterprises, owner of the exclusive worldwide rights to motion picture, merchandising, stage and other rights in certain literary works of J.R.R. Tolkien, including The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit.
This seems to be a pretty big deal especially coming from a basically unknown developer/publisher.
Excerpts from official presser:
Athlon Games is partnering with Middle-earth Enterprises, to develop and publish a free-toplay massively multiplayer online video game based on The Lord of the Rings, the landmark fantasy literary work of J.R.R. Tolkien. Set in the world of Middle-earthTM during the years leading to the events of The Lord of the Rings, the game will provide Middle-earth fans throughout the world with a new, immersive game experience for epic exploration of the Tolkien universe.
Middle-earth Enterprises is a division of The Saul Zaentz Company with headquarters located in Berkeley, California. Middle-earth Enterprises owns exclusive worldwide rights to motion picture, merchandising, stage and other rights in certain literary works of J.R.R. Tolkien, including The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit. Middle-earth Enterprises has been producing and licensing films, merchandise and stage productions based on these Tolkien works for more than forty years.
With our technical know-how and expertise in free-to-play game development and publishing, which has seen success with the Group's other game titles such as Warframe, the Board believes that the development and publishing of this new title based on The Lord of the Rings will help further the Group's goal of creating top quality console and PC games that have global appeal and expand the Group's footprint in the West.
source:
http://leyoutech.com.hk/athlon-games-inc
Reference:
https://www.resetera.com/threads/le...spearheaded-by-former-wbie-vp-director.29846/
https://www.resetera.com/threads/ch...n-f2p-model-with-western-developed-ips.44954/
This seems to be a pretty big deal especially coming from a basically unknown developer/publisher.
Excerpts from official presser:
Athlon Games is partnering with Middle-earth Enterprises, to develop and publish a free-toplay massively multiplayer online video game based on The Lord of the Rings, the landmark fantasy literary work of J.R.R. Tolkien. Set in the world of Middle-earthTM during the years leading to the events of The Lord of the Rings, the game will provide Middle-earth fans throughout the world with a new, immersive game experience for epic exploration of the Tolkien universe.
Middle-earth Enterprises is a division of The Saul Zaentz Company with headquarters located in Berkeley, California. Middle-earth Enterprises owns exclusive worldwide rights to motion picture, merchandising, stage and other rights in certain literary works of J.R.R. Tolkien, including The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit. Middle-earth Enterprises has been producing and licensing films, merchandise and stage productions based on these Tolkien works for more than forty years.
With our technical know-how and expertise in free-to-play game development and publishing, which has seen success with the Group's other game titles such as Warframe, the Board believes that the development and publishing of this new title based on The Lord of the Rings will help further the Group's goal of creating top quality console and PC games that have global appeal and expand the Group's footprint in the West.
source:
http://leyoutech.com.hk/athlon-games-inc
Reference:
https://www.resetera.com/threads/le...spearheaded-by-former-wbie-vp-director.29846/
https://www.resetera.com/threads/ch...n-f2p-model-with-western-developed-ips.44954/