{"id":198615,"date":"2022-08-16T11:26:25","date_gmt":"2022-08-16T09:26:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/en\/?p=198615"},"modified":"2025-07-01T20:31:29","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T03:31:29","slug":"new-lord-of-the-rings-game-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/new-lord-of-the-rings-game-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"A new Lord of the Rings Game is coming in 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Every game publisher and their brother have wanted to attach their name to an adaptation of the Lord of the Rings saga. No matter how old the franchise is, it remains an incredibly popular choice for adaptations, such as Lord of the Rings Online. Recently, we learnt that the honor of publishing a LOTR adaptation falls onto the capable shoulders of Take-Two Interactive.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\" The Lord of the Rings Online\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-logo-xl,f_auto\/p\/5f3e0446-99eb-11e6-ad0a-00163ec9f5fa\/287532570\/the-lord-of-the-rings-online-logo.png\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\"> The Lord of the Rings Online<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/the-lord-of-the-rings-online.en.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DOWNLOAD<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/the-lord-of-the-rings-online.en.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This new breed of Middle-earth entertainment will be developed by Private Division &#8211; a Take-Two label &#8211;&nbsp; and W\u0113t\u0101 Workshop&#8217;s interactive game division. W\u0113t\u0101 Workshop is also involved in another LOTR-themed project, <strong>Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power<\/strong>, which will release next month. The new game was officially announced on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PrivateDivision\/status\/1559163439423135744\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" title=\"Private Division\u2019s \">Private Division\u2019s <\/a>Twitter page:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2018We\u2019re thrilled to announce that we have partnered with<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WetaWorkshop\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> @WetaWorkshop<\/a> to publish a new game set in the literary <strong>Middle-earth universe<\/strong> of J.R.R. Tolkien. We look forward to sharing more about the project in the future!\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We\u2019re thrilled to announce that we have partnered with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WetaWorkshop?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@WetaWorkshop<\/a> 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! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/z9HxvXe7Da\">pic.twitter.com\/z9HxvXe7Da<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Private Division (@PrivateDivision) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PrivateDivision\/status\/1559163439423135744?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 15, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Apart from the fact that the new game will be based on Middle-earth, a fantasy world created by the legendary author <strong>J.R.R. Tolkien<\/strong>, we don\u2019t know much about the title. Amie Wolken, the head of interactive gaming at W\u0113t\u0101 Workshop did, however, teased that the game would be \u2018one that\u2019s so different from what fans have played previously.\u2019 This was posted to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.privatedivision.com\/2022\/08\/15\/private-division-announces-publishing-partnership-with-weta-workshop\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" title=\"Private Division\u2019s official website\">Private Division\u2019s official website<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This potentially tells that everything that we know about what it\u2019s like to <strong>play a game set in Middle-earth<\/strong> could be thrown out of the window. However, the game would still need to respect the various aspects of J.R.R. Tolkien\u2019s world. From a creative standpoint, though, there are probably more ways that modern technology could reinterpret Tolkien\u2019s words to reframe the Middle-earth experience. I\u2019m getting ahead of myself, though.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What we know for a fact about the new game can be summarized as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We\u2019re getting a new game based on the world of the <strong>LOTR franchise<\/strong>. The game has no official release date, but Private Division has stated that it expects to launch the game \u2018during Take-Two\u2019s fiscal year <strong>2024<\/strong>.\u2019&nbsp; We also know that it\u2019s planned to be something different from what we\u2019ve come to expect from the LOTR franchise.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/sft\/articles\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2022\/08\/A-new-Lord-of-the-Rings-Game-is-coming-in-2024-2-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"A new Lord of the Rings Game is coming in 2024 2\" class=\"wp-image-198633\" srcset=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2022\/08\/A-new-Lord-of-the-Rings-Game-is-coming-in-2024-2-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2022\/08\/A-new-Lord-of-the-Rings-Game-is-coming-in-2024-2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2022\/08\/A-new-Lord-of-the-Rings-Game-is-coming-in-2024-2-768x433.jpg 768w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2022\/08\/A-new-Lord-of-the-Rings-Game-is-coming-in-2024-2-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2022\/08\/A-new-Lord-of-the-Rings-Game-is-coming-in-2024-2-664x374.jpg 664w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2022\/08\/A-new-Lord-of-the-Rings-Game-is-coming-in-2024-2-238x134.jpg 238w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2022\/08\/A-new-Lord-of-the-Rings-Game-is-coming-in-2024-2-436x246.jpg 436w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2022\/08\/A-new-Lord-of-the-Rings-Game-is-coming-in-2024-2-370x208.jpg 370w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2022\/08\/A-new-Lord-of-the-Rings-Game-is-coming-in-2024-2-304x170.jpg 304w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2022\/08\/A-new-Lord-of-the-Rings-Game-is-coming-in-2024-2-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2022\/08\/A-new-Lord-of-the-Rings-Game-is-coming-in-2024-2-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2022\/08\/A-new-Lord-of-the-Rings-Game-is-coming-in-2024-2.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We don\u2019t know conclusively which platforms the game will release on. However, we can tell from former launches that Take-Two is what we call a<strong> multiplatform publisher<\/strong>. Based on historical releases, we can, therefore, speculate that the new game will be made available for PC, Xbox Series X|S, and PlayStation 5.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In other LOTR news, <a href=\"https:\/\/lord-of-the-rings-gollum.en.softonic.com\/articles\/the-lord-of-the-rings-gollum-delay\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" title=\"The Lord of the Rings: Gollum has returned to an unannounced launch date\">The Lord of the Rings: Gollum has returned to an unannounced launch date<\/a> due to delays. We don\u2019t know when it\u2019ll release, but we do know it\u2019ll take some time.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Every game publisher and their brother have wanted to attach their name to an adaptation of the Lord of the Rings saga. No matter how old the franchise is, it remains an incredibly popular choice for adaptations, such as Lord of the Rings Online. 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