![]() “I know, it’s not going to be Lord of the Rings, but we have our own fantasy why not keep building on that.” ![]() “I want to keep on investing in that,” said Hartmann. In the absence of Lord of the Rings, Amazon has two other MMOs, New Worldand Lost Ark. Then we tried to figure something out with both ends, but I think it just dragged on too long.” “So we decided it’s better to not work together there. “The question was, sure, maybe could have worked together with Tencent to do something, but I think we’re too big as companies to really turn into partners doing a property together where they own the license and we develop the game,” said Hartmann. While it would have been possible for development to continue, Amazon Games decided to step away from the project after negotiations dragged on. Middle-earth Enterprises made use of this clause following the acquisition, bringing an end to the project. The Leyou acquisition complicated matters, as Middle-earth Enterprises had a contract clause which stated that it could terminate its right deal if either of its partners were acquired. But they later got sold to Tencent and it just got very complicated,” said Hartmann. ![]() “We had a deal with a Hong Kong-based company, Leyou I think it would have been great to work with them. Hartmann said that the project ran into difficulties when co-developer Leyou was acquired.
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