First rumors about a new game set in the world of Middle-earth appeared back in November last year, but it is only now that we have received official confirmation.
The publisher Private Division has announced via its social media that it and Weta Workshop are working on a new game in the Lord of the Rings universe. However, the project is still at an early stage and no details have been revealed.
Who is in charge of the new Middle-earth game?
This will be the first such large-scale game project for Weta Workshop. The developers from the studio, established in 2014, have previously been mainly involved in productions designed for virtual reality goggles.
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
Let’s recall that Weta has a very rich history of working on special effects for a wide variety of films, including The Lord of the Rings trilogy, Hobbit, and more recently Dune and Thor: Love and Thunder.
The Private Division, in turn, a publishing company under Take-Two Interactive. This publisher deals with independent titles such as The Outer Worlds, The Hades, OlliOlli World and Kerbal Space Program.
The item is currently said to be in the early stages of development and has no final release date. According to the game, it is scheduled to hit the market by March 31, 2024.
