If you were asked to name some of the most enduring and iconic media franchises of all time, Lord of the Rings is one that should instantly come to mind; Tolkien’s Middle-Earth series is not only a touchstone in high fantasy, but in all popular culture, and that’s something that should be better reflected in […]

Lord of the Rings needs to be ‘one of the biggest gaming franchises in the world,’ Embracer interim COO Matthew Karch said in a recent speech to investors that also dealt with restructuring the company itself.

  •  Varyag   ( @Varyag@kbin.social ) 
    2•1 year ago

    Yeah, only because you just spent all of your money purchasing it, and then it failed and “made” you then cancel games and potentially close down studios, huh?

    LOTR was a great franchise for games, back when the movies came out. If you want it to be a franchise again, you better at least match those games in quality. And I’ve been missing Battle for Middle Earth for a long time now.