New Lord Of The Rings Game In Development By Kingdom Come: Deliverance Devs
Warhorse Studios has announced the development of an open-world RPG set in Middle-earth, alongside a new adventure in the Kingdom Come: Deliverance series. The studio, known for its successful Kingdom Come: Deliverance games, expressed excitement about both projects. However, details about the Lord of the Rings game remain limited, and a release date is not expected soon.
- ▪Warhorse Studios is developing an open-world Middle-earth RPG.
- ▪The studio is also working on a new Kingdom Come: Deliverance adventure.
- ▪Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 was recently launched and received positive feedback.
8 outlets in our directory ran this story, first to last over 28 hours. All of the coverage we found sits in one bucket: centre. That one-sidedness is itself worth noticing.
- ▪ Kingdom Come: Deliverance devs are making a Lord of the Rings game — Boing Boing
- ▪ A Lord of the Rings open-world RPG is coming from the Kingdom Come: Deliverance studio — TechSpot
- ▪ The Kingdom Come studio is officially making a Lord of the Rings RPG — Engadget
- ▪ Lord of the Rings fans, rejoice: Kingdom Come devs are officially taking us to Middle-earth — Destructoid
- ▪ An Open-World Middle-Earth RPG From Kingdom Come Studio Is Officially Happening — GameSpot — Top
- ▪ ‘Lord Of The Rings’ open-world game being created by ‘Kingdom Come: Deliverance’ team — NME
- ▪ The rumours were true: Kingdom Come 2 studio is working on an RPG set in Tolkien's Middle-earth — PC Gamer
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NewsXboxLord Of The RingsMiddle-earthWarhorse StudiosKingdom Come Deliverance New Lord Of The Rings Game In Development By Kingdom Come: Deliverance Devs "We're excited to tell you more..." by Ben Kerry4 mins ago Share: Image: Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor / WB GamesIt feels like every year we're talking about another The Lord of the Rings game being spun up by some dev studio - but today's announcement feels a little different. Warhorse Studios — the team behind the Kingdom Come: Deliverance series — has publicly announced that they're making "an open world Middle-earth RPG". Hurrah! This project is now in the works alongside another KCD adventure following the recent and successful launch of Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2.
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