In August 2022, Embracer Group added Center-earth Enterprises to its ever-growing lineup of studios and properties. And it isn’t losing any time doing one thing with it: Embracer revealed in its Q3 2022 monetary report that it now has at least 5 LotR video games in improvement.
“There are at the moment 5 video games in manufacturing by exterior companions, to be launched in monetary 12 months 2023/24,” the report states. “There may be additionally one movie in manufacturing by an exterior companion.”
Embracer’s 2023/24 fiscal 12 months runs from April 1, 2023 to March 31, 2024, that means that, if the schedule holds, all 5 video games can be out inside little greater than a 12 months.
The report does not give any indication of titles or platforms, nevertheless it’s attainable that we all know of at the very least three of the video games in improvement already. Go (opens in new tab)llum and Return to Moria (opens in new tab) have been on our radar for some time, and the third potential venture is The Lord of the Rings: Heroes of Center-earth (opens in new tab), a cellular recreation being developed by Digital Arts.
None of those video games are being developed or revealed by an Embracer firm—Gollum is Daedalic and Nacon, whereas Return to Moria is being developed by Free Vary Video games and revealed by North Seaside Video games—however because the unofficial fan account EmbracerInvestor (opens in new tab) famous, the chances are all of those video games have been licensed out by Center-earth Enterprises previous to its acquisition by Embracer. Usually, these pre-existing offers maintain up even after an acquisition: That is why, for example, 2K Video games is publishing Gearbox’s new Tales From the Borderlands recreation, despite the fact that Gearbox is now owned by Embracer (opens in new tab).
These 5 LOTR titles talked about at the moment have been possible already licensed out earlier than Embracer purchased Center-earth Enterprises. https://t.co/WWGjuNpprsFebruary 16, 2023
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum does not at the moment have a launch date: It was speculated to be out final fall however a July 2022 delay pushed it into 2023, and ultimately verify it was anticipated to be out someday in the course of the first half of Nacon’s 2023-24 fiscal 12 months (opens in new tab), placing it between April 1 and September 30. Return to Moria is presumably somewhat nearer, because it’s slated to reach someday this spring (opens in new tab).
I’ve reached out to Embracer for extra data on its Lord of the Rings plans and can replace if I obtain a reply.