Amazon, Embracer strike deal to make 'Lord of the Rings' video game


FILE PHOTO The Hobbiton Movie Set a location for The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit film trilogy is pictured in Matamata New Zealand December 27 2020.  REUTERSPraveen Menon

FILE PHOTO: The Hobbiton Movie Set, a location for The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit film trilogy, is pictured in Matamata, New Zealand, December 27, 2020. REUTERS/Praveen Menon

(Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc and Swedish game developer Embracer Group have agreed to develop and publish a massively multiplayer online (MMO) game based on fantasy series "The Lord of the Rings", the companies said on Monday.

The game, which is in the early stages of development, will be set in Middle-earth, featuring stories of "The Hobbit" and "The Lord of the Rings" literary trilogy written by J.R.R. Tolkien, according to the companies.

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