Amazon hurled its Lord of the Rings MMO back into the fires of Mount Doom

It's still making a new game set in Middle-earth, though.
Destructoid on MSN

It seems Amazon canned the Lord of the Rings MMO while somehow simultaneously working on a different LOTR game

Amazon's in-development The Lord of the Rings MMO, not to be confused with the existing The Lord of the Rings Online, has ...
Rock Paper Shotgun

Canned Lord of the Rings MMO now formally cast aside, Amazon claim they've still got a game "that does justice to Tolkien's world" in the works

Amazon's Lord of the Rings MMO is dead, but they claim they've got a compelling new game experience set in Middle Earth in ...
GamesIndustry.biz

Amazon reportedly cancels Lord of the Rings MMO

Amazon has reportedly cancelled its Lord of the Rings MMO, according to sources familiar with the project. As Eurogamer ...
GameSpot

Amazon Still Eyeing A Lord Of The Rings Game After Reported MMO Cancellation

The movie will also see Ian McKellen come back as Gandalf and Elijah Wood return as Frodo. Oscar-winner Kate Winslet will ...
MMORPG.com

Amazon and Middle-earth Enterprises Working on New 'Experience' After Presumed Lord of the Rings MMO Cancellation

Amazon Games is "working closely with Middle-earth" Enterprises on "a compelling new game experience" after (likely) ...

Amazon has cancelled The Lord of the Rings MMO, but promises it "continues to explore a compelling new game experience" set in Middle-earth

A source has revealed that the Lord of the Rings MMORPG was cancelled after the New World team was transferred over mere ...

Lord Of The Rings MMO cancelled as Amazon explores ‘new game experience’

A new report states that Amazon still intends on releasing a new Lord Of The Rings game, but it won’t be the once promised ...
Game Rant

New Lord of the Rings Game Canceled

Amazon's Lord of the Rings MMO has been officially canceled, but the company is still trying to make an experience set in ...