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Lord of the Rings needs to be ‘one of the biggest gaming franchises in the world,’ Embracer COO says (www.retbit.com)
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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.

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[–] Kupo_Knight@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I'd disagree, it doesn't need to be a gaming franchise at all. It didn't need to be films either, as much as I enjoyed them, not everything has to be franchised out and milked for all it's worth.

Wouldn't it be nice if we could admire works of art and appreciate them for what they are instead of having vultures circle above looking to extract the very marrow of what makes it special.

[–] LiveLaughLoveRevenge@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I also recall an author (can’t remember the name) saying that Tolkien in fantasy was like mt Fuji in pictures of Japan. So iconic that it’s either in everything, or not having it be part of the picture seems intentional.

My point is that there could be effort made to develop new IP, new stories - and that if the effort was to be made to put a great game behind those stories, then even better!

LOTR just takes the air out of other fantasy IP, and there is always the risk that they just phone in the game dev bc they think being LOTR will be enough to sell it.

[–] Kupo_Knight@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I believe that quote is from Terry Pratchett.

[–] GrossGhost@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

Pretty sure this is why the Tolkien estate has historically been so tight fisted with the property. We all knew this would happen.