Private Division and Wētā Workshop have announced that Tales of the Shire: A Lord of the Rings Game will be getting its own showcase as part of the upcoming 'Hobbit Day' celebrations on 22nd September 2024.
In case you're unaware, Hobbit Day is pretty well known within the Tolkien community and represents the respective birthdays of Bilbo and Frodo Baggins (the former of which, at 111, hasn't aged a day, don't you know). Generally, some fans like to emulate the celebrations held for Bilbo during the 'A Long-Expected Party' chapter of Tolkien's book, while others simply opt to spend the day with bare feet. It also presents an opportunity for libraries to shed a light on Tolkien's work and get more folks reading - always a good thing, if you ask us.
As for the showcase, it will commence at 10:30 PT / 18:30 BST on 22nd September, though its duration hasn't been specified at the time of writing. It's also been confirmed that fans will be able to partake in a Q&A immediately following the showcase, during which developers will be shining a light on specific topics.
We're also expecting Private Division will finally shed some light on the game's release date. For a while now, all we've had to go on is a rather vague 'second half of 2024' window, so it'll be nice to get a bit more information on this.
Whatever gets revealed during the upcoming showcase, we're excited to learn more. In the meantime, let us know in the comments below if you plan on watching along and whether you have any plans to celebrate Hobbit Day.
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More farming sim games especially for my PS5 is better. ☺
While Tales of the Shire is one of the few games shown at the latest general Direct I haven't preordered (yet), I might check this showcase anyway as I wouldn't mind at least seeing/hearing more of it!
'A The Lord of the Rings Game' bugs me so much.
Interested in this for my Mum, but a bit concerned about Switch performance. It looked a bit ropey in trailers, and I assume that was on PC or a "big" console!
I expect this to be the concord of farming sims no one cares about.
@kfflscnt
Looking forward to the game but do not want to see much of it before I get to play it. Kind of like watching a movie trailer that gives too much away before seeing the movie.
Really hoping this plays well on Switch. I may play it on Steam, but I think my wife would enjoy this kind of game on Switch. Dreamlight Valley performance between PC and Switch is a thing. Makes me hope that Switch 2 is much more geared to support open world/sandbox games as that continues to be a growth area for gaming.
Do yourself a favor and just download Lord of the Rings Online. It's free to play, has free content from level 1 to 95, and is a heck of a lot of fun.
I'm kind of hoping they updated the color tones and lighting since the reveal footage. The colors appeared just a touch harsh compared to other cozy farm sims, and the lighting was definitely lacking. Even if they can't improve the lighting for the Switch version, I'm hoping the colors are tweaked to appear gentler, while the lighting can be improved with a Switch 2 patch.
Almost certain to be shovelware. Seems to be a lot of that these days...
@PharoneTheGnome I just downloaded the installer today!
I played LoTRO many uears ago, but recently I've been re-reading the books, and it made me want to try the game again.
is this another go woke go broke game?
I was interested in it at first but after seeing it in the direct, and how cash-grabby other Lord of the rings properties have been. I am no longer interested in the game.
@Mr_Monochrome If you are on the Gladden or Angmar server, hit me up and I can help you with some gear or something. I stream most of my Lotro play sessions on youtube.com/pharone1 and twitch.tv/pharone.
@stache13 LoTR was been of the most exploited IP's since it blew up 2001. So it's had at best average games and at worst downright terrible ones.
I can't blame anyone for being cautious.
@PharoneTheGnome are servers region based? I'll be in the southwest US, but I won't get to play until next month. I'll see if I can hit you up.
@DripDropCop146 Wasn't there a decent LoTR RTS game or two?
@Mr_Monochrome I actually forgot about those. Hah, that's a result of being so many games over the years.
So in sea of meh games there's atleast of couple good ones.
@Mr_Monochrome I believe all the servers except one are in the same datacenter here in the US. The only server that I know is actually in a different datacenter is the new Mordor server which is in a datacenter in Europe.
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