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Tomb Raideris a franchise that has existed for decades; it needs no introduction to gamers.Lord of the Ringsis another franchise with a cult following just like the former.
Amazon Games is currently working on titles based on the two mentioned IPs. Variety recently interviewed the company’s VP and discussed the company’s approach to developing new games.
Amazon Games Vice-President on Upcoming Tomb Raider and Lord of the Rings Titles’
TheTomb Raiderfranchise is among the most popular worldwide. The series protagonist, Lara Croft, was alsoranked as the most iconic video game characterever by BAFTA. Fans were excited when the next game in the series was announced to be in development.
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Unlike video games based on the adventures ofLara Croft, there was a video game that was listed among the worst titles released in 2023.The Lord of the Rings: Gollum, based on the famous fantasy IP, was a game that released enough flak from the gaming community, and rightly so.
However, both IPHs are now confirmed to be the subject of video games developed by Amazon Games. Talking about them, the Vice-President of the Games division of Amazon, Christoph Hartmann,saidthis when asked about updates:
It’s not going to be tomorrow, but it’s not too far away. I said, we’re getting into a much more regular cadence of shipping games.That’s all I’m allowed to tell you right now… It’s all about quality.
The company is a subsidiary of one of the biggest conglomerates in the world. However, it has yet to make a name for itself, and the two upcoming games could help its case.
The Upcoming Games From Amazon Games Are Focused on Quality
In the industry’s current state, well-designed and good-quality AAA games are always outliers in the set of games released in a period. AAA games, on average, haven’t justified their price tag by and large in 2024.
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That has led to a suddenshift among gamers towards Indie games, which are made with much more passion. That is why any AAA game is supposed to be incredible, not to be criticized, and it seems like Hartmann and company are aware of that:
It’s all about quality. You don’t want to just be rushed out. That’s doesn’t work. It has to be Triple-A quality,
Granted, depending on the context, even quadruple-A can mean a game much worse than AA games, too, so just calling a game AAA is by no means a measure of quality. However, being new to the industry, the margin for mistakes forAmazon Gamesis incredibly slim.
What do you think of the claims made by Hartmann, and what do you want to see in the company’s two upcoming games? Let us know in the comments below.
Sparsh Jaimini
Gaming Writer
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Sparsh Jaimini Sharma is a video games enthusiast and a Games Writer. A true white-blooded Madridsta. He is often seen grinding away at EAFC 24’s Ultimate team and learning to code when he is not writing. A Batman fan and Arkham Games connoisseur. He is the quintessential DC aficionado.
