Amazon Games' top boss discusses how the hyped MMO project fell apart.
Things got “very complicated,” and Amazon Games elected to simply cut ties and move on.
But they later got sold to Tencent and it just got very complicated," Hartmann said.
When Tencent bought Leyou, Middle-earth Enterprises exercised that option, and everything stopped.
“So we decided it’s better to not work together there.
“I want to keep on investing in that.
It’s even growing, with Standing Stoneslowly revealing details about an upcoming expansion called Before the Shadow.
However, it was not meant to be.
“Seeing someone pick the hard one?
That was like, ‘Wow.’
This one has something that really stands out about it, and he spotted that right away.”
For lots more, check outGameSpot’s interview with Hartmann that touches on his life and career.
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