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Tales of the Shire: A The Lord of The Rings Game will launch on March 25, 2025, a solid date but one that will make fans wait a wee bit longer.
The game is coming from Take-Two Interactive’s Private Division publishing label and Wētā Workshop, the creative studio known for their work on The Lord of the Rings film trilogy. The duo had considered launching Tales of the Shire this fall, but now it is coming next year on the PC via Steam, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S and Netflix Games.
It’s a cozy game that invites you to fulfill your dreams of living the idyllic countryside life of the Shire. You can spend your days full of jovial meals with Hobbit friends, foraging for tasty morsels, and decorating your home. The announcement was made on Hobbit Day, September 22, which is celebrated as the birthdays of the characters Bilbo and Frodo Baggins. This title is the kind of game that gives mental peace to gamers and it’s increasingly popular as a category.
The Green Dragon in Bywater.
The companies also showed off a 90-minute preview that gives you a flavor for the quiet life of a Hobbit in J.R.R Tolkien’s Middle-earth. Normally, The Lord of the Rings games and shows — including Amazon’s The Rings of Power Season Two — let you feast on serious combat with orcs and trolls. But this game has none of that — just the peaceful life of fishing, gathering, cooking and eating.
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You can create your unique Hobbit avatar, choosing from a variety of very Hobbit-specific features to express yourself – including foot-hair styles and personality ‘moods’ that bring your character to life. Then you set out to make your home in sleepy Bywater and enjoy the simple pleasures of life in the Shire.
“Wētā Workshop has been trusted with J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth universe fo …