The Lord of the Rings: Gollum developer, Daedalic Entertainment, has reaffirmed its dedication to a “fall 2022” launch window for the sport.
In a brand new FAQ posted to the sport’s Steam page, the developer states, “Our current target to release the game is Fall 2022”, which traces up with the window that was revealed in a trailer again in July 2021. The Lord of the Rings: Gollum is a recreation that’s no stranger to delays, having been pushed from 2021 into 2022 in January of final 12 months, however this recent reiteration of the window is a promising signal that issues are on observe. Elsewhere within the FAQ, Daedalic Entertainment confirms that “all elements” of the sport have been “approved by Middle-earth Enterprises (the exclusive rights holders to motion picture, merchandising, stage, services and other rights to The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit books) in order to ensure that the game is accurate to the underlying work of Tolkien.”
As for the place the sport slots into canon, its story sits “parallel to the early chapters of The Lord of the Rings from Gollum's time in Mordor, his capture by Sauron and his interrogation by Gandalf.”
The recreation is, nevertheless, attempting to carve its personal area, distinct from different The Lord of the Rings diversifications. Gollum, as an illustration, will not seem like Peter Jackson's model of the character and the FAQ explains that the group "wanted to create our own unique interpretation of the world and its characters. As such, The Lord of the Rings: Gollum is original while being true to the literary source material."
When The Lord of the Rings: Gollum ultimately launches later this 12 months, it’ll be playable on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Change, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, and PC.
Evaluation: What’s subsequent?
It looks like delay bulletins are fairly widespread for the time being, the latest being Bethesda’s announcement that Starfield and Redfall are being pushed into 2023. It’s good, then, to see a launch window reaffirmed, particularly one which’s actually fairly quickly. As for once we’ll study a precise launch date, we will’t ensure. We're, nevertheless, approaching a busy interval for news and updates within the video games business with Summer time Recreation Fest on account of kick off in June, bringing with it a complete host of thrilling streams from builders and publishers. We don’t know whether or not or not we’ll see an extra update on Lord of the Rings: Gollum over the course of the month however the FAQ does state that more news on gameplay is coming “soon” and guarantees that the web page can be up to date with more data “throughout the upcoming weeks” which bodes nicely. The group hasn't precisely been shy across the recreation over the past 12 months — we final bought a brand new trailer throughout final 12 months’s Recreation Awards in December and earlier than that the sport made an look with some gameplay through the March 2021 Future Recreation Present. The official The Lord of the Rings: Gollum Twitter account additionally revealed that the sport was introduced to press and different invitees at Nacon's Huge Ben Week earlier this month, with a promise that “more details will be shared soon” so it actually does really feel like an update may very well be simply across the nook.
