The streaming giant’s gaming division continues to reshape its strategy, with Netflix confirming that half a dozen anticipated games, including a Lord of the Rings title, have been removed from its upcoming release schedule. According to What’s On Netflix, the cancellations include Tales of the Shire: A Lord of the Rings Game, which was originally planned for a fall 2024 launch before being pushed to early 2025. The game will still release on other platforms, including PS5, Xbox, Nintendo Switch, and Steam.
Other casualties include three titles from Klei Entertainment announced in June 2024: Don’t Starve Together, a co-op survival game that would have made its mobile debut; Lab Rat, an indie puzzler; and Rotwood, an action beat-em-up currently available on Steam in early access. The list of cancellations also features Compass Point: West from Netflix’s internal studio Next Games and Thirsty Suitors, a critically acclaimed story-driven RPG from Outerloop
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