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Eidos-Montréal Cancels Lord of the Rings Game, Focuses on New Adventure

2/10/2026

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Eidos-Montréal faced challenges after its acquisition by Embracer, resulting in layoffs and the cancellation of a Lord of the Rings game.
The project targeted card-based mechanics and a narrative style similar to Telltale Games.
Concept art shows Umbar, a coastal city in Gondor, with ladder climbing and Orc enemies.
The studio is now focusing on a new open-world action-adventure game, internally referred to as P11, using Unreal Engine 5.

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Story summary

Eidos-Montréal faced challenges after its acquisition by Embracer, resulting in layoffs and the cancellation of a Lord of the Rings game.
The project targeted card-based mechanics and a narrative style similar to Telltale Games.
Concept art shows Umbar, a coastal city in Gondor, with ladder climbing and Orc enemies.
The studio is now focusing on a new open-world action-adventure game, internally referred to as P11, using Unreal Engine 5.