{"id":134926,"date":"2023-09-22T09:15:00","date_gmt":"2023-09-22T09:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/#article-155830"},"modified":"2023-09-22T09:15:00","modified_gmt":"2023-09-22T09:15:00","slug":"cosy-lord-of-the-rings-game-from-weta-workshop-teased-for-consoles-next-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2023\/09\/22\/cosy-lord-of-the-rings-game-from-weta-workshop-teased-for-consoles-next-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Cosy Lord Of The Rings Game From W\u0113t\u0101 Workshop Teased For Consoles Next Year"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/232103e71c3a5\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/232103e71c3a5\/small.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/232103e71c3a5\/1280x720.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<aside class=\"object object-youtube\">\n<figure class=\"youtube\" data-videoid=\"S8X3psFrQd4\">[embedded content]<figcaption class=\"youtube-sub\">Subscribe to <a class=\"external\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/subscription_center?add_user=nintendolife\">Nintendo Life<\/a> on <span class=\"g-ytsubscribe\" data-channel=\"nintendolife\" data-layout=\"default\" data-count=\"default\"><a class=\"external\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/nintendolife\">YouTube<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/aside>\n<p>While it hasn&#8217;t been officially announced for Switch (or, indeed, any specific platform at the moment), we&#8217;re getting ourselves all excited about <strong>Tales of the Shire<\/strong>, an upcoming &#8220;heart-warming&#8221; <strong>Lord of the Rings<\/strong> game from W\u0113t\u0101 Workshop and Private Division, due out on &#8220;consoles&#8221; in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Now, we don&#8217;t actually know all that much about this one for the moment \u2014 the above teaser is more of a title reveal than anything else \u2014 though the following description from the <a href=\"https:\/\/store.privatedivision.com\/game\/tales-of-the-shire\">Tales of the Shire website<\/a> has us thinking that this might not be quite as action-packed as many of the LotR games that we have seen in the past:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Your cosy Hobbit life awaits in Tales of the Shire, a heart-warming, new, The Lord of the Rings\u2122 game due out in 2024 on console and PC<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;Cosy&#8221;? &#8220;Heart-warming&#8221;? We&#8217;d be a fool-of-a-Took to put all our eggs in one basket here, but is this screaming life\/farm sim to anyone else? Assuming that this will focus only on the goings-on of The Shire, we&#8217;re expecting something a little more laid back \u2014 and wouldn&#8217;t that be sort of wonderful?<\/p>\n<p>Of course, the other obvious omission from the teaser is any information about which consoles it will be released on \u2014 the game&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/talesoftheshire\">Twitter bio<\/a> specifies &#8220;consoles&#8221;, <em>plural<\/em>, worry not. The Switch is very much part of the Fellowship when it comes to &#8216;cosy games&#8217; so we would picture it being well in the running for a release slot, though only time will tell.<\/p>\n<p>Our great eyes will continue to be ever-watchful over the coming months for any more information on this one as our fingers remain firmly crossed that it will be adventuring our way next year.<\/p>\n<p><em>Do you think we&#8217;ll see Tales of the Shire on Switch? Let us know your hopes for the game in the comments below.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[embedded content]Subscribe to Nintendo Life on YouTube While it hasn&#8217;t been officially announced for Switch (or, indeed, any specific platform at the moment), we&#8217;re getting ourselves all excited about Tales of the Shire, an upcoming &#8220;heart-warming&#8221; Lord of the Rings game from W\u0113t\u0101 Workshop and Private Division, due out on &#8220;consoles&#8221; in 2024. 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