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Dev Stream for Conan Exiles with Andy, Nicole were joined by Lead Designer Dennis Douthett and Environmental Artist Bruno Guedes to talk all about today’s 2.4 Patch

• Isle of Siptah expanded to the South, 3 new Biomes, Lighting Improvements, a new Religion: Zath the Spider God. https://forums.funcom.com/t/pc-update-2-4-22-04-2021-new-siptah-biomes-and-lighting-improvements-zath-qol-and-more-oh-my/162783
  
  

Lord of the Rings MMO from Amazon has been Canceled

• From Bloomberg: “The game had been in development at Amazon Game Studios alongside the China-based Leyou Technologies Holdings Ltd., which was purchased by conglomerate Tencent Holdings Ltd. in December. The resulting contract negotiations led to a dispute between Amazon and Tencent that eventually caused the game’s cancellation, said people familiar with the matter, who asked not to be identified because they weren’t authorized to speak publicly about the issue.” https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-04-17/amazon-cancels-lord-of-the-rings-game-announced-two-years-ago
  
  


• As for Joshua Alan Doetsch, who was the Lead Writer for the MMO, told me “The company is still happy with the creative team and we’ll be working on new stuff. So everyone’s job at least is secure.”
  
  


• MassivelyOP reported that Amazon is working on a new unnamed sci-fi MMO, according to a “narrative designer position” posting reveals that AMazon is working on another MMO that isn’t New World. Stating “The senior level designer position likewise refers to a “brand-new world for an unannounced massively multiplayer game.” https://massivelyop.com/2020/09/11/amazon-is-apparently-working-on-a-new-unnamed-sci-fi-mmo/
  
  

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