Gollum launch window falls after March
Gollum simply can’t appear to catch a break, irrespective of the medium. As noticed by GameSpot, The Lord of the Rings: Gollum‘s launch window (following a latest delay) has fallen to writer Nacon’s fiscal yr 2023-24. The earliest we’ll see the slinking character will likely be April 2023.
The information got here out of a latest Nacon earnings report. In response to the small print, LOTR: Gollum is scheduled for a launch window of April to September 2023. That’s a pretty big window, comprised of 5 months. And there’s no actual concrete proof that the sport gained’t see an extra delay.
The discharge window for Gollum has been pushed greater than as soon as earlier than. Initially deliberate for a 2021 outing, the sport obtained pushed to 2022 with September within the sights. Nonetheless, it was delayed in July with developer Daedalic Leisure stating it’ll want ‘a couple of months’ of further work earlier than launch. That didn’t fairly pan out.
Picture through Daedalic Leisure
LOTR: Gollum launch window is ready as soon as extra
It’s tough, as a result of we’ve been intrigued with the sport to this point. An alternate story following the titular Gollum, gamers discover the world of JRR Tolkien by means of his eyes as he makes use of stealth to remain alive, all of the whereas coping with his later ego.
Retaining to the shadows and avoiding the patrols of harmful orcs includes the core gameplay. There are additionally ledges and obstacles to climb by means of each caves and luscious out of doors areas. And whereas a lot of use aren’t strangers to stealth motion video games, taking part in one because the franchise’s extra tragic characters does seem to be an fascinating method to expertise the overarching story.
Regardless, we’ll nonetheless have to attend a bit longer for Gollum. The probabilities are good that 2023 is lastly his yr, as the sport has been in growth for fairly a while at this level. After all, we’ll proceed to be careful for any adjustments. If solely we are able to get, I don’t know, some sort of large eagle to ship him extra swiftly to the tip. However that’s loopy.
