Tales of the Shire: A The Lord of the Rings Game gets delayed until 2025

But in the end, it’s only a passing thing.

If you were growing out your feet hair in preparation for Tales of the Shire: A The Lord of the Rings Game [sic], then you may want to sh🍒ave themꦬ, lest they become dreadlocked. Private Division that it has been delayed to 2025.

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To be fair, the only release window we had prev💝iously was 2024. If we want to be technical, maybe they had an internal launch date of December 31, 2024, and now they’ve moved it to J⛦anuary 1st, 2025. We don’t know! Maybe the delay is only big in our minds.

Sorry, I got on a tangent there. Tales of the Shire: A The Lord of the Rings Game – yes, I’m writing that out every time. It’s ridiculous even without the fat ™ after “rings – is a game about being a hobbit and living in the Shire. After all, who doesn’t dream of living in the Shire? The rest of the story might be gloomy and adventuresome, but the Shire is cozier than a pillow fort. Tales of the Shire: A The Lord of the Rings Game takes you there and has you fish and garden so you can share food with your neighbors. I’m not even a big The Lord of the Rings fan, and I love the idea.

While the game may be delayed,🌼 Private Division suggests tuning into their “A Hobbit Day Showcase” for another look at the game on September 22. I’m sure watching someone else enjoy the game will really make the wait that much easier.

Tales of the Shire: A The Lord of the Rings Game is coming to Switch, PS5, Xbox Seriesꦿ X|S, and PC sometimeꩵ in 2025.


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