Daedalic Entertainment Halts Lord of the Rings Game Development, Lays Off Employees

Daedalic Entertainment, the studio behind The Lord of the Rings: Gollum, is shutting down its internal development arm and focusing on game publishing, sales, and marketing. The studio is laying off 25 people and has halted the development of another Lord of the Rings game. Despite this, Daedalic is committed to improving The Lord of the Rings: Gollum with patches and a Nintendo Switch version in development. The game has received criticism for its performance issues, graphics, and gameplay.