Skyrim and Financial Report to Blame: WB Games Veteran Explains Why The Lord of the Rings: War in the North Failed
Translated with AI from the Russian original.
The specialist warned managers about the problems, but they didn't listen to him.
This summer, Aspyr Media released The Lord of the Rings: War in the North - Legacy Edition on PC via Steam, as well as consoles. The original version of the game was removed from sale many years ago.
TLOTR: War in the North was originally released in November 2011 — shortly before the release of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. Christian Allen, who has 24 years of experience in the industry, noticed the re-release. He previously served as Design Director at Warner Bros. Games.
According to the specialist, The Lord of the Rings: War in the North should not have been released alongside Skyrim:
Wow, that's cool. Fifteen years ago, I fiercely argued and opposed releasing [War in the North] at the same time as Skyrim.
In those years, War in the North was actively compared to TES V: Skyrim — and these comparisons were not in favor of the Lord of the Rings game.
Christian clarified that he is not a developer of this game, but simply "was part of the studio's leadership team." He suggests that such a release date might have been chosen due to a financial report:
Motives related to quarterly revenue figures influence decisions much more than people think. This is a big problem for stock-value-oriented organizations. It's probably not easy for a manager to make such a decision: "This game will perform better if its release is postponed until March, but then my bonus will be cut by 50%."
Christian Allen is very happy that The Lord of the Rings: War in the North has now received a new release in the Legacy Edition format.
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