https://www.techradar.com/news/a-new-online-lord-of-the-rings-game-is-coming-set-before-frodos-quest

One does not simply walk into developing a new Lord of the Rings game. But that's exactly what Athlon Games, the team behind Warframe and Gears of War 4, is doing.

Athlon, the owner of Digital Extremes and Splash Damage, has signed a deal with Middle-earth Enterprises (the license holders of JRR Tolkien's fantasy world), to develop a new online game full of orcs, hobbits and elves.